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Video shows drone chasing down and wounding a street vendor in southern Ukrainian city of Kherson

Stronger EU borders needed after crisis, Ursula von der Leyen says

As Europe rearms and geopolitical rivalry returns, the West may rediscover an unexpected source of social cohesion

Natural gas reserves for use during winter are lagging, meaning continued higher prices for households and businesses

Woman had tried to get into private event at restaurant but was turned away by security guard

Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges allies to provide more air defences after latest deadly strike on capital

It is naive to think Ireland’s interests can be divorced from the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine

An Irish Times investigation shows the Russian-owned Co Limerick industrial plant is consistently polluting groundwater

Water testing reports from Co Limerick refinery show more than half its wells and streams contain contaminated water breaching Irish rules

Soldier Tiernan O’Donovan was convicted in absentia; a reward of nearly €22,000 has been offered for his capture

The Russian dissident says most European countries continue to do business with Putin’s Russia – Ireland included

Restoration of cinematic great’s final finished feature demands to be seen on the big screen

There ​are no reasons to ‌think Poland was ⁠targeted, says Polish PM Donald Tusk

Damage to Russian refineries still visible from space months after strikes

Attacks come as Volodymyr Zelenskiy returns from talks with Donald Trump in Washington

Alumina from Aughinish is a strategically important input – directly or indirectly – into Russia’s war machine, and potentially into Israel’s genocide in Palestine

Seoul sees long-awaited opportunity to develop more potent vessels after Donald Trump gave nod of approval last year

Death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham leaves Kyiv without one of its biggest advocates in Washington

As Trump meets his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington today, their relationship seems better than ever

Report investigating plant’s shipments to Russia lands in Brussels at a time when governments are developing sanction fatigue

Plus: Aughinish Alumina, and two good incomes but can’t afford a home

Aughinish to hire Swiss firm to travel to Russian smelters to ensure Irish alumina is being used solely for civilian and export markets

The conflict with Russia has entered a new phase, one defined less by territorial gains than by intense technological competition

Negotiations in Brussels about whether to sanction exports of alumina to Russia likely to gather pace in September

For 346 days, Serhii Krynitskyi lived in a tiny dugout under constant drone threat, documenting a new era of warfare

Limerick TD Niall Collins suggests European Commission appoint specialist organisation to track produce

Government’s grinding evasion over Aughinish contrasts with Australia’s clear-eyed reasoning

How predictable the inquiry would leave room for denial

Government’s report on Co Limerick plant explicitly states it does not include confidential data provided by Aughinish

Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished report

Sales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began, report finds

Density of detail in Service’s research means this book is likely to become a definitive account of episode

Rare daytime missile attack on Kyiv killed at least 10 people on Friday

Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him

Aughinish Alumina inquiry not ‘definitive’ if plant was supplying Russian military or not, Taoiseach says during Kyiv visit

Fresh sanctions targeting Russia need to be ‘robust and targeted’, Micheál Martin says

Online retailer Wildberries has had four of its logistics hubs struck in the past week

Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins said there was ‘no evidence’ that the alumina ends up in ‘the Russian military complex’

Removal of Oleksandr Syrskyi comes after firing of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov after only six months in the job

Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission