Volodymyr Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership for Ukraine is ‘unfair’
Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights
Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights
Oil futures markets are sanguine, but history shows expectations have often been disappointed
This is Also a Love Story, written by Irish Times journalist Sally Hayden, was launched in Dublin on Friday
Four killed in Ukrainian drone attack in Luhansk, Kremlin says
Andrey Zvyagintsev delivers a chilling thriller set in provincial Russia during the Ukraine war, but the political allegory can feel overdone
Trump’s White House is blending legal threats with hints of force in a high-risk bid to break Cuba’s leadership
Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled
The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different
Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era
With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America
Russian leader’s two-day visit to Beijing comes as China seeks to project itself as a pillar of global stability
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Group of MEPs demand EU stop export of aluminium products to Russian defence industry
Officials advised developing world could face ‘significant food shortages and price increases’ before year’s end
Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among target in Russia
It’s not clear to me on what moral basis I would refuse publication in Putin’s Russia while signing gratefully for Trump’s America
Zelenskiy says strikes are a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure
Technology is being deployed by Irish military to detect threats to key underwater cables and monitor Russian ‘shadow-fleet’ vessels
Ukrainian air force said barrage was the largest of the full-scale invasion
Traffic at the Finnish capital’s airport has resumed after three-hour suspension
After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable
Widespread nature of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems
Prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns after incidents of drones crashing near Latvia’s border with Russia
In the 1980s and 1900s, Swedish sonar detected what sounded like submarines, but were actually flatulent fish
Zelenskiy says 14 regions came under fire with residential, energy and railway infrastructure targeted
The EU should consider its approach to lifting economic sanctions against Russia, and a future security architecture for the Continent
The FAI should refuse to play fixtures against Israel until Fifa and Uefa apply the same standards they applied elsewhere
Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt
On the battlefield Russia’s small advances in Donbass have all but ground to a halt
EU imposes sanctions on Russia for systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children
Her grief at the death of her husband four years ago seemed emblematic of the grief of Ukraine. Yet, like her country, she is moving forward with a sense of purpose even as the war continues
Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza
US-mediated truce between Kyiv and Moscow appears under serious strain on its second day
One woman’s memory of exile and fear under Russian occupation helps explain Ukraine’s enduring resolve to defend its independence
President’s comments come as Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day parade amid beginning of ceasefire with Kyiv
Move follows Irish Times investigation revealing Co Limerick plant ships vast amounts of alumina to Russia
Temporary truce includes suspension of all physical military activity and exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country
As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and Moscow fears Ukrainian attacks
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
Top Ukrainian negotiator arrives in Miami for news talks with US representatives on moving towards peace accords
Worldview: Tragic Ukraine is a borderland for Russia and for the West, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says
Yerevan letter: A former Soviet republic takes tentative steps to cut its dependence on Moscow
Not an option for Russia to halt strikes for one day for military parade while continuing strikes, says Zelenskiy
Security around Russia’s president tightens after audacious drone attacks from Ukraine
Recent evening at PEN Ukraine was dedicated to identity of people from occupied Donetsk
Russia said any attempt by Ukraine to disrupt the celebrations would prompt retaliation
Russian drone attacks on port infrastructure up tenfold in first four months of 2026, Kyiv confirmed
Decision to host eighth European Political Community meeting in Yerevan a notable statement and red rag to Moscow
Fear US will withdraw weapons faster than Europe can develop alternatives
International Atomic Energy Agency warns of safety risks and requests access to assess damage
One, James Geoghegan, says Government package of supports will be running out by July
There is something undeniably sinister in the combination of intimacy and detachment in footage taken by ‘first person view’ drones
Losses to Malian militants by Wagner Group’s successor call in to question Moscow’s military adventurism
If we’re living in a new Darwinian age, the big powers are not having it all their own way
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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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