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

About 160 troops from 127th Infantry Battalion return home from six-month deployment with Unifil

Donegal student gets recognition for biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely

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

Operation Irini, mandated by UN Security Council, focused on enforcing an arms embargo on Libya

Four killed in Ukrainian drone attack in Luhansk, Kremlin says

A report claims vulnerable workers injured in Saudi Arabia – including one who says his legs were crushed – received no compensation

Scientists raise alarm over proposal to ease Ireland’s climate obligations

Action is not only about political ambition and science, but also a shared international duty

Officials advised developing world could face ‘significant food shortages and price increases’ before year’s end

According to experts, these systems can also be configured to fire automatically without human input

Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government has embraced the hugely popular song contest as a soft power tool

International law cannot be treated as something that applies rigorously to enemies while becoming negotiable when close allies are involved

Role based in Rome carries $265,000 annual salary plus extra $50,000 ‘representation’ allowance

UN Rapporteur on Human Rights weaves together legal work she undertakes to achieve justice for Palestinians, with personal story

A powerful US media and entertainment figure, he later became one of the world’s leading environmentalists

Swiss case brings virus outbreak to a total ​of eight, three of them confirmed by laboratory testing

Rite & Reason: Democracies need to stand up for international law, not collude in its dismemberment

Outgoing Ambassador to the UK receives gong just before taking up new post as Ireland’s Ambassador to the UN

Average household’s annual electricity bill will rise by €168 and gas by €171

Announcement comes as 60 countries agree landmark move to phase out oil, gas and coal

Many Israelis, including those sympathetic to Palestinians, see the annual flotilla as political theatre that changes little

Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort

US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz

Commission blames demonstrators for disturbances, infuriating government’s opponents who accused it of bias

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill journalist and wound photographer as rescue efforts hampered

For a group of former UCD students, a return trip to China marks half a century since an improbable tour that unfolded at a pivotal moment in the country’s history

President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programme

Protesters condemn US-Israeli war on Iran and call for referendum on Triple Lock

Developed countries could help by strengthening co-operation with developing ones and ensuring their full participation in global trade

There are now 33 million people who need humanitarian assistance

Two-third’s of country’s 34m population in need of aid after three years of war

The State is planning to adopt a system that will allow big business to bully states into adopting policies that favour corporate profits

Tiro Association for Arts has three rehabilitated cinemas in Lebanon, now also functioning as shelters for displaced people

It is not a coincidence that a French-owned ship was allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Safety concerns for more than 300 Irish soldiers at Camp Shamrock as Israel seizes territory

Separately, a US A-10 attack aircraft crashed after being struck by Iranian defence forces, Tehran says

In a wider geopolitical context of escalating conflict, and growing militarisation, someone must stand up for peace

President claims ‘new regime’ has asked for ceasefire, a claim denied by Tehran, as fighting continues in Lebanon