How Clare Daly and Mick Wallace became stars of authoritarian state media
A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media
Ireland wants Russia to answer for mass murder, Coveney says
State to continue to provide non-lethal equipment to Ukraine and offer safe haven
Russia likely to target other countries if Ukraine does not receive more weapons – Zelenskiy
More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, Russia says
Western powers fear Russia setting stage for chemical warfare
Kremlin allege without evidence that US has been supporting a bio-weapons programme
Russia expels Dutch diplomats in tit-for-tat move as relations worsen
Dispute centres on Dutch intelligence allegations of Russian spying in high-tech sector
Kremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return home
Ireland joins EU and US in decrying arrest and calling for investigation into poisoning
Kremlin critic Navalny detained on return to Moscow
Russian opposition activist’s flight diverted to second airport on return following poisoning
EU to discuss troubled eastern neighbours and approach to Russia
France wants ‘strategic dialogue’ with Kremlin as others push for tougher action
Merkel demands Kremlin explanation as Navalny poisoning confirmed
Chemical nerve agent Novichok was used to poison Russian opposition leader, Germany says
Chemical weapons agency to investigate alleged Aleppo attack
Syrian government accuses rebels of firing chlorine gas, reportedly wounding 100 people
Austria condemns Russia over colonel it says spied for Moscow
Retired Austrian officer had been reportedly transferring documents to Russia since the 1990s
Some sympathy in EU for extending UK Brexit transition period by a year
Summit consigned to Sisyphean task of rolling huge boulders endlessly uphill
Russian spies lose their way in age of internet search
String of mishaps by the secretive GRU lead to embarrassing month for Putin
Russian cyber attacks are actions of ‘pariah state’, says UK
Dutch authorities thwarted an attack on chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague
Netherlands ‘foils Russian cyber attack’ on chemical weapons watchdog
Dutch say four Russians were caught with spying equipment at OPCW headquarters
Syria conflict: Inspectors visit site of alleged gas attack
OPCW delegation has reportedly taken samples from the site in Douma
Syrian army bombards Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
Air strikes target rebel enclave as Assad moves to strengthen position near capital
Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves in Syria
US says has credible information that Russia and Syria sought to ‘sanitise’ Douma gassing site
Chemical weapons body’s visit to Syrian city postponed after gunfire
Advance UN security detail forced to withdraw from Douma after being fired upon
Syria conflict: Chemical inspectors enter Douma
International investigators are allowed access to the town following alleged gas attack
Theresa May refuses to rule out further Syria strikes
British PM defends decision to launch action against Assad without parliamentary approval
No time for parliament vote on Syria strikes, says May
Prime minister insists call made in ‘national interest’ rather than due to pressure from US
Syria and Russia accused of blocking access to ‘chemical attack’ site
Chemical weapons inspectors yet to be allowed inspect location of attack near Damascus
EU foreign ministers withhold outright support for Syria attack
Luxembourg meeting condemns ‘repeated use’ of chemical weapons by Syrian regime
UN Security Council meets after coalition attack on suspected Syrian chemical weapons sites
US ambassador to UN says US ‘locked and loaded’ if Syrians further use chemical weapons
‘Deconfliction hotline’ crucial as West prepares to strike Syria
Britain asks Cyprus to reserve airspace in preparation for possible air strikes on Syria
Russia claims Syria chemical attack a ‘fabrication’ by a foreign power
More than 40 people were killed in the strike in Douma last week, WHO says
US-Russian tensions escalate over Syrian chemical attack
Trump breaks with national security protocols to warn of imminent attack on Syria
Chemical weapons experts to investigate Syria attack claims
Trump cancels trip to Latin America to oversee response amid talks with allies
Russia’s call for new investigation into Skripal poisoning rejected
UN Security Council to meet on Thursday amid growing crisis in East-West relations
Britain and US accused of ‘masterminding’ nerve agent attack
Head of Russian intelligence agency says West is returning to cold war politics
Decision on possible Russian expulsions likely after security briefings
Government understood to have concerns over certain personnel in Russian embassy
US retreats on trade as EU backs UK on Russia
Donald Trump’s move weakens Ireland’s line of attack on proposed tax on digital firms
British open murder inquiry after Putin critic strangled
Nikolay Glushkov (68) was linked to late Boris Berezovsky, once a rival of Russian leader
US joins Nato allies in closing ranks against Russia
US imposes sanctions over cyberattacks as allies condemn attack on ex-spy in Salisbury
Espionage analysis: PM’s statement notable for what is missing
Expulsion of Russian diplomats and extension of anti-terror measures unsurprising
Syrian forces ‘launch ground assault’ on edge of eastern Ghouta
As ceasefire efforts continue to flounder, Lavrov cites need to eliminate ‘terrorist threat’
Russia orders five-hour daily truce in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
Putin to put in place ‘humanitarian corridor’ after pressure from western governments
Syrian regime to blame for April sarin attack – UN report
Syria rejects report, claims it was compiled under instruction from western countries
Assad’s forces carried out chemical weapons attack, says France
Analysis links sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun to regime, says Jean-Marc Ayrault
Putin says he expects US ‘fake’ gas attacks to discredit Assad
Russia defends Syrian government against US allegations of nerve gas attack in Idlib
‘A bloodless massacre’: Syrian attack survivors tell their stories
‘It seems like the world has just agreed to allow us to be exterminated’
UN investigates poison gas attack in northern Syria
Syrian regime denies responsibility for strike in Idlib province that killed more than 50
‘My husband was killed that night’: snapshots from Syria
Six personal stories highlight the plight of a war-torn people six years into the conflict
Russia and China block UN sanctions on Syria
Security council votes on move to punish Assad government over chlorine gas attacks
Isis regains control of Palmyra, forcing Syrian forces to retreat
World heritage site is considered strategically important because of its proximity to oil fields
Syrian family of six among dozens killed in Aleppo attacks
Rebel shelling kills seven children at a school in the government-held sector
Syrian government behind toxic gas attack, UN says
Inquiry claims Syria forces used chemical weapons in assault in Idlib governorate
Diplomats say deadly nerve agents at undeclared Syria site
Discovery of sarin and VX renews fears Assad regime did not disclose all chemical weapons
Syria gas attack video moves UN envoys to tears
Children, aged 1, 2 and 3, their parents and grandmother killed in attack on village
Concern over erosion of medical neutrality in warzones
Irish Society of Military Medicine to hear of increasing lack of protection for doctors
Last batch of Assad chemical weapons leave Syria for destruction
News comes ahead of June 30th deadline but opponents say regime using new gas instead
Budget cuts and a landmark trial turn spotlight on the world’s ‘legal capital’
Kenyan president’s case crucial to The Hague’s reputation
Syria pressed on chemical weapons as deadline nears
Monitor says ‘significant progress’ made but Assad regime still holds 7.5% of arsenal
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