After years of resistance, leaders finally say EU should go at different speeds – POLITICO
With the bloc buffeted by multiple geopolitical crises, it’s starting to realize that it can’t come to grips…
Irishman Seamus Culleton in ICE custody for overstaying visa 16 years ago
An Irishman who overstayed his 90-day tourist visa more than 15 years ago has been held in a…
Irish man Seamus Culleton held for months by ICE says he had U.S. work permit, and now fears for his life
An Irish man who has lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years has been detained by U.S.…
Sam Prendergast in ‘woeful display’
Following a 36-14 defeat to France in the Six Nations opener at the Stade de France on Thursday,…
Americans are especially concerned about politics, poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup,…
Europeans are gloomy about pretty much everything. Who can blame them? – POLITICO
Respondents also backed higher investment in European security, with 57 percent supporting more “spending on defense and security.” …
How Brussels failed to stop Mercosur trade deal fiasco – POLITICO
MEPs ultimately backed a resolution to seek an opinion from the Court of Justice of the EU on…
I married an Irishman and moved to Ireland 10 years ago. My life is far from the fairy tale my friends back home imagine.
I moved from Kentucky to Ireland after marrying an Irishman I met during my internship in Cork City.…
Trump to attend Davos as global cooperation cast into doubt – POLITICO
The World Economic Forum, which takes place next week in the Alpine ski resort, comes as the world…
EU countries approve Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of talks – POLITICO
“Our message to the world is this: Partnership creates prosperity and openness drives progress,” European Commission President Ursula…
The winners and losers – POLITICO
China China has been expanding exports to Latin America, particularly Brazil, during the decades when the EU was…
Belfast rallies for Palestine hunger strikers as memories of 1981 return | Israel-Palestine conflict
Belfast, Northern Ireland — On New Year’s Eve, as fireworks lit the Belfast sky, the city’s streets were…