Global Briefing: Trump’s proposed toll would be far higher than the $2m per vessel Tehran demands and will add to the global economic pain

Global Briefing: Beijing continues to dismiss a ruling made 10 years ago that dismissed its jurisdiction claims over some islands also claimed by Philippines

Former taoiseach to pocket €17,500 for speaking tour, visiting six cities in 10 days

But for the Chinese this low-budget tearjerker stirs up emotions and memories of those who left for southeast Asia

Global Briefing: Even as the US president described Tehran’s negotiators as ‘scum’, he paid a grudging tribute to their ingenuity

Beijing plays down test but is unlikely to give up on expanding its influence across the Pacific region

Trump moves raise fears in Europe that the US could abandon Nato altogether

Burnham’s upbeat tone and England’s defeat of Mexico echoes 1990s optimism that followed fall of communism in Europe and apartheid

Leader signals willingness to move with the times, but removal of term limits leaves Xi well placed to stay in power

Global Briefing: El-Obeid is facing drone attacks from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have hit civilian targets and public utilities

Moscow’s scope for exerting hegemonic power is diminished in an increasingly multipolar world order

EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and China’s commerce minister begin a process to address the widening trade gap

Washington’s Gulf allies have lost faith in US security guarantee, offering Iran an advantage as it asserts its control over Strait of Hormuz

Amid holiday celebrations in Beijing, a friend’s stark worry captures the anxiety of a weakening jobs market

UN report identifies weapons used in Israel’s targeted killing of Gaza children, as well as the military units responsible