Minister disagrees with Taoiseach over football matches against Israel
Independent Minister of State Marian Harkin says she is ‘at odds on a personal view’
Russia
McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, five European allies say
Finding on death of Russian opposition leader in penal colony is made by France, Germany, UK, Sweden and Netherlands
Washington’s bulldozer diplomacy has nudged Europe closer to China
EU governments weigh question of pursuing closer ties with Beijing and sticking to their values
German chancellor urges Europe and US to ‘revive and repair’ transatlantic relationship
Postwar order ‘currently being destroyed’, says Merz as Macron says Europe will show ‘strength and tenacity’ to support Ukraine
Europe’s wary leaders to meet Trump officials at Munich Security Conference
Despite global disquiet and disorder, there is quiet confidence among some European representatives
US plans to reduce forces in Europe, says Pentagon policy chief
Elbridge Colby tells European Nato members they must step up combat capabilities
Naval Service to outsource ship maintenance due to technician shortage
Civilians from naval firm, most likely from outside State, will carry out almost all repairs and upkeep
European Parliament approves €90bn loan for Ukraine
Large majority of MEPs back lifeline loan to prevent Ukraine from running out of funds
Sinn Féin MEPs to vote against €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
Party supports provision of humanitarian aid but says proposed loan is ‘primarily for military expenditure’
Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization – Accessible history of a new society
Mark B Smith ends on a poignant note and makes a rare confession for a historian
A section cut from Trump’s National Security Strategy has profound implications for the EU
Worldview: It’s time for a serious and thoughtful debate about imperial decline, global shifts and the role of the EU
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states
Internal correspondence from top official acknowledges State has provided comparatively less help to Ukraine than other EU allies
Fast-tracking Ukraine: why Europe is wary of bending rules for EU entry
Behind public words of support, national governments have concerns such as corruption, the impact on agriculture and freedom of movement
‘Only Trump can stop the war’, says Ukrainian foreign minister
Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person for 'most sensitive and difficult' issues
US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelenskiy
Ukraine strikes Russian missile fuel plant after ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy system
Russian general remains in coma after Moscow shooting
Vladimir Alexeyev provided Vladimir Putin with intelligence for full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi conclude with prisoner exchange
Ukrainian authorities confirm exchange has taken place after sides agreed to swap 157 prisoners of war each
A world without nuclear arms control begins today
New Start treaty, which expires on Thursday, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals
Number of Ukrainians killed in war with Russia estimated at 55,000, says Zelenskiy
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow hold ‘productive’ talks in UAE as fighting continues
Ukraine hit by drone and missile attack as Zelenskiy says Russia used truce to stockpile weapons
Second round of US-brokered trilateral talks to take place on Wednesday
Ukraine agrees western military response for enforcing any ceasefire with Russia
European forces would be dispatched and backed by US military in case of repeated Russian violations
Trump cuts Indian tariffs after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
US president indicated that the agreement would help end the Ukraine war
Gianni Infantino says Fifa would have a look into allowing Russia back into international football
Fifa president sorry for offending British fans and defends Trump peace prize
The world could be about to get even more dangerous
Expiration of US-Russia deal raises risk of new nuclear arms race in which Europe could find itself in particularly uncomfortable position
Micheál Martin: ‘When there’s too much internal criticism, the party doesn’t do well’
In a changing world, Taoiseach looks to an era of expanded military capacity but with a grip on neutrality
At least 15 killed in Russian strike as Zelenskiy announces more peace talks
Attack drones also injured six people at a maternity hospital in southern Ukraine
‘My comrades are struggling and freezing and dying.’ Exhaustion is sapping Ukraine’s spirit
Could she accept the loss of Donetsk in exchange for a peace agreement, I asked Yulia Mykytenko, the bravest person I know. ‘It’s a very complex and painful question,’ she stressed
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy blames Europeans for air defence gaps
Delayed western payments keep country’s air defences ‘simply empty’, allowing Russia to knock out power, says president
Trump claims Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy grid amid extreme cold
Short-term ceasefire has not been confirmed by either Kyiv or the Kremlin
‘Human safari’: In Kherson, Ukraine, to step outside is to risk death by drone
Cheap and deadly technology has made it easier than ever to target civilians
‘Political priority cannot be a judge’s priority’- European Court of Human Rights president
Political pressure on jurisdiction of court ‘impossible to accept’, says Mattias Guyomar
Will the ‘mother of all deals’ paper over the cracks between Europe and India?
Jilted by the United States, the European Union and India have agreed a trade deal after two decades of on-off negotiations
‘This is homeland defence for the alliance’: How Nato is preparing for war in the Arctic
Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur allies to catch up with Russian military build-up
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