Ukraine crisis

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Scientists voice concern about threats of integrating artificial intelligence into military systems

Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators engage in trilateral meetings on Friday and Saturday

Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities early on Saturday

Kyiv facing increasing pressure from US to reach peace deal but no signs of compromise showing over Donbas territory

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Ukrainian and Russian teams ‍to have trilateral meeting with US officials on Friday ⁠and Saturday

Uneasy ceasefire splits Cyprus more than half a century after fierce fighting ended

‘No signing as of now’ for $800bn deal amid deep disagreements, officials say

Zelenskiy calls for tougher sanctions on Moscow to curb its military production

Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive

On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once

Daria Petrenko, who lives in Co Galway, has not spoken to her husband in months and is worried for his safety

Power as law can be confronted by law as power

Mikhail Fishman’s biography tells the story of Boris Nemtsov, whose life and death illuminate Putin’s rise

Ukraine faces most severe wartime energy crisis following Russian attacks

Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal

Greenland ‘can count’ on political and financial support from Europe, says commission president

Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni say it’s time to engage directly with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine, but who should lead negotiations?

Russia is ‘weaponising winter’, say Ukrainian officials

Department of Foreign Affairs briefing documents also warn of mounting resistance to ‘mainstreaming gender perspectives’

Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little changed

Taoiseach starts 2026 juggling competing diplomatic pressures while the backbenchers grumble back home

Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England

A capital city on the edge of the world finds itself at centre of international power play

Strike was response to Ukrainian drone attack on ‌Putin’s residences, defence ministry says

President is not sure if pledge from partner countries means they would protect Ukraine if Russia attacks again

States reiterate support to deploy troops from European nations to reassure Kyiv in event of truce with Russia

Government wary of critical response to Maduro capture over concerns for Irish economic interests

Ukraine’s security chief to be replaced while Canada’s former deputy prime minister appointed as economic adviser

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the country’s military intelligence agency, is named as Zelenskiy's chief of staff

From shrimp skin in Beijing to chicken livers in Syria and cherry schnapps in Berlin, the quality and value available in other countries are striking

Our correspondent had a joyous experience at an eccentric restaurant in Odesa

Project is part of effort to increase State’s ‘maritime domain awareness’ over concerns of vulnerability of subsea infrastructure

We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions

Ukraine needs maximum support from its allies on the battlefield, as well as at the negotiating table

As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern

Major Black Sea port has been repeatedly targeted by Russian missiles ‌and drones during nearly four years of war

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin share a preference for ‘geopolitical Darwinism’