Ukraine crisis

Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko says drone attack on region unprecedented

Global perspective even more urgent today than during the Cold War

Government commitment to Ukraine now in deepening tension with stance on Aughinish

Government to discuss findings of Aughinish Alumina investigation with European Commission

Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for ​a Russian port

Pressure builds on Government with embassy and MEPs raising concerns about Aughinish plant

Coalition urged to complete Aughinish Alumina investigation without delay

Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks

Both are pressing for membership of 27-nation bloc amid Russia’s four-year invasion of Ukraine

Zelenskiy says operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russia

CSO figure showing 83% of Limerick-based operation’s exports go to Russia ‘not accurate’, says Minister

Capital Kyiv and city of Dnipro among areas hit by ‘systemic’ drone and missile attacks

Shane Leahy has co-ordinated delivery of more than €200 million in aid

History informs us that military defeat often leads to radical political change in Moscow

IT Sunday: Ireland is exposed to a revolution that is exercising everyone from Silicon Valley to the Vatican

The country’s war effort was at a nadir. But mass drone production has come to the rescue

Figure emerges as Taoiseach argues sanctioning Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to EU than Russia

New Hungarian government commits to rush through structural and anti-corruption reforms before end of August

Russia’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato secretary general Mark Rutte

Before deciding on the name of any envoy to do the talking, European governments are weighing up what they want from Ukraine settlement

Micheál Martin denies Government had been threatened not to impose sanctions on company or that it had lobbied EU

Asking Lebanese to leave their homes so Israeli military can bomb indiscriminately is wrong

Television: This gripping documentary paints a sobering portrait of 21st-century despotism: suited, booted and ready for its close-up

Ministers stress need for unified EU stance before any negotiations with Moscow

Kostiantynivka is a ruined frontline city where terrain changes hands slowly but the bloodshed is constant

Inside Politics: Ministers hope to make ‘swift progress’ on Ukraine’s bid to join the EU

Ireland hopes to ‘prepare the ground’ for union’s next enlargement during upcoming EU presidency

Global conflicts, climate change and a looming El Niño threaten worsening food shortages in 2026

Andrius Kubilius pushes for governments to open weapons stockpiles to Ukraine

Separately, changes will be made to Ireland’s work-permit system to support under-pressure sectors in recruiting foreign workers

Commission president wants improved co-ordination following Ukrainian drone incursions

Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’

Defence Forces details ‘layered’ security against potential drone incursions during EU presidency and in operations at home and abroad

Lessons learned from Ukraine and Middle East are informing Ireland’s strategy for developing defence systems

Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights

Love ‘feels like a form of resistance’ for writer who refuses to stop humanising people whose humanity is denied by others

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

German chancellor suggests allowing Ukrainian officials to attend EU summits but not vote

Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled