Russia

The world has enough countries prepared to go to war. It needs some with no axe to grind

Irish neutrality could be a shining light against the darkness of current military fixations

China appears to have saved us from a global recession

Beijing’s decision to slash oil imports has kept a lid on prices, avoiding a wider economic fallout

‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Putin to disputed islands

Japan claims the Kuril Islands as its own, which it says is recognised by international law

Nato chief calls for ‘conversation’ on usefulness of Irish neutrality in changing world

Neutrality an ‘important conversation to be had among the Irish people’, says US air force general Alexus Grynkewich

Putin signals Russian response if European states seize merchant vessels

Russian forces ready to ‘inspect and detain’ foreign ships from what naval chief referenced as ‘hostile states’

Russia frees ex-US marine Robert Gilman four years after jail sentence

Concerns over 32-year-old’s health had grown sharply in recent weeks

Switzerland debates the meaning of neutrality

Swiss voters will have their say in a referendum on September 27th

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

The former Syrian president fled to Moscow after rebels overthrew his regime in December 2024

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia kill five, officials say, with Kyiv bombed too

One person killed in drone attack on Russia’s Voronezh region

Ireland could use EU presidency to push for peace between Ukraine and Russia

Disinterested, neutral brokers are vital on today’s fraught world stage

‘Too much heat, not enough light’ in debate on ending triple lock, says Taoiseach

‘Aggressive’ denunciation of any suggested changes to security policies is ‘getting worse’

‘It’s now or never’: Is the EU serious about letting in new members?

Candidate countries hope for progress after years of inaction, but some in Brussels are still uncertain about enlargement

Russian drones kill boy (3) and grandparents near Kyiv, Zelenskiy says

President pressing for extra ⁠help as Ukraine is chronically short of ⁠air defence missiles for ​US Patriot systems

Russia-linked accounts spread far-right narrative online during Ceuta crisis, analysis finds

Spanish police and forensic scientists bring in extra staff to identify ‌bodies of 80 migrants who died attempting to reach enclave

Triple-lock campaigners wish to stand by as Russia and others destroy peacekeeping – Martin

Taoiseach says model that State has supported for 60 years is likely to disappear

How luck, not security, prevented disaster at Leipzig airport

A defective detonator and an alert bus driver prevented disaster, but the drone-bomb incident has exposed weaknesses in airport security and national preparedness

Europe stepping up back-channel talks with Russia as war in Ukraine gets nastier

Germany, France and Britain have been increasingly active as a formation in the search for a diplomatic resolution of the war

‘Will you e-marry me?’: Estonia goes fully digital

Voting in elections, ordering medical prescriptions and applying for a marriage certificate can all be done from the comfort of your laptop

Deadly missile attack on Kyiv exploits Ukraine’s depleted air defences

North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia, says Ukrainian intelligence agency official

Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy airport

Nato ‘aware’ of drone sighting near Ukrainian plane at German airport after ‘security incident’

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