<?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 20:27:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/us-receives-revised-iranian-proposal-to-end-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/us-receives-revised-iranian-proposal-to-end-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLEIE6TYQUW53RGHCXH5EMQPDQ.jpg?auth=dd236247478d996edc8850befac53d4d8c92eac0f49e544c38308f16d0c6f350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A billboard supporting Iran's national football team in the 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FBL-IRI-WC-2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill more than 3,000 since March]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/lebanons-death-toll-nears-3000-since-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/lebanons-death-toll-nears-3000-since-march/</guid><description><![CDATA[Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:05:56 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBXNYLRQBZWAG74JGGGZJE7FIM.jpg?auth=5e1f2ec8dd9788e39cb8c7208b3483a0f05bfd71ae0f5293562b4b2f6ba59973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An emergency worker inspects the damage following an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Baalbek. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LEBANON-ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race to respond to Congo’s new Ebola outbreak as rapid spread alarms health experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/18/health-workers-race-to-respond-to-congos-fast-spreading-ebola-outbreak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/18/health-workers-race-to-respond-to-congos-fast-spreading-ebola-outbreak/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strain of virus, suspected to have killed about 80 people in recent weeks, has no approved vaccine]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:01:51 +0000</pubDate><category>Africa</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5A4UKU2JXQGZEZX7LEPXBKEEJE.jpg?auth=298cae3810ce9fa3980923d8c81f547a57a02ee307b2d806e6bcaa148929522d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff members at a hospital prepare rooms intended for possible suspected Ebola cases in Goma. Photograph: Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[DRCONGO-HEALTH-VIRUS-EBOLA]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jospin Mwisha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks at Rotterdam port for disinfection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-rotterdam-port/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/hantavirus-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-rotterdam-port/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dutch authorities have set up quarantine for ⁠the 25 crew members and two medical staff left on the MV Hondius]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:31:48 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZX6NUB5HIEDZCNGY7OZNN54IM.jpg?auth=a15376df66a420b8e7ba00467d1b1f02fe6fd22ac687c2c60ab655270b3044ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A crew member with face mask looks on aboard the Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius after arriving at the port of Rotterdam. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NETHERLANDS-HEALTH-HANTAVIRUS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Thys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.8bn fund for ‘lawfare’ victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/18/trump-drops-irs-lawsuit-in-exchange-for-justice-department-176bn-weaponisation-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/18/trump-drops-irs-lawsuit-in-exchange-for-justice-department-176bn-weaponisation-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaye Wiggins and Peter Wells in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fund will be used to settle claims that the department improperly targeted US president’s allies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:56:40 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCKZVY2INJBNHBVX6BEPOCSK74.jpg?auth=ec1b9ceb2c60970f280393cb6833d94d73be5f28c8a87ba15196d54cb0a119c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The settlement deal will direct US government funds to people who claim to have been mistreated as Trump says he has been, although the department of justice said there would be “no partisan requirements” to file a claim.Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[US-CHINA-DIPLOMACY-TRUMP]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[President’s sister among 11 Irish people detained by Israel after Gaza aid boats intercepted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/gaza-aid-flotilla-says-israeli-forces-have-intercepted-10-boats-in-naval-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/gaza-aid-flotilla-says-israeli-forces-have-intercepted-10-boats-in-naval-blockade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett, Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish detainees preparing to go on hunger strike, says activist shortly before capture]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:28:51 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUP5FFEE4ZF2PMEJIQOP2TK6CU.JPG?auth=0c914e9d0077a7714d0bcc1a64830ca78c532a386ff83e9f94fc053e35da0d5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cormac O'Daly, Margaret Connolly and Louise McCormack are among six Irish people on board the intercepted vessels, according to flotilla organisers]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cormac Daly, Dr Margaret Connolly and Louise McCormack]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia and China may exploit Iran fallout to increase global leverage, EU ministers warned ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/russia-and-china-may-exploit-iran-fallout-to-increase-global-leverage-eu-ministers-warned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/russia-and-china-may-exploit-iran-fallout-to-increase-global-leverage-eu-ministers-warned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials advised developing world could face ‘significant food shortages and price increases’ before year’s end]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:07:24 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ2WSKEY4ZAKLH2G337NG7ZH5Q.jpg?auth=b3e9362b8df671707cd1f1b659cca42355782ed68eb7d7cb98aebaac29dfc895&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An internal paper written by officials working in the EU’s diplomatic service advised that the global economic squeeze caused by Strait of Hormuz blockade could have 'significant geopolitical implications' for Europe. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EU Flags Flying at the European Commission Building Brussels Belgium]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeskyMonkey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione wins bid to suppress key evidence in murder trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/18/luigi-mangione-due-in-court-for-ruling-on-whether-to-suppress-key-evidence-in-murder-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/05/18/luigi-mangione-due-in-court-for-ruling-on-whether-to-suppress-key-evidence-in-murder-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Queen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:24:58 +0000</pubDate><category>US</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFWCVR46O5D63GOP6PGXM6ZHNU.jpg?auth=812a2f18fdb493af109753a3ed584c07a8e94d32d0a898ed519f17bcbf9ad1b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione, being escorted by police, in New York last December. Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pamela Smith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A true bombshell’: France pays winemakers to rip out vines amid crisis of unsold wine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/au-revoir-merlot-french-now-drink-more-beer-than-wine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/au-revoir-merlot-french-now-drink-more-beer-than-wine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France’s cherished vin culture faces a generational shift – and a costly surplus crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:52:18 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MF6H262OCFCPLFKZUI7EVEF5HM.jpg?auth=0bd389e8a679891eae61e3cef6541bdef0f3329dc9df34d05b30348dc04680d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's president Emmanuel Macron tastes a beer at an agricultural show in Paris earlier this year. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-AGRICULTURE-FAIR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LUDOVIC MARIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli outposts in Iraq desert kept secret for months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/israeli-outposts-in-iraq-desert-kept-secret-for-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/18/israeli-outposts-in-iraq-desert-kept-secret-for-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erika Solomon, Falih Hassan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chance discovery ends in death and exposes covert Israeli operations deep inside Iraqi territory]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:04:18 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64UCE2XKI5E3HNLNFLLON6UIAQ.jpg?auth=a06cb757fd6e860059fb2e644e989aad82d20bb412ba986ba6f3ea20f28a2b02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Men gather around the husk of a destroyed pickup truck that was driven by a local shepherd, and who was reportedly struck by Israeli forces and buried by locals at a grave nearby, in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq. Photograph: Qassem al-Kaabi/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[IRAQ-ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR-BASE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">QASSEM AL-KAABI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodies of four Italian divers found in Maldives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/bodies-of-four-italian-divers-found-in-maldives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/bodies-of-four-italian-divers-found-in-maldives/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bodies of all five missing divers now recovered after local diver also died during rescue mission]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:54:18 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</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[The victims identified included Monica Montefalcone, an associate ecology professor at the University of Genoa. 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[‘This makes us jump’: How a nature cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/18/this-makes-us-jump-how-a-nature-cruise-turned-into-a-hantavirus-nightmare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/18/this-makes-us-jump-how-a-nature-cruise-turned-into-a-hantavirus-nightmare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Horowitz, Claire Moses, Amelia Nierenberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatised by Covid; for those on board, the danger was much closer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:52:13 +0000</pubDate><category>World</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L76SE7YJ6SVHJSW3JP4OD4HXOA.jpg?auth=9b8c1e496c2f6a02e0bbe44f238905ecaf48cb0bd24e4b283ee8739559ad7457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MV Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[CAPE VERDE-HEALTH-TOURISM]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Ebola and how can it be contained?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/18/what-is-ebola-and-how-can-it-be-contained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/18/what-is-ebola-and-how-can-it-be-contained/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ephrat Livni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The type of Ebola virus behind the latest outbreak, known as Bundibugyo, is rare]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:57:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Africa</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYSJBPI234VCPG6GGI6WT5JL2E.jpg?auth=1aca8a7e3ace581f2701fe022a159a0b02b672b478d9d3712183e58342bda306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A team in Gbarnga, Liberia, buries a woman who died during a Ebola outbreak in 2014. The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency after an outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A team in Gbarnga, Liberia, buries a 37-year-old mother of three who died before she reached a center that could treat her during the Ebola outbreak of 2014, Oct. 5, 2014. (Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Berehulak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer revolt revives Brexit row. So, how could the UK rejoin the EU?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/18/keir-starmer-revolt-revives-brexit-row-so-how-could-the-uk-rejoin-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/05/18/keir-starmer-revolt-revives-brexit-row-so-how-could-the-uk-rejoin-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:44:38 +0000</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJEBKMDS2QFSF4PVAELUUCZPZ4.jpg?auth=3e36d7b2b03ecdf87548e96cdb2a773be3d399f53c30a8d57afab9105061f12d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comments by two of the key figures manoeuvring to be Britain’s next prime minister have thrust the UK-EU relationship back into the centre of political debate. Photograph; Steve Parsons/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland sees Brexit as a failure]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Parsons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine says new long-range drones bombarded Moscow region over weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/ukraine-says-new-long-range-drones-bombarded-moscow-region-over-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/05/18/ukraine-says-new-long-range-drones-bombarded-moscow-region-over-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among target in Russia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:22:29 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POGL2WCMQV3LJWL3SHCYWU7DB4.jpg?auth=e3692ff75b5ae70e9380efcd0dade79c46c2339f950e46eae64825154d68a88c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a long-range drone. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Russia Ukraine War]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evgeniy Maloletka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Taiwan independence?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/18/taiwan-debates-what-constitutes-independence-in-wake-of-trump-visit-to-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/05/18/taiwan-debates-what-constitutes-independence-in-wake-of-trump-visit-to-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump’s remarks casting doubt on future arms sales to Taiwan have alarmed the self-governing island]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:58:53 +0000</pubDate><category>World</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNGJWESUGX2OTCWRNZ2P42YRTM.jpg?auth=f22f2cd2a6e0ea45565236b4073291dac01e225cb2287958d8970740e7ea0acd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man poses in a sculpture depicting Taiwan (right) and mainland China, on Pingtan Island, the closest point in China to the main island of Taiwan. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[CHINA-TAIWAN-POLITICS-VOTE]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greg Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><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. (Marissa Leshnov/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marissa Leshnov</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>