Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Russia
Ukraine overhauls government to boost defence production and ties with US
Kyiv to receive more Patriot missiles ‘as soon as possible’, Nato commander says
Kremlin calls for more US pressure on Ukraine and lambasts ‘militaristic’ Europe
But drop in drone strikes during Trump envoy’s visit to Kyiv shows Russia is ‘afraid of America’, Zelenskiy says
Moscow rejects ‘enormous’ and ‘indecent’ western pressure over Ukraine
Some in Ukraine question why Trump gave Russia 50 more days to bombard them
Trump agrees arms deal for Ukraine and gives Russia ‘50 days’ to make peace or face tariffs
US leader says phone calls with Vladimir Putin are ‘very pleasant - and then the missiles go off’
Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
US president is reportedly set to announce a new plan to arm Ukraine with offensive weapons
Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least six in Ukraine
Drone and missile strikes part of intensified bombing campaign
Trump offers to send more arms to Ukraine via Nato allies
US president appears to cool on Vladimir Putin and welcomes move for further sanctions against Russia
‘Freedom of expression is sacrosanct’: Michael McGrath on his role as EU commissioner
The Corkman in charge of the commission’s justice portfolio on censorship, Chinese retailers and protecting EU citizens from Russia’s ‘blatant lies’
Russia launches deadly drone attacks on Ukrainian capital Kyiv
At least two killed in missile and drone attack as US joins talks on ‘coalition of the willing’
The Danish city that heats its homes with underground water
Europe letter: A small geothermal plant could heat up to a fifth of homes in Aarhus in the next few years
Sanctioned Russian ship intercepted by Coast Guard after docking in Louth
Shtandart is subject to European sanctions imposed following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Russia attacks Ukraine with 700 drones after Trump vows to send Kyiv more weapons
‘He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,’ says Trump of Putin
‘We do not support Putin’: On board the sanctioned Russian ship in Killiney Bay
Captain Vladimir Martus says he built the Russian navy replica ship with his own hands
Small boat migration, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and US trade dominate discussion as Emmanuel Macron visits UK
French president begins three-day state visit by meeting King Charles and addressing MPs
Kremlin cautious on Trump pledge to send more US weapons to Ukraine
Delivery of some weapons was held up last week over concerns that US stockpiles were low
‘Facing the past is still our biggest problem’: Bosnia divided 30 years after Srebrenica genocide
Bosnian Serb leader continues to deny genocide and threatens to secede from Muslim-majority Bosnia
Russia could block UN missions involving Irish personnel in Bosnia and Mediterranean, Harris warns
Tánaiste says renewal of mandates for these missions face potential challenges at UN Security Council
Trump and Zelenskiy discuss arms supplies after Russia’s biggest drone attack on Ukraine
Kyiv accuses Vladimir Putin of ‘publicly humiliating’ Donald Trump as attack comes hours after the two leaders spoke by phone
‘Doubts’ about US commitment to European security should bring EU and Ukraine closer, says Zelenskiy
Ursula von der Leyen says more pressure needs to be put on Russia to end war in Ukraine
Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies
Russia, which already controls about a fifth of Ukraine, has been ramping up air attacks on Ukraine
Japan expresses concern over security of subsea cables off the Irish coast
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba raises security issue with Micheál Martin during Tokyo meeting
Russia denies stalling peace efforts amid claims it has made fresh gains in Ukraine
Kyiv’s long-range strike drones hit Russian weapons plant more than 1,000km from front line
Germany to help Ukraine make weapons more quickly
Move will help Kyiv negotiate more strongly in peace talks, German foreign minister says
‘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
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