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Meet Ireland’s new socialist president
In the Spotlight Landslide victory of former barrister and ‘outsider’ Catherine Connolly could ‘mark a turning point’ in anti-establishment politics
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Should TV adverts reflect the nation?
Talking Point Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s controversial comments on black and Asian actors in adverts expose a real divide on race and representation
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‘Not every social scourge is an act of war’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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41 political cartoons for October 2025
Cartoons Editorial cartoonists take on Donald Trump, ICE, Stephen Miller, the government shutdown, a peace plan in the Middle East, Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
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Pentagon unable to name boat strike casualties
Speed Read The Pentagon has so far acknowledged 14 strikes
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Trump limits refugees mostly to white South Africans
Speed Read The administration is capping the number of refugees at 7,500
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Believe it when AI see it: have we reached a deepfake turning point in politics?
Today’s Big Question AI ‘slopaganda’ is becoming a ‘feature’ of modern elections
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How Mike Johnson is rendering the House ‘irrelevant’
Talking Points Speaker has put the House on indefinite hiatus
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Marwan Barghouti: the Palestinian hostage seen as Nelson Mandela
In the Spotlight Israel has refused to free Barghouti, though Trump is considering lobbying for his release as a further means to end the war
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Dutch center-left rises in election as far-right falls
Speed Read The country’s other parties have ruled against forming a coalition
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Judge rules US attorney ‘unlawfully serving’
Speed Read Bill Essayli had been serving in the role without Senate confirmation
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Trump ends Asia trip with Xi meeting, nuke threat
Speed Read Trump had spent the last six days in Asia
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‘This estrangement from death has beget euphemisms’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘Businesses that lose money and are uncompetitive won’t survive’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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