Zelenskiy brushes off Biden’s Putin gaffe during visit to Shannon Airport
Zelenskiy, who met Taoiseach Simon Harris at the airport, thanked the Irish people for their support
Zelenskiy, who met Taoiseach Simon Harris at the airport, thanked the Irish people for their support
Amid the excruciating gaffes, flashes of the old indefatigable Biden surface, leaving Democrats paralysed ahead of the most important US election in living memory
Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger says German government providing ‘great level of security’ after attempt on his life reportedly uncovered by US intelligence
Members agreed on commitments that a new, less friendly US administration will find difficult to repudiate
Military alliance’s summit declaration sharply criticises China, calling it a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in country
Many Ukrainians grew up speaking Russian to avail of opportunities across the Soviet Union, but Putin’s invasion has urged a new cultural and political pride in their language
Russia sticks to demand that Ukraine must forfeit five regions and drop Nato ambitions
In 1974, ballet star Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He talks about his cloak-and-dagger escape, war in Ukraine and Russian oppression
Making extensive use of archives, the author gives fresh details of what was going on behind the scenes during pivotal moments in 20th-century history
Country mourns priest and police killed by gunmen in synagogues and churches on Sunday in North Caucasus
Moscow may change the timing for use of its nuclear weapons if threats against Russia increase, lawmaker says
Enthralling analyses of history dig into how human traits of violence and co-operation interact and evolve to sustain cultures of warfare
Vietnam’s policy of ‘bamboo diplomacy’– a phrase referring to a policy which bends but does not break – is being increasingly tested.
Russian president signs ‘strictly peace-loving and defensive’ partnership pact with Kim Jong-un’s DPRK
Ukraine urges West to send weapons to counter ‘lonely bromance’ of Russian and North Korean leaders
As delegates gathered in Switzerland, Vladimir Putin offered a ceasefire proposal
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects Russian claims that Swiss peace talks are a waste of time
Two factors gave this election a sense of shared purpose: the rise of the far right and the choice of Commission President
June 9th-14th: From Putin’s brutal treatment of Greenpeace activists to a drama about the Dutch family who hid Anne Frank
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby on UK elections, his new book, Russia’s war psyche and Tony O’Reilly’s holiday home
Zelenskiy accuses China of discouraging other countries from attending a peace conference in Switzerland
Western nations allowing use of long-range missiles to attack inside Russia a ‘dangerous step’, Russian leader warns
‘With China’s support to Russia, the war will last longer and that is bad for the whole world,’ Zelenskiy says
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
Seán Fleming subsequently withdrew remark in case anyone ‘felt the comments were directed at them’
Michael McDowell: Democracy has never hung on such a fraying thread since the dark days of the 1930s
Russian president says his country’s forces would attack any foreign troops sent to Ukraine
Kyiv warns of Russian forces massing for another attack near eastern Kharkiv region
Putin claims Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a ‘buffer zone’ in region to prevent cross-border attacks by Kyiv’s forces
Devoted upholder of religious rule reinforced strict social rules as president and sought greater ties with China and Russia
Jacob Heilbrunn’s exploration of the history of US authoritarianism makes it clear the re-election of Trump would turbo-charge the forces of fascism
Call to accelerate aid in conflict reflects growing pressure Ukrainian forces are under along more than 1,000 km of front lines
Xi is in a unique position to urge Putin to reciprocate any Ukrainian move
Two leaders say Washington is using pretext of joint exercises with allies to deploy land-based, intermediate-range missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices