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Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship has now left Irish-controlled waters
The Defence Forces had been monitoring the Russian vessel for 36 hours
Russian intelligence ship located in Irish-controlled waters not responding to communication
The Viktor Leonov, monitored by the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has not revealed its purpose in Irish seas
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscow’s war
Ukrainian city mourns victims of Russian missile strike
Delegation will travel to Washington for negotiations on minerals deal
The ‘death drive’ exists in all of us
Unthinkable: Psychoanalysis suggests each one of us has a ‘death drive’, calling us to self-destruction
US overtures to Russia shake up central European politics
Rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow
Trump opponents take to US streets with nationwide protests
Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January
Death toll after Russian missile strike in central Ukraine reaches 18
A further 72 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih, home town of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
I think Putin is testing Trump, to see how far he can go and how many advantages he can get
Women are underestimated everywhere in the world. There are books I’d like to write, if the war ever ends
Trump tariffs: On Wednesday, it was liberation. On Thursday, golf
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
US is committed to Nato but Europe must ramp up defence spending, says Marco Rubio
Secretary of state tells foreign ministers in Brussels that US will give allies time to reach spending goal of 5% of GDP
EU faces moment of truth as it faces threats from Trump’s tariffs and Putin’s war
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching energy truce
Both sides say they are providing details of alleged violations to US, which brokered limited ceasefire last month
Trump ‘p****d off’ at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal
US president to criticise Putin’s comments on Zelenskiy’s leadership
Russian drone attack kills two and injures 35 in Kharkiv
Drone’s targeted a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other buildings
Russian forces expected to mount new offensive to strengthen hand at talks
Move could give Putin reason to delay discussions in favour of seeking more land, says Ukraine
US ‘demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources for years’
Putin says Trump’s push to control Greenland is not surprising amid tension over mineral-rich territory
European leaders united in opposition to lifting sanctions on Russia as condition of ceasefire in Ukraine
Europe’s ‘reassurance force’ could guarantee Ukrainian security following peace, says French president
US-brokered Black Sea truce in doubt as Russia demands sanctions relief
Ukraine claims Kremlin is lying about terms of deal, while EU says invasion must end before it can ease sanctions
Ukraine and Russia agree to US-brokered truce in Black Sea
Warring neighbours say absence of mutual trust makes US role vital to upholding deal
Trump says Ukraine talks address ‘territory’ issues and ‘power plant ownership’
European powers sceptical that Vladimir Putin is ready to make meaningful concessions
Ukraine talks: What is being discussed by the US, Russia and Ukraine?
Shipping, nuclear power plants and Nato membership are among issues on the talks table
Trump’s big-boss peace for Ukraine won’t work
Trump covets the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama got it for nothing, he thinks: he should get it for a great peace deal
Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia
At least three people are killed, including a five-year-old child, in overnight strikes, say officials
Russian drone attack kills three in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
Drone strike comes after Ukraine and Russia agreed a limited ceasefire in principle on Wednesday
Ukraine vows never to accept Kremlin control of Black Sea peninsula: ‘Most Crimean Tatars would regard it as betrayal’
Activist and politician Nariman Dzhelyal among latest generation of Crimean Tatars to be persecuted by Russia
Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking US-brokered halt to attacks on energy sites
Kyiv denounces Kremlin order for Ukrainians to ‘legalise’ Russian status or leave occupied areas
Plan for EU ‘big bang’ of military aid to Ukraine runs out of steam
EU leaders' summit breaks up without agreement over Kallas drive to get extra funding to Ukraine
Big part of marathon High Court action over stranded Russian jets settled, court told
The case began last June and has run for more than 100 days
Ukraine must not capitulate to a forced deal with Russia
Ukraine’s motivation in fighting isn’t to save lives - it is to preserve freedom from the uncontrolled power over life and death that Russian forces seek
Trump claims peace push ‘on track’ as Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking partial truce
Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow set to meet US officials for more talks in Saudi Arabia
Russia to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities after Trump-Putin call
Peace impossible unless West stops giving arms and intelligence to Kyiv, Kremlin says
Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Trump
Russian president sticks to tough demands for overall ceasefire and end to war
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