Ukrainian strikes kill three, Russian officials say, as Kyiv and Moscow exchange fire
Ukrainian reciprocal strikes follow Russian attack that killed 31 wounded and 150 earlier this week
Russia
Trump orders nuclear submarines to move near Russia
The US president and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have traded taunts in recent days
Criminals set up fake Irish Government agency for counterfeit maritime certs
Forged documents allow ships to pass port inspections, skirt employment law and safety rules
The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok: Three decades on, echoes remain in today’s turbulent world
Zubok argues that the West played a key role in creating the Russia we face today
Many countries downgrade tsunami warnings after powerful earthquake off Russia
One of the world’s strongest quakes hits off eastern Russia, with 4m-high waves reported there
China warns Britain against meddling in Taiwan
Military spokesman reacts to British defence secretary’s remarks on region, that Taiwan question purely an ‘internal affair of China’
Kremlin plays down US threat as Donald Trump targets India over Russia oil, arms ties
New Delhi and Beijing to face punitive US tariffs unless Moscow agrees Ukraine ceasefire by August 8th
We must be honest about who Vladimir Putin is. His goal is not peace, but empire
There is a dangerous silence on the crime that made all other atrocities possible: the crime of aggression
Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine after Trump shortens peace deal deadline
Prison bombed three years to the night after similar strike killed more than 50 Ukrainians
Donald Trump tells Moscow to reach peace deal with Kyiv in 10-12 days or face severe tariffs
US president’s patience with Kremlin wearing thin at lack of progress in ending Europe’s largest armed conflict since 1945
Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg as Putin visits city to mark Navy Day
Russian ministry says air defence units downed 291 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones
Overnight Russian barrage kills three, Ukrainian officials say
Moscow launched 235 drones and 27 missiles in latest attack, according to Ukraine’s air force
Ukraine says it is holding back Russia’s offensive but has only received pledges for three Patriot systems
Volodymyr Zelenskiy renews call for summit with Vladimir Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war
How a Chinese border town keeps Russia’s economy afloat
The flow of goods in Manzhouli, China’s main border crossing with Russia, underscores close ties between the countries, complicating Beijing’s relationship with Europe
Some 48 people, including 5 children, die after plane crashes in Russia
Russian government announces investigation into cause of incident
Two killed and dozens hurt in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Kremlin rebuffs calls for summer summit
Ukrainian president tries to defuse domestic and western concern over anti-corruption efforts
Kremlin predicts ‘very difficult’ meeting as Ukraine-Russia peace talks resume
Kyiv says it will push for full ceasefire and Zelenskiy-Putin summit during negotiations in Istanbul
What is behind the suspicious and bizarre behavior of Russian ships around Ireland?
In the News podcast: Conor Gallagher on the dramatic rise in number of sanctioned Russian ships sailing through Irish-controlled waters
Volodymyr Zelenskiy orders officials to prepare for new peace talks with Russia
Ukrainian president accused by critics of aiming to crush the independence of anti-corruption agencies
‘I have Star Wars going on outside my window’: How Kyiv is coping with upsurge in Russia’s attacks
Intensified mass drone strikes are testing Ukraine’s resilience and air defences like never before
Why is a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ using Irish waters?
Tankers are engaging in suspicious and sometimes bizarre behaviour, raising both environmental and national security concerns
Dramatic increase in number of Russian ‘shadow ships’ in Irish-controlled waters
Naval Service and Air Corps have stepped up monitoring of the vessels
Russia open to peace with Ukraine but ‘our goals’ must be achieved, says Kremlin
Comments come after Trump gives Moscow deadline to agree to ceasefire or face tougher sanctions
Volodymyr Zelenskiy offers Russia more peace talks next week
Ukraine and Russia have held two rounds of talks in Istanbul over the past five months
Trump’s threats against Russia are a charade meant to buy Putin time
Worldview: Trump basically gave Putin 50 days’ protection from new sanctions, says Phillips Payson O’Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews in Scotland
Ukraine hails fresh EU sanctions on Russia, but tensions flare with Hungary and Slovakia
Kyiv denies Budapest’s claims that an ethnic Hungarian conscript was beaten to death
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
Ukraine overhauls government to boost defence production and ties with US
Kyiv to receive more Patriot missiles ‘as soon as possible’, Nato commander says
Kremlin calls for more US pressure on Ukraine and lambasts ‘militaristic’ Europe
But drop in drone strikes during Trump envoy’s visit to Kyiv shows Russia is ‘afraid of America’, Zelenskiy says
Moscow rejects ‘enormous’ and ‘indecent’ western pressure over Ukraine
Some in Ukraine question why Trump gave Russia 50 more days to bombard them
Trump agrees arms deal for Ukraine and gives Russia ‘50 days’ to make peace or face tariffs
US leader says phone calls with Vladimir Putin are ‘very pleasant - and then the missiles go off’
Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
US president is reportedly set to announce a new plan to arm Ukraine with offensive weapons
Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least six in Ukraine
Drone and missile strikes part of intensified bombing campaign
Trump offers to send more arms to Ukraine via Nato allies
US president appears to cool on Vladimir Putin and welcomes move for further sanctions against Russia
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