Lab-leak claims about the origins of Covid don’t pass the smell test
A recent CIA assessment has again fuelled the Wuhan lab-leak conspiracy theory. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence – and it simply isn’t there
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JFK files: What do they reveal about John F Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK files: Papers cover not just JFK’s assassination but also the 1968 killings of his brother Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King jnr
Why are so many recipients of US Medal of Honor of Irish descent?
Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something
The huge and menacing threat of bioterrorism
It remains the case that it is not illegal to ship DNA fragments that could be strung together to recreate an entire virus
Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as most recent Israeli strikes kill 20 people
Palestinian official says mediators have narrowed gaps on most of agreement’s clauses and deal could be signed in coming days
Palantir, company at centre of row surrounding TD Eoin Hayes, is no stranger to controversy at home or abroad
US surveillance company at centre of Eoin Hayes row has links with Israel Defense Forces and CIA
What would a Trump or Harris presidency mean for the International Criminal Court?
The Trump White House imposed travel sanctions on court staff, while his successor Joe Biden adopted a policy of ‘selective co-operation’
Evan Gershkovich: Russia begins first spy trial against US journalist since cold war
Wall Street Journal reporter accused of gathering secrets on the orders of CIA about company manufacturing tanks used Ukraine war
‘The reason I forgive is that I did a lot of bad things’: A former Guantánamo prisoner’s new life in Belize
Majid Khan, a former al-Qaeda courier who was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay for two decades, has had an eventful year since his release
Juanita Castro obituary: Entrepreneur and counter-revolutionary
With many of the characteristics of her famous brothers, if not their politics, Juanita had a good nose for business
Russian opponent of Putin: ‘We are getting weapons from the Ukrainians ... rifles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades’
Ilya Ponomarev, a Kyiv-based Russian opposition figure, advocates the violent overthrow of Vladimir Putin by Russian exiles in Ukraine
Thousands of documents relating to JFK assassination released by US National Archives
CIA file from 1964 says no indication of links between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald, who shot president in Dallas
US declares bin Salman immune from prosecution over Khashoggi killing
State department tells court that as a de facto head of state, Saudi prince has legal immunity
The Gray Man: High-octane hokum
Film review: The Russo Bros return with Netflix’s biggest-budget movie to date, and it will make you pine for the relative complexity of Fast & Furious
Dublin among ‘least financially viable’ cities to live in, survey finds
Report pinpoints expensive rents as chief reason for high cost of living in Irish capital
Biden worried Putin has no way out of Ukraine war
US president says Russian leader believed he could break up Nato and EU
War in Ukraine: Sixty feared dead after Russian bombing of school in Luhansk
G7 leaders to hold call with Zelenskiy in show of unity before Victory Day events in Moscow
The battle for Donbas: ‘the real test of this war’
Next phase of war likely to determine course of Russia’s invasion – and Ukraine’s fate
Kyiv accuses Russia of killing civilians as war intensifies in eastern Ukraine
President Zelenskiy and CIA chief warn of nuclear threat from Kremlin
Russia stages attack helicopters at border in preparation for battle for Ukraine’s east
Forces appear close to reaching one goal
Ukraine aims to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as Kyiv hit by explosions
US believes Russian warship was hit by Ukrainian missiles, defence official says
Keith Duggan: Forget Euro 2028, Irish soccer’s awakening has begun
Domestic league is on the up and national team is selling out the Aviva for friendlies
South Africa’s neutral stance on Ukraine war puts it on ‘wrong side of history’
Cape Town Letter: ANC-led government accused of fence-sitting to keep Vladimir Putin onside
China starts to feel the pain from its friendship with Russia
Beijing’s economy deeply exposed to market turmoil and sanctions unleashed by war in Ukraine
China asked Russia to delay war in Ukraine until after Olympics - US officials
Reports indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of knowledge of invasion
US to sanction breakaway regions of Ukraine after Russia recognises their independence
EU leaders criticise ‘blatant violation of international law’ following Putin move
Ukraine president downplays invasion warnings due to lack of convincing evidence
Zelenskiy’s comments come as US warns Russian troops are pressing closer to Ukraine’s borders
North Korea: ‘Kim doesn’t just want more missiles, he wants better ones’
In recent flurry of tests a new generation of manoeuvrable weapons intrigued defence experts
Havana Syndrome could be caused by pulsed energy devices, US expert report says
Concealable devices with ‘modest energy requirements’ which could emit pulsed electromagnetic energy and ultrasound exist
Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases unlikely caused by foreign power, CIA says
Most mysterious ailments affecting US staff globally have other explanation, agency finds
Sex and the City stars ‘deeply saddened’ by sexual assault allegations against Chris Noth
Actor removed from filming CBS show The Equalizer ‘effective immediately’
Julian Assange can be extradited to face US criminal charges, court rules
US wins appeal in London court but lawyers for WikiLeaks founder now plan own appeal
Dublin is sixth most expensive capital city for renters
Study finds renting one-bed flat costs an average of €1,643 a month in Dublin
South Korea misses Trump’s focus as efforts to engage Pyongyang stall
Nostalgia in Seoul for former US president amid Biden’s ‘benign neglect’ on North Korea issue
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