<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-world/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 01:23:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘The clock is ticking’: Trump issues fresh threat against Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/17/the-clock-is-ticking-trump-issues-fresh-threat-against-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/17/the-clock-is-ticking-trump-issues-fresh-threat-against-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tala Ramadan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drone strike causes fire at UAE nuclear power plant as efforts to end war in Gulf stall]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:27:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTACVPMB4A3M6T7E6GFCSCVNAU.jpg?auth=cd0f2029f8424e6165912e58572f2d7d2ed37b7a43c3f551c376a0acb1c7c37e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump has previously threatened to resume attacks if Iran does not agree to a deal. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Trump]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Rourke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan will not ‌be ‘sacrificed or traded’, its president warns following US-China summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/17/taiwan-will-not-be-sacrificed-or-traded-its-president-warns-following-us-china-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/17/taiwan-will-not-be-sacrificed-or-traded-its-president-warns-following-us-china-summit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lai Ching-te makes comments in response to meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:18:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Asia-Pacific</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WPI6WVUCVMESMQ7JAW4I3EHHY.jpg?auth=94b097d2931672ecbc36281920032a04d4128377ed12534cbb997f4f67d2ea1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taiwan's president Lai Ching-te: ‘We will not give up our ​national sovereignty and dignity, or our democratic and free way of ​life.’ Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's return after surprise Eswatini trip, Taoyuan - 05 May 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s deep political divides were plain to see on the streets of London this weekend ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/17/britains-deep-political-divides-were-plain-to-see-on-the-streets-of-london-this-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/17/britains-deep-political-divides-were-plain-to-see-on-the-streets-of-london-this-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tricolours were mixed in with Union Jacks as Tommy Robinson held a big London rally while pro-Palestine marchers converged nearby ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:54:35 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS45MPAUKBG2LCHGET5E5MGU4A.jpeg?auth=8ccb6906595030e8ffe739a0cdac488f41249c6f7b9103e481df520cb0e97ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A march attendee displays a British flag with Tommy Robinson's name on it. Photograph: Mark Paul]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Tommy Robinson London march for Mark Paul feature]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Paul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans may be on the way out. But at least the humanities are back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/17/humans-may-be-on-the-way-out-but-at-least-the-humanities-are-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/17/humans-may-be-on-the-way-out-but-at-least-the-humanities-are-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maybe the lords of the cloud hope truth and beauty can help us steer artificial intelligence for the better]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>World</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VWGE7FNBFHMPNZEIEEPLQNIS4?auth=726826d402818a04a471edf4d08bb2c4716fc83de41c06307a1ecd0965830a77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniela Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, who studied literature at university, said 'studying the humanities is going to be more important than ever'. Photograph: Marissa Leshnov/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Daniela Amodei, president and co-founder of Anthropic, at the AI start-up's office in San Francisco, June 7, 2023. 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Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/17/who-declares-global-health-emergency-over-ebola-outbreak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/17/who-declares-global-health-emergency-over-ebola-outbreak/</guid><description><![CDATA[Health authorities warn outbreak may be significantly larger than currently detected]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 09:32:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Africa</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5XG44W7XJMCVHVYFX5N5V2GJE.jpg?auth=1ce8d84bf805540c5b916975de17ba06abeb1f39b256bdb2542ae61a4efab4c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ambulances parked outside a hospital in Bunia, Congo. Photograph: Constant Same Bagalwa/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Congo Ebola]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Constant Same Bagalwa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You have to be ready for war’: Legacy of limbo in Armenia after loss of Nagorno-Karabakh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/17/you-have-to-be-ready-for-war-legacy-of-limbo-in-armenia-after-loss-of-nagorno-karabakh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/17/you-have-to-be-ready-for-war-legacy-of-limbo-in-armenia-after-loss-of-nagorno-karabakh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A lightning quick offensive in 2023 saw Azerbaijan take control of the disputed region in a devastating blow to Armenia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><category>World</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFSBHRCR532DZ2A36QDZKD2HXQ.jpg?auth=ba570b9fe4c25493fe434968ae76e6a3c4eb945a569b87a2a52ca6f09863a82a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relatives and friends of those killed in fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region visit the Yerablur Military Memorial Cemetery in Yerevan. Photograph: KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN-KARABAKH-CONFLICT]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karen Minasyan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurovision 2026: Bulgaria pips Israel at the post to win in Vienna]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/17/eurovision-2026-bulgaria-pip-israel-at-the-post-to-win-in-vienna/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/17/eurovision-2026-bulgaria-pip-israel-at-the-post-to-win-in-vienna/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Oltermann, Martin Belam in Vienna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel comes second after large number of votes from viewers at home]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 23:19:16 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2XBULINNRPN7QGKXJKPDJXLNM.jpg?auth=a893ee2c6d016e87ef2a12f48ab32b8b5cfef24e9b1a3665c9c1724cf403cc94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara, representing Bulgaria with the song Bangaranga, holds up the trophy after winning the 70th Eurovision Song Contest at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna on Saturday night. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Grand Final - 70th Eurovision Song Contest 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel says it has killed Hamas military chief in targeted strike on Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/16/israel-says-it-has-killed-hamas-military-chief-in-targeted-strike-on-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/16/israel-says-it-has-killed-hamas-military-chief-in-targeted-strike-on-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julian Borger in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli forces continue strikes on southern Lebanon after six people, including three paramedics, killed on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:55:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCURSXQXFXS4ILJUXFWAVLMN7A.jpg?auth=f75e703942845b138ac8219866232d122f84d063709c366417f55a9256665028&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site of an Israeli air strike in the suburbs of the coastal city of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LEBANON-IRAN-ISRAEL-US-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting says he will challenge Keir Starmer in any Labour leadership contest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/wes-streeting-says-he-will-challenge-keir-starmer-in-any-labour-leadership-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/wes-streeting-says-he-will-challenge-keir-starmer-in-any-labour-leadership-contest/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former UK minister for health tells conference that Britain’s decision to leave EU was ‘a catastrophic mistake’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTDI24TH3WC3ORNGVFAGFUKS6A.jpg?auth=e34a16f2751208eb3a082259e377db67828c1cf505bd19dbad2664c60428d5f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wes Streeting speaking at the Progress conference in London on Saturday. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Progress conference]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Moore</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maldives military diver dies in search for bodies of four Italians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/16/search-for-bodies-of-four-italian-divers-in-maldives-cave-suspended-due-to-rough-seas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/05/16/search-for-bodies-of-four-italian-divers-in-maldives-cave-suspended-due-to-rough-seas/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rescue diver suffered underwater decompression sickness and died after transfer to hospital]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:39:15 +0000</pubDate><category>Asia-Pacific</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBLX4GG4XFOGDT77KHUBYMD6LY.jpg?auth=10a8688e0776193bcc2d59d9be3b4dcebbb1b6cea7fe5a081f8e84ca7c4357ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monica Montefalcone, an associate ecology professor, was among the divers who died in the Maldives. Photograph: Greenpeace via AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Italy Maldives Dive Accident]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greenpeace</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands march in London in separate far-right and pro‑Palestinian protests ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/tens-of-thousands-march-in-london-in-separate-far-right-propalestinian-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/tens-of-thousands-march-in-london-in-separate-far-right-propalestinian-protests/</guid><description><![CDATA[British police deployed 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the capital]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:31:37 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2NQJN46QKOF7SFSMR6M2DJ2SE.jpg?auth=d37b83184259555ecb2a5e21feb986a980484a809bca31694b1a17912a27b2d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People take part in a Unite the Kingdom march organised by far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson in central London. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Unite the Kingdom march]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maja Smiejkowska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open Hormuz strait, China says ‘no reason’ to continue war ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/16/trump-says-xi-agrees-iran-must-open-hormuz-strait-china-says-no-reason-to-continue-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/16/trump-says-xi-agrees-iran-must-open-hormuz-strait-china-says-no-reason-to-continue-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trevor Hunnicutt, Jana Choukeir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:41:51 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYJPMCRQYRELYD53MNJHLLHWGI.jpg?auth=1988a579fa13e294a595b66e1fb6050f7f8bebbeeaa24193405017e3793560ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House after arriving back to Washington, DC. