The Irish Times

Ukraine says 87 killed in strike on barracks in worst military loss of war

Russian mine clearers sweep captured Azovstal plant for landmines

Mon May 23 2022 - 06:57

Macron and Le Pen hit campaign trail as run-off looms

President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 13:13

Nightclub explosion in Azerbaijan capital kills one, injures 31

Explosion which sparked a fire is believed to have been caused by gas leak

Sun Apr 03 2022 - 08:51

Ukraine to discuss neutrality under peace deal but referendum essential, says Zelenskiy

US has no strategy for regime change in Russia, says Anthony Blinken

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 07:57

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 29 of the invasion

Biden to join leaders at Nato, G7, EU summits a month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 08:18

Russia: Over 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in 49 cities, monitor says

BBC World News taken off air in country as work of journalists and staff temporarily suspended

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 18:34

Drone-flying banned in UAE after attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

US and UK navies seize fertiliser and drugs from boats in Gulf of Oman

Sun Jan 23 2022 - 10:17

Foreign meddling behind Kazakhstan unrest, Putin claims

President says Russian-led forces should ensure failure of future ‘colour revolutions’

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 13:18

Mosque explosion in Afghanistan kills at least 35

More than 68 wounded in Kandahar in attacks undermining Taliban claims of control

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 11:55

Court told Egypt obstructed investigation into Italian student’s murder

Prosecutor urges Rome court to proceed with trial in absentia of four accused

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 18:55

At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN

Human rights official says group conducting house-to-house searches and threatening journalists

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 23:37

Rockets land near Afghan presidential palace during Eid prayers

Attack interrupted outdoor gathering in compound attended by president

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 07:22

Cuba protests: one man killed and more than 100 missing in historic unrest

Activists, protesters and journalists reportedly detained in security crackdown

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 09:24

Ikea France fined €1m for spying on its employees

French subsidiary of furniture giant collected data on police records and private finances

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 18:22

At least 10 charity workers killed in attack in Afghanistan

Taliban denies role in attack on camp of mine-clearing charity Halo Trust

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 19:21

What Ireland can learn from Estonia in fixing cyber vulnerabilities

Europe Letter: Robust digital security in the modern state is basic civil defence

Wed May 26 2021 - 20:00

Estonia at the fore of cyber security after major attack in 2007

Tallinn is headquarters of Nato’s cyber defence centre of excellence, which Ireland is now joining as a contributing partner

Sat May 22 2021 - 01:00

Taliban announce three-day ceasefire as Afghanistan violence surges

Move as 11 killed in new attack but group denies school bombing that killed dozens

Mon May 10 2021 - 17:04

Car bomb at Afghanistan guest house kills at least 27 people

High school students among casualties as violence escalates in region

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 21:49

Macron seeks way out crisis caused by police brutality and security law

French president summons senior officials after beating of black man triggers outrage

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 18:44

At least 19 killed in attack on university in Afghanistan

Gunmen were ‘shooting every student they saw’, says witness

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 14:22

Coronavirus surges in Europe as some countries see record daily case numbers

World updates: France and UK consider additional restrictions to combat virus spread

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 11:10

West raises pressure on Belarus to end bloody crackdown on protests

Autocrat Alexander Lukashenko blames unemployed ex-criminals for demonstrations

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 18:05

Boxer trafficked as child wins right to stay in UK after 16 years

Fawaz was chosen to represent Britain in Olympics but could not due to immigration status

Tue Jun 30 2020 - 20:34

Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politics

Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00

Lockdown works in mysterious ways in ‘the most beautiful town in France’

As the cathedral in Chartres reopens, sacred and profane struggle with Covid-19 constraints

Tue May 19 2020 - 20:00

Macron promises to vanquish ‘Islamist separatism’ in France

Critics accuse president of unrolling new strategy to limit losses in March’s elections

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 18:50

Germany’s Muslims call for protection after ‘terror plot’ arrests

Twelve held following police raids alleged to have been planning multiple attacks

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 19:29

Kazakhstan passenger jet crash leaves at least 12 dead

Dutch-made Fokker 100 bound for Kazakh capital lost altitude shortly after take-off

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 18:51

Violent clashes erupt at anniversary of yellow-vest movement

Only 28,000 protesters take to streets in rolling campaign against low pay and poverty

Sun Nov 17 2019 - 18:48

Turkey to deport Lisa Smith and her daughter to Ireland

Islamic State supporter and former Irish Air Corps member interrogated by Turkish officials

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 20:28

Georgia enlists international help to investigate cyber attack

TV stations knocked off air and thousands of websites hacked in wave of disruption

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 17:27

More than 500,000 protest in Barcelona over jailing of politicians

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont briefly detained in Belgium

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 20:23

Drones attack oil field and processing facility in Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim strike targeting facilities operated by Saudi Aramco

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 18:17