A statement issued by the brother of Finbar Cafferkey says he was "against all forms of imperialism"

Finbar Cafferky, from Achill Island, Co Mayo, is reported to have been a military volunteer in the eastern part of the country

Sometimes focusing on the headlines can provoke the feeling that the human race is in terminal decline

Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on Monday.

The entire Russian Pacific fleet was put on high alert on Friday for snap drills that will involve practice missile launches in a massive show of force amid the tensions with the west over the fighting in Ukraine.

On a visit to New Delhi, Kyiv’s deputy foreign affairs minister Emine Dzhaparova highlighted Ukraine’s desire to build a stronger and closer relationship with India

Finland, which has an 830-mile border with Russia, formally became the 31st member of the bloc in a ceremony at Nato’s Brussels headquarters on Tuesday.

Ukrainians whose medical cards are due for annual review soon are set to get a three-month extension.

Mr Varadkar said European support of Ukraine means increasing supply of ammunition

Sites being examined include Columb Barracks in Mullingar, as well as Thornton Hall and the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin

The Wagner Group, led by warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been fighting bloody battles alongside the Russian President’s armed forced in areas of eastern Ukraine.

The girls have vivid traumatic memories of the start of Russia’s bombing campaign in Ukraine.

"After the victory, we will have to rebuild the country. It should be smart, prominent young people who should do it."

Milla Jovovich has announced the auction of a special one-of-a-kind gown to raise money for charity in Ukraine.

The title could be heading to somewhere other than either of Ukraine’s traditional football powerhouses.

The group claimed responsibility for the 500 square metre blue and yellow flag, painted on Bayswater Road in London on Thursday, saying they did it to mark Friday’s first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Decades-old poem The Moon Of Kyiv has been turned into a special picture book to raise funds for children in Ukraine on the first anniversary of the conflict.

A huge operation to help rebuild Ukrainian railways bombed by the Russian army will play a critical role in ensuring the country “wins the war”, the British transport secretary has said.

Surge in profits gave companies scope to increase spending on oil and gas projects, and a chance for some to rethink energy transition strategies

A court in Moscow upheld a verdict to revoke the license of a top independent newspaper that has been critical of the Kremlin for years.

The UK said it is not practical to provide sophisticated planes used by the RAF, such as Typhoons and F-35s, while US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighters

The claims that male refugees or black men carried out the attack have fuelled and heightened anti-refugee protests in Finglas in recent days

Ukraine is hoping that the war will be over in May so citizens can travel to see the Eurovision Song Contest, a manager at the country’s public broadcaster said.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) shared photographs of people exiting an RAF plane on Sunday to announce the arrivals.

The Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) tragedy was/is a shameful travesty of trust and care by any and all standards, bar none.

The US may also supply Abrams tanks in what will be a potential game-changer on the battlefield

Boris Johnson has made a surprise visit to Ukraine, saying it was a “privilege” to be there to show solidarity with the war-torn nation.

Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin will not use nuclear weapons, comparing the Russian president to “the fat boy in Dickens” who wants to “make our flesh creep” with hollow threats.

Minister O’Gorman said at the time that every effort was being made to ensure that tents would not be used again

Organisers initially decided spectators could bring Russian and Belarusian flags into the arena.

Uncertainty over Ukraine war, weakening demand for Irish goods, and EU-wide policy of dampening inflation present risks to Ireland but finance minister says we can 'weather the storm'

EVERY time I write this column, I learn a ton of new stuff, and that’s my favourite thing about being a writer. Writing is a way to ask questions, however basic or complex, to think things through and eventually form an opinion of your own.

A leap of faith that paid off — it would be a crime against our children and our grandchildren not to continue and enhance this relationship

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s has used his New Year address to the nation to lash out at the West and Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine cast a long shadow as Russia entered 2023. Cities curtailed festivities and fireworks.

China’s poor management of Covid-19 and Russia’s war against Ukraine are two global cataclysms beyond our control, creating ripe conditions for a rise in extremist populism, writes Joseph E Stiglitz

The Irish Refugee Council identified 'grievous risks' when it visited the site in November

The Fine Gael leader said he believes many of the Ukrainians who have fled their country since the outbreak of war will stay in Ireland long term.

Ukrainian authorities reported blasts in at least four cities.

The strikes targeting energy infrastructure have been part of a new Russian strategy to try to freeze Ukrainians into submission after several key battlefield losses by Russian forces in recent months.

During his weekly general audience, Francis called for “concrete gestures” of charity for Ukrainians this holiday season. “It’s nice to celebrate Christmas and have parties but let’

Bulgaria previously agreed to repair Ukrainian military equipment at its factories but refused to send weapons directly due to opposition from President Rumen Radev and the country’s Moscow-friendly political parties.

“If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong,” Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

Oleksandra Matviychuk of Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties told a news conference in Oslo, Norway, that such a tribunal should be established to hold Mr Putin, as well as Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko “and other war criminals”, accountable.

A top Ukrainian official Oleksandr Tkachenko has urged the country’s allies to boycott Russian culture – and ban Russian composer Tchaikovsky from performances – until the “bloody invasion” comes to an end.