Ukraine Crisis

Zelenskiy urges West to do more than ‘just watch’ as thousands of North Korean troops near border in support of Russia’s forces

Fortunes of pro-western incumbent Maia Sandu is being closely watched in Brussels

The EU’s dependency on the US for security could weaken its hand in any confrontation over trade and tariffs

War in Ukraine is entering what Russian officials say is its most dangerous phase

Seoul views Pyongyang’s troops in Russia and possible technology transfers as direct security risk

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to use its influence in Pyongyang

Embattled Ukraine warns that Georgia and Moldova are being pulled back towards Moscow

Moscow’s forces advance at fastest rate in at least a year as Pentagon warns Russia over North Korean troops

Lieut Yulia Mykytenko has told her extraordinary story to Lara Marlowe, who shaped it into a powerful book. Earlier this month the pair met in person for the first time in Dublin. Next week the Ukrainian will be back leading troops on the front line

A careful and pointed portrait of sentiment in wartime Ukraine that shows the country is not quite as it is viewed in the West

Mark Gitenstein says Moscow cannot win an industrial war with the West

Neither ruling party nor opposition expects their rival to accept defeat at the ballot box

There is no emotion that doesn’t get a nod in the singer-songwriter’s latest album

South Korean politicians says North has sent some 3,000 troops to Europe, with thousands more allegedly promised in coming months

Journalist and author Lara Marlowe is joined by Yulia Mykytenko who has encountered things ‘no humans should ever witness’, event is told

China and Russia’s presidents pledge ‘new era’ of strategic partnership

Pyongyang accused of sending troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Public Accounts Committee will also quiz OPW on progress of flood relief schemes

Visit by US defence secretary to meet Zelenskiy focused on assisting Kyiv as Russia slowly makes gains in east of country

More than 120,000 people have fled front-line Donetsk region since August, UNHCR says

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Membership of the European Sky Shield Initiative would be highly controversial given Ireland’s stated position of military neutrality

Kherson residents face 100 attacks a day as pedestrians, cyclists and evacuation teams targeted

US president in Germany to hold talks with Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer

Munster businessman’s charity helps to fund day centre for 24 children with conditions such as cerebral palsy in crumbling, Soviet-era building

Ukrainian leader claims 10,000 troops from North Korea being prepared to fight for Russia

Anti-Lukashenko Belarusians see war in Ukraine as prelude to liberation of their homeland

Moscow dismisses Zelenskiy’s plan and claims more gains in eastern Ukraine

Kildare man killed in fierce fighting near the city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine last month

The broad similarities between the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts pose a serious challenge for the global community, with many countries open to the charge of hypocrisy

Small strategic city of Toretsk being ‘wiped out’ by Russian attack, Ukrainian military spokeswoman says as Kyiv seeks weapons and permission to strike further into attacker’s territory

Russia continues deadly missile strikes on cargo ships and port infrastructure in Odesa

Kyiv calls for international action over Russia’s alleged execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers

Kyiv region had five district branches of the Red Cross in 2021 but now has 30, providing everything from community events for children and the elderly to repairing housing and other infrastructure

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

EU says latest deadly Russian strike on Odesa is “Putin’s answer” to calls for talks with Kremlin

Roderic O’Gorman’s Department of Integration had contract with management consultants since March 2022

Gabriel Makhlouf assures Oireachtas committee he will examine options on bond issue authorisations

Decision in May to reduce welfare has had ‘unintended consequences’ and left people struggling to meet food, transport and other costs

Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first