Catch the Eye

Von der Leyen’s “associate membership” offer to Canada is undefined, unprepared and politically costly. The alliance both sides want does not need it

No U.S. president has so publicly and explicitly backed Irish unity as Donald Trump did over the weekend

The addition of Iceland a wealthy, stable, democratic country already closely aligned with its rules and principles would have been a positive for the EU

A first visit that should have set a tone instead left the Prime Minister walking back remarks on a border poll

After trade talks collapse, Ottawa matches 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar and signals that the old special relationship is over

The Reform UK’s leader win will not change the reality that he will face the prospect of a gruelling enquiry into how he treated the £5 million donation

An Ipsos survey found that 33% of adults across the UK would prefer to see satirical candidate Count Binface win the election while 21% indicated a preference for the Reform UK leader

The UK Prime Minister takes office with advantages that most government leaders can only dream about

The formal announcement – ‘Burnham’s Coronation’ - as Party leader will be made later today at a Labour Party special conference

The court decision raises the question as to whether the French justice system is free of political bias

The Irish Government is anxious to build on the record of the past seven successful Irish presidencies

Even with the CIA’s reputation for covert operations involving truckloads of cash, one would have felt that requests for expense payments in gold bars would have raised an eyebrow or two