The Irish Times

Nato likely to ramp up military forces on its eastern flank

Nato secretary general Stoltenberg warns Russia against using nuclear, biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 19:35

Armchair generals hold forth on Ukraine from cosy cafe bunkers

London Letter: The moral certainty in the air contrasts with government’s feeble response

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 20:00

Fifty years on: the Bloody Sunday revenge bomb that left seven dead

The 50lb car bomb was detonated at the Aldershot base of the Parachute Regiment

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 18:44

Gareth Southgate’s extraordinary letter says a lot about England

Unprecedented ‘Dear England’ letter shows exactly where coach’s inclusive squad stand

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 08:00

Ruff play off Jersey as property developer sets sail to confront the French

London Letter: Britain often embarks on reckless assaults against the EU, only to complain about unfairness when Europe strikes back

Thu May 06 2021 - 21:30

French fishing boats return to Normandy as Jersey protest ends

Britain says two armed patrol ships to remain despite breakthrough in talks on fishing rights

Thu May 06 2021 - 18:26

Leon Spinks, the Wild Bull who did not know the meaning of quit

Most lovable of rogues was grateful for the epic nights he had in a rollercoaster life

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 17:30

Eight US military members missing after vehicle sinks in training exercise

Seven marines and one navy sailor missing after amphibious assault vehicle took on water

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 11:48

Victims of Croke Park’s Bloody Sunday remembered after almost 100 years

Headstones erected to honour three people fatally shot at the football match in November 1920

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 17:52

Families of blogger couple plead for their release from Iran prison

Jolie King and Mark Firkin detained in Tehran’s Evin jail after flying drone

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 07:49

Iranian tanker expected to leave Gibraltar despite US detention request

US wanted Grace 1 seized over links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards

Sun Aug 18 2019 - 18:23

Iran warns UK against escalating tensions, says crew of seized ship safe

Maritime radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 11:22

Clicks, beeps and hisses: the music of the 1969 moon landing

Radio chatter from the Apollo 11 landing still sounds like science fiction 50 years on

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 06:00

Gibraltar moves to detain Iranian tanker for 14 days

Revolutionary Guards commander threatens retaliation over British seizure of oil vessel

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 17:09

Trump’s defence secretary ‘sort of a Democrat’ and could leave soon

US president has ‘good relationship’ with Gen Mattis but ‘at some point, everybody leaves’

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 14:58

US Navy ship to be named after Mayo man killed in Vietnam

Patrick ‘Bob’ Gallagher was awarded Navy Cross for saving lives of three comrades

Mon Mar 12 2018 - 17:47

British police identify over 200 witnesses in nerve agent attack

Russian double agent Sergei Skripal remains in a critical condition after Salisbury incident

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 18:42

Trump proposes arming up to 40% of US teachers

US president claims giving guns to trained staff ‘great deterrent’ to school shootings

Fri Feb 23 2018 - 06:00

New Ukip leader says he wants no cap on migrant numbers

In major shift of Ukip position, Henry Bolton abandons party’s pledge to cap net migration

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 16:22

Irishman killed in Vietnam 50 years ago to be honoured Co Mayo

An estimated 30 Irishmen, serving with US forces, were killed in Vietnam war

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 09:34

‘At least 730’ US military flights in Shannon Airport in 2016

ShannonWatch says recorded over two craft a day linked to US Air Force, Marines or Navy

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 14:57

Hurricane Matthew kills dozens, spurs mass Florida evacuation

Cuba and Haiti hit with 225km/hr winds, destroying villages and flattening homes

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 23:40

Urgent search for bomber after 29 injured in New York blast

All injured released from hospital; pressure cooker bomb found near blast site examined

Sun Sept 18 2016 - 18:19

Baton Rouge suspect Gavin Long (29) was ex-Marine

Gunman who killed three police officers in Sunday shooting served as sergeant in Iraq

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 07:14

Donald Trump pledges to eliminate gun-free zones

NRA endorses Republican candidate after tycoon promises to protect right to bear arms

Sat May 21 2016 - 15:50

Relatives of Irishmen who served in Royal Navy during WW1 sought

More than 350 Irishmen lost in decisive Battle of Jutland in May 1916

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 18:22

French hold firm against German onslaught at Verdun

1916/2016: A miscellany

Thu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00

Shocking eyewitness footage of Hawaii helicopter crash

Teenage passenger in a critical condition after helicopter sinks in Pearl Harbour

Fri Feb 19 2016 - 10:43

Kerry presides over raising of flag at US embassy in Cuba

Symbolic event takes place eight months after Havana and Washington agreed new ties

Fri Aug 14 2015 - 17:01

US asks armed civilians to stand down

Armed civilians have appeared at military recruiting stations following base shooting

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 16:11

Pilot error blamed for US helicopter crash in which 11 killed

US special forces marine sergeant Liam Flynn, a native of Co Kildare, died in crash

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 11:21

Pilot error blamed for US crash that killed Irish marine

Army investigators find that flight crew disobeyed order by flying in dense fog off Florida

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 08:42

Drone searches for missing US helicopter in Nepal

Death toll rises after Himalayan country was hit with a second big earthquake

Fri May 15 2015 - 08:14

Vietnam marks 40th anniversary of the end of war

As many as 3 million Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans lost their lives in the war

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 14:16