Germany to help Ukraine make weapons more quickly
Move will help Kyiv negotiate more strongly in peace talks, German foreign minister says
Russia
‘Going backwards’: Landmine treaty enters increasingly perilous territory as key states pull out
Finland, Poland and Ukraine have all moved recently to exit the 1997 Ottawa agreement
Russia grooms Ukrainian teens as spies, saboteurs and unwitting suicide bombers
Moscow is increasingly targeting young users on social media with offers of quick cash in exchange for collaborating
Nato’s new defence spending commitment aims to reverse decades of military decline
New capability targets aimed at readying the West for war with Russia within five years
Ukrainian commander says forces face new assault on city at eastern front
Oleksander Syrskyi says area around Kostiantynivka is gripped by heavy fighting
Ireland’s jaw-jaw approach is ineffectual in a war-war world
Ireland must find its way through an uncomfortable world of increased defence spending
Ukraine claims advances in Sumy halted as Lavrov says Nato spending rise will not affect Russian security
Russian foreign minister says decision to increase Nato defence spending to 5% of allies’ GDP not ‘significant’
‘It’s much worse than a few months ago’: Kyiv’s sleepless nights under fire
More than three years into the war, residents of the Ukrainian capital are suffering lengthier and more intense Russian attacks
Ukraine and Council of Europe sign agreement for tribunal over Russian agression
Tribunal intends to bring to justice senior Russian officials for crimes in Ukraine
Russian missile attack kills 17 in southeastern Ukraine
Seventeen killed and more than 200 injured in southeastern Ukraine in latest Russian missile attack
Where were China and Russia when Iran needed them most?
Stability in the Middle East is more valuable to Beijing than any cost or distraction a war with Iran might create for the US
US-Iran: Putin says Washington strikes are pushing world to a ‘very dangerous line’
Russian president meets Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi Araqchi in the Kremlin
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill 10and injure dozens, Ukraine says
The Kremlin has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks as talks yield few results
Why there is more to soccer jerseys today than mere colours, fabrics and tribalism
A new book looks at forces such as geopolitics and social values that lie behind the shirts we see, wear and root for
US-Iran: Alarm in Middle East amid fears of widening conflict
European Union and United Nations join growing international calls for immediate diplomacy
Israel says it killed veteran Iran commander as both sides attack
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian warns of ‘more devastating’ retaliation if Israel’s attacks continue
Perfect Storm by Thane Gustafson: A thorough study of the use and abuse of sanctions on Russia, and what could happen next
The author, an expert on the geopolitics of energy, is particularly interesting on the impact of sanctions on the global oil industry
Zelenskiy appoints new commander to tackle Ukraine’s troop shortages
Hennadii Shapovalov will have to improve mobilisation and training as Russia’s summer offensive gains ground
Russian minister says country’s economy is ‘on the verge’ of recession
Russia and Ukraine exchange captured soldiers but drone attacks target Kharkiv and Odesa
Israel-Iran war: Gulf states scramble to secure diplomatic solution
War could destabilise region and destroy decades of hard-won economic advancement
Europe should stop whining and ‘act like the superpower’ it is, former US general warns
Ben Hodges tells a London audience that Nato members on continent should prepare for future Russian strikes on their air and sea ports
Flags at half mast in Kyiv as death toll from Russian strike reaches 28
Russia sent 440 drones and fired 32 missiles during its deadliest strike on the capital this year
Russian attacks on Kyiv overnight kill 15, with some 100 injured
Air defences destroy 147 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, says Moscow
Is Russia’s war-driven economy approaching its 1989 moment?
With the Ukraine war, Putin might have backed himself into an economic cul-de-sac
Ukraine and Russia exchange more prisoners of war following Istanbul agreement
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces have stopped Russian troops advancing in northeastern Sumy
Everyone’s friend: How Mongolia stays on good terms with Russia, China and western powers
Annual conference discusses competing security interests in northeast Asia
Seamus Murphy took his camera from the Rust Belt to Russia. What he saw took him aback
The cold war was built on assumptions that Americans and Russians lived opposite lives. ‘What if that was a lie?’ the Irish photographer asks in his new book
First the Soviets, then the Chinese, attempted to suppress the memory of Mongolia’s founder
The Genghis Khan National Museum is one of the Mongolian capital’s most popular landmarks and tourist attractions
Russian embassy denies ‘pathetic’ accusation Moscow is deliberately targeting Ukraine civilians
Embassy accuses Simon Harris of ‘anti-Russian propaganda’ after Tánaiste condemns wave of drone and missile attacks
Ukraine brings home more than 1,200 ‘fallen defenders’
Kremlin aide indicates 27 bodies of Russian soldiers returned as a result of repatriation arrangement
Aercap wins €875m award against insurers for Russian losses
London commercial court finds for Irish aircraft lessor in battle over aircraft and parts lost with the onset of war in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine exchange sick and wounded prisoners
Zelenskiy voices frustration with Trump, called for ‘concrete actions’
Fears over Russia being used to make ‘insincere’ argument against triple lock, Opposition group says
Left-wing and Independent politicians claim number of Oireachtas members are uncomfortable with plans to relax triple lock
Ireland must stop ‘free-riding’ on security ‘gifted by others’, says former Chief of Staff
Mark Mellett calls for more defence spending: ‘State security is inextricably linked with economic security'
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