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Laika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision song
Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine but not yet set out in public how he would do so
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut final link with Russia in move to integrate with EU and boost security
North’s Protestants strongly favour membership of the Europe-North America military alliance in event of Irish unity
North Korean troops believed to have been withdrawn from frontline due to heavy losses
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Russia says new Ukrainian attacks in Kursk border region repelled
Kyiv believes Moscow behind deadly blasts at army draft offices around Ukraine
Renewed international focus is coming on Ireland’s attitude to defence as Finland and Sweden join Nato
Analysis: Most EU members want to co-operate on defence, but have different ideas about what co-operation means
Public figures in the Russian Federation have called for inhumane treatment or execution of captured military
The BBC World Service is viewed as a critical British asset in the global information war
Developers seek artificial intelligence breakthrough as air, sea and land drones transform warfare
Ukraine war, growing geopolitical tensions, rise of artificial intelligence and worsening climate crisis cited as factors pushing us towards global catastrophe
Russian missile strike on apartment block in Poltava kills at least seven and injures 14 including three children, say emergency services
In the second column in a monthly series, the 29-year-old commander of a Ukrainian drone unit discusses fighting on while being unable to grieve for those lost in combat and how and when the war might end
A policy of neutrality is increasingly being questioned by EU members
Kyiv accuses Slovak PM and Romanian far-right leader of peddling Kremlin propaganda
Scandals, ‘leaks’, army recruitment woes and Trump fears compound concerns over trajectory of war
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
European stocks at historic lows as cold weather bites
And where the war is felt more keenly than the winter, a thaw will be caused not by the sun’s rays, but by blast waves and heat from exploding shells and mines
Russian-backed dictator Alexander Lukashenko to extend 31-year rule after crushing opposition
Influential writers look at how the Chinese leader is moulding his country - and the West - to fit his vision
US president tells Mette Frederiksen he is determined to take over Arctic island
Kyiv says Ukraine and Europe must be at table for any talks that affect them
Viktor Orban’s government would be ‘playing with fire’ by blocking renewal of sanctions on Russia, diplomat says
Security of our vital marine interconnectors must be given high priority
Facing Russian attempts to ‘weaponise’ migration, Poland takes a hard line on asylum
Kyiv says at least 200,000 European peacekeepers needed to oversee any ceasefire with Russia
Russia’s Defence Ministry says forces hit Ukraine’s military facilities with high-precision weapons in response to Ukrainian attack on southern Belgorod
Ukrainian military destroys 24 Russian drones and two ballistic missiles during overnight air strike targeting various parts of country
Closer military, energy and other co-operation planned under 20-year pact between Moscow and Tehran
Defence Forces says the Metagas Everest tanker, which is the subject of US and UK sanctions, is a ‘vessel of interest’
Nato launches Baltic patrol mission after suspected Russian sabotage of undersea cables
Troops bypass urban warfare in Donetsk and push towards highway leading to Dnipropetrovsk
The North Korean soldiers have been brought to Kyiv and are communicating with Ukraine’s security service, Zelenskiy says
Award-winning journalist has covered Russian invasion of Ukraine after time in London, Moscow and Budapest
Personnel shortage means only one ship can patrol Ireland’s vast economic zone at a time - and even that rate may have to be reduced
Kyiv tells allies it would be ‘crazy to drop the ball’ when Trump returns to White House
Europe divided and afraid of ‘escalation’ as Moscow’s unacknowledged attacks become more reckless
Italian prime minister seeks to allay concerns that Trump might break with Washington’s traditional European allies as he pursues a Maga agenda
One of the first tasks of the new government will be how to persuade the incoming Trump administration that Ireland is not a soft touch
High-profile ‘Anna of Kyiv’ brigade dogged by desertion, poor organisation and lack of drones
Pro-western government in Chisinau says Moscow stoking trouble before elections
Kremlin may give military ally North Korea ‘advanced space and satellite technology’, US warns
Russian troops attempting to flank Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk oblast and have captured several nearby villages
Lt Yulia Mykytenko gives her eye witness account of the horrors of Russia’s attack in the context of Christmas and looming new year
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Moldova accuses Russia of causing ‘security crisis’ by cutting gas flow to separatist-held region
Micheál Martin said Russian attacks continue ‘to cynically target civilians and civilian infrastructure’
Kyiv defends ending transit role for Russian gas as Kremlin halts flows to pro-western Moldova
Once one of the most talented defenders in Russia, Bugaev faced a long prison sentence for drug distribution
Bugaev considered one of most promising defenders in country but alcohol and crime saw him on war’s front lines
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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