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Russia Putin
US to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi next week
The United States will mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi in hopes to end Moscow's war on Ukraine

Tue, 03 Nov, 2026

Norway Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine and Russia report hacks of emergency alert apps, spreading false warnings
"The air ​alert app appears to have been subjected to ​enemy influence," Ukraine's airforce said on Telegram 

Mon, 02 Nov, 2026

Belgium Europe Summit
Shona Murray: Putin says he does not want war with Europe. His actions tell a different story
Drone incursions, attacks on civilian targets and delays in US weapons deliveries are testing European security and support for Kyiv

Sat, 31 Oct, 2026

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT-US-DIPLOMACY
Letters to the Editor: Barack Obama is right about old men clinging to power causing chaos
Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump — how much more will the world have to sacrifice to keep these old men feeling important?

Fri, 30 Oct, 2026

Russia US
Shona Murray: Trump is weakening Ukraine and the ICC — will Europe finally stand up to Washington?
As Washington targets the International Criminal Court and weakens support for Ukraine, Shona Murray asks whether Europe will challenge Trump

Sat, 24 Oct, 2026

Government Trade Forum
Helen McEntee: Triple lock not working for Ireland
Ukraine facing 'darkest winter', defence minister tells Representative Association of Commissioned Officers annual conference

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

Trump Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy says US has resumed intelligence sharing on Russian missile strikes
He said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House

Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Seven killed in Ukraine as Russia targets civilian areas in missile blitz
The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky scrambled to ensure more American and European help during a visit to Norway.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

Trump
Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine
President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effect

Sat, 17 Oct, 2026

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
Shona Murray: Trump’s deals with Putin are putting all of Europe at risk
Shona Murray says that Donald Trump’s decisions are strengthening Russia, undermining Ukraine and exposing Europe’s dangerous dependence on Washington

Sat, 17 Oct, 2026

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine hits Russian refinery as Zelensky says 'we're done' with Trump's energy truce
Zelensky's relations with Trump have been testy, particularly after a February 2025 Oval Office meeting descended into a shouting ⁠match.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Flying drone
Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast
Nato source says drones came from Russia, while Romania’s president says attacking commercial ships ‘is unacceptable and has to stop’

Fri, 16 Oct, 2026

Trump
Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings
Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineries

Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

The cables beneath the sea carry our digital lives. What happens when something goes wrong?
S The cables beneath the sea carry our digital lives. What happens when something goes wrong?
From the first transatlantic telegraph to modern fibre-optic networks, Ireland’s connections bring economic benefits and growing security responsibilities

Sat, 10 Oct, 2026

UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 25 in attack Kyiv saw coming
Ukraine intelligence services had concluded that Russia was building up for a “massive” strike

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Aughinish Alumina refinery
Ireland risks losing its moral clarity over Aughinish debacle
Germany's handling of similar issues provides a path for Ireland now — we must use it, or our moral stances are forever open to question, writes John Katsos 

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Russia Desease
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
World Health Organisation detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week

Wed, 07 Oct, 2026

Russia Putin
Fuel shipped to Russia from South Korea as Ukraine war grinds on
Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data found that in July and August over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, was loaded at several South Korean ports on to seven tankers that made 14 voyages to Russia’s far east.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2026

Russia Putin
Germany in danger of becoming embroiled in violent conflict with Russia, intelligence chief warns 
'Russia is determined to bring Ukraine ​to its knees ⁠this coming winter,' Martin Jaeger, head of ​the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), said. 'We must expect Russian attacks of a severity and brutality that we have not yet seen'

Mon, 05 Oct, 2026

Concept image of cables and connections for data transfer in the digital world.3d rendering.
Ireland and Britain conduct first subsea telecoms cable security exercise
The disruption would affect the organs of State and public services, including public utilities, in addition to financial and business services, and the daily lives of citizens

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Turkey NATO Summit Trump
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause

Thu, 01 Oct, 2026

Russia Putin
Russia warns it could use nuclear weapons if Nato tries to isolate Kaliningrad
Moscow accused Nato of escalating tensions and warned any attempt to isolate the Russian exclave could trigger a military response

Wed, 30 Sep, 2026

ADLAI STEVENSON
Gareth O’Callaghan: Why Ireland needs to be ‘emergency ready’ in an increasingly unstable world
A new government booklet prompts a look back at Ireland’s Cold War fears and forward to threats from war, instability and artificial intelligence

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Russia strikes at heart of Ukraine’s digital economy with attacks on ISPs and datacentres
As winter approaches, Kyiv fears disruption to vital networks that keep banks, payment systems and public services running

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

DENMARK-POLITICS-DEFENCE
Russia could attack a Nato country within months, Danish intelligence says
Warning comes hours after Poland says fire at Starlink satellite station was ‘act of sabotage’

Thu, 24 Sep, 2026

‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Kremlin yet to respond publicly to US invitation that is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries

Thu, 24 Sep, 2026

World Leaders Gather For United Nations General Assembly
'Ukraine did not choose this war': Zelenskyy addresses UN General Assembly
The Ukrainian president was speaker number 17 in the morning session of the Assembly, which is taking place in New York

Wed, 23 Sep, 2026

Heimir Hallgrímsson 17/9/2026
Taoiseach says Israeli FA remarks about Ireland manager are ‘unacceptable’
The Taoiseach said Israel should withdraw its criticism of Hallgrímsson after the Ireland manager’s comments about playing against genocide

Tue, 22 Sep, 2026

Trump
Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia
US president to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector

Tue, 22 Sep, 2026

Sun, moon, earth and starfield
US confirms it has deployed weapons into space
Responding to the US announcement, China’s foreign ministry said Washington was “preparing for war in outer space”, and warned against turning space “into a battlefield, as well as an arms race there”.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Who is Umar Kremlev, the Russian oligarch who reportedly helped pay for Donald Trump Jr’s wedding?
The businessman has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most politically connected circles

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Downing Street partygate
Train carrying Boris Johnson may have been intended target of Russian strike, officials say
Ukrainian Railways, which operates the line, said a train carrying several security advisers from European countries as well as Johnson, the former British prime minister, former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and former CIA chief Petraeus had passed through the border crossing shortly before the drone strike.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Turkey NATO Summit Trump
New political turmoil in Kyiv as prosecutor general resigns
Anti-corruption agencies raid offices and arrest a deputy of Ruslan Kravchenko in case linked to alleged laundering of phone scam proceeds. 

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

Koreas Tensions
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in Ukraine

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
US envoys leave Kyiv without breakthrough on ending war
Zelenskyy says after talks with Witkoff and Kushner that Kyiv seeking ‘serious volumes’ of US support for winter defences. 

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Germany Election
Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister says ‘we cannot forget our history’

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

IRELAND-EU-DEFENCE-DIPLOMACY
S Ireland’s neutrality has a security problem — and Europe is starting to notice
Ireland’s low defence spending and reliance on Britain for security have exposed tensions at the heart of its military neutrality

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach to Russia: 'Stop unbelievable Ukrainian carnage instead of lecturing Ireland'
Taoiseach to Russia: 'Stop unbelievable Ukrainian carnage instead of lecturing Ireland'
Mr Martin was responding to Russian ambassador Yuri Filatov’s accusation that the Irish Government was “copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories”

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

power failure Concept
Germany power grid attacks raise fears of potential ‘total blackout’ in Ireland
An engineering expert says simultaneous attacks on major Irish grid assets could overwhelm the system despite built-in safety margins

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

EU Flags Flying at the European Commission Building Brussels Belgium
'EU’s ability to respond to a foreign invasion by 2030 remains in doubt'
European court of auditors says the EU is much better prepared than before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine of 2022, but achieving its goal of defence readiness by the end of the decade would be difficult

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy
Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
Russian airspace becoming 'completely unsafe' for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says
“We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he said in a statement.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Germany Airport Disruption
Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

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