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[US President Trump lands on White House South Lawn in Marine One, Washington, USA - 15 May 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain on edge: Streets brace for protest ahead of fraught weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/britain-on-edge-crisis-politics-and-streets-braced-for-protest-ahead-of-fraught-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/16/britain-on-edge-crisis-politics-and-streets-braced-for-protest-ahead-of-fraught-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a week of drama at Westminster, London prepares for far-right and pro-Palestinian marches]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4J2YCWOS74467OVYLA4WECCNY.jpg?auth=9809323d123929205e32a18ba91ac9fc4e84db63994dfd589675b9fb4eff8021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters seen during the last Unite The Kingdom in London in September. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA["Unite The Kingdom" Rally And Counter Rally By Stand Up To Racism Takes Place In Central London]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/top-us-commander-dismisses-reports-of-civilian-deaths-in-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/top-us-commander-dismisses-reports-of-civilian-deaths-in-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Jaffe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:46:47 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIZ66UVYEKXR5HANOMRJGEE44E.jpg?auth=d1ecc80bfd8b287a47a139f4f3a97b09762ae7bffbe625df5664e0e2c61fd637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders inspect the destruction at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the headquarters of a local NGO, in the southern coastal city of Tyre on Friday. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LEBANON-ISRAEL-IRAN-US-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kawnat Haju</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel kills at least seven in latest attack on Gaza that it says targeted Hamas commander]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/15/israel-says-it-targeted-head-of-hamas-armed-wing-in-latest-attack-on-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/15/israel-says-it-targeted-head-of-hamas-armed-wing-in-latest-attack-on-gaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least 50 injured with women and child among dead after in air strikes on apartment and vehicle in Palestinian enclave]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:44:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWY44MFKBGUEMGRTUXPQSA3CY4.jpg?auth=4dd982fe0ceef4a627667f505ff0f4ee39958e3b98ddd85108c549b337c693ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on Friday. Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-GAZA]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Al-Qattaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham approved to run in byelection; Pound heading for worst week in 18 months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/starmer-allies-will-not-block-burnham-reports-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/starmer-allies-will-not-block-burnham-reports-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British government bonds, stocks and sterling fall]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BA3LCW3JBAQXBAYHWPNXDCHOHA.jpg?auth=ba73be7d99d9354f084bdc3b3a55b857721ee0600a20962d00cf385753d6cfd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer meets police officers to discuss operational planning ahead of this weekend's protests in London. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Starmer Meets With Police Ahead Of London's Weekend Protests]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham clears Labour committee hurdle as possible date for crucial byelection emerges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-clears-labour-committee-hurdle-as-possible-date-for-crucial-byelection-emerges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/15/andy-burnham-clears-labour-committee-hurdle-as-possible-date-for-crucial-byelection-emerges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s biggest leadership rival edges closer to race that could open path to Downing Street]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:20:04 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DVX75ZD7ZVDENKFOKSPKIXYLBE?auth=287b9784b44c3b72f057e8988632107c86f2e0c9e807a6b5168cb331eacc1413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham outside his house in Warrington, Cheshire, on Friday. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Starmer premiership crisis]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German chancellor says he ‘would not advise my children to go’ to US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/german-chancellor-says-he-would-not-advise-my-children-to-go-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/german-chancellor-says-he-would-not-advise-my-children-to-go-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Cole in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz tells conference he no longer sees country as a land of opportunity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:26 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y353OFPAKEJSJOI2A754ONXGPE.jpg?auth=f91b58a5c1f84cb89b7cd016dfc0c62014931f0735d0552cc38dd72ffefe3f4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz: 'Today, even the best educated people in America are finding it very hard to get a job.' Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[GERMANY-ITALY-POLITICS-AWARD-CHARLEMAGNE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sascha Schuermann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein’s third New York rape trial ends in mistrial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/harvey-weinsteins-third-new-york-rape-trial-ends-in-mistrial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/15/harvey-weinsteins-third-new-york-rape-trial-ends-in-mistrial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jury failed to reach unanimous verdict on charge he raped actor Jessica ​Mann in 2013]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:07 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FJFWJPX647PTCUPWQL2DANA4A.jpg?auth=5c92ad102cda8c3a912b981ae7bd6225d0f37351febaf89ee3127ce06bb629f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein (centre) pleaded not guilty ​to one count of third-degree rape and has denied assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sex. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Pool Photo via AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sexual Misconduct Harvey Weinstein]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>