‘Eastern Pearl’ first exercise of its type, with plans for more complex British-Irish co-operation amid Russian aggression

Ukrainians expect a winter of attacks intended to plunge cities into cold and darkness

Existential risk remains a ‘huge leap’, experts say, but concerns are growing over AI capability

‘Russia is deliberately expanding the boundaries of what it believes the world will tolerate,’ said foreign minister Andrii Sybiha

Pontiff urges ​Europeans to recall EU’s founding values including the rule of law and the equality of all

Campaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger response

Many citizens are desperate to see past crimes punished. Others worry about reigniting violence

Worldview: Rightward-shifts in major EU states like Germany, France, Poland and Italy present a real threat

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has regular talks with Trump administration, which describes conflict as ‘Biden’s war, not our war’

Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘I’m not a psychologist, but the preparation has definitely been unorthodox’

Irish Times poll results suggest Irish public strongly backs ‘current model of neutrality’ but hasn’t definitely made its mind up

Government minister says signs suggest incident ‘aligns with Russia’s new doctrine of ⁠attack’ as Kyiv suffers heavy bombardment

Inside Politics: Almost one-quarter want the Government to provide supports for energy and home heating bills

Hybrid interference campaign in Europe will continue, pitched below level triggering Nato’s article five

Donald Trump acts as Vladimir Putin’s puppet for reasons that remain shrouded in secrecy

With Alternative for Germany close to power, federal officials want to limit the group’s access to classified intelligence

Prospective citizens say colleagues have left Ireland due to high cost of living and more could leave if changes come into effect

Russia’s supreme court removing the anti-war Yabloko party off the ballot weeks before the vote

The US, China and Russia have all developed anti-satellite systems, some of them ground based but others operating in orbit

Major oil refinery in Russian capital set ablaze as voting draws to a close in stage-managed parliamentary elections