Sucking carbon dioxide from the air just one way we can control global warming
Human ingenuity is providing ways to get us past this pressing problem – which we caused in the first place
Food crisis knocks climate off top of Davos agenda
Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports ‘a weapon of war’ with global repercussions
Ukraine war a turning point in history at which Moscow must be defeated – Zelenskiy
President says up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers dying each day in Donbas amid Russian assault
Russia does not respect Irish neutrality, says French ambassador
Ireland’s stance must ‘evolve’ in the face of new international threats
‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat resigns over war in Ukraine
Arms control adviser Boris Bondarev says foreign ministry riven with ‘lies’
Grim reality of economic divide determines life in Lebanon
Beirut Letter: NGOs and ‘bubbles’ supply shelter, food and medical care to needy
Russian tactics in Ukraine aim to cause unrest in wider world, says McGuinness
EU commissioner says Putin is targeting food production in bid to trigger global disruption
Royal Irish Academy marks election of 29 new members
RIA president commends scholarly achievements, international distinction, contributions to Irish society
North Korea’s Covid cases pass two million amid global concern
WHO officials worry an unchecked spread could give rise to deadlier new variants
Israeli government at risk of collapse after MP quits
Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi accuses coalition of fuelling tensions amid dramatic departure
Surrogacy laws must safeguard against sale of children, says expert
Payment beyond cost of pregnancy could lead to exploitation, committee told
Ukraine war stokes global food crisis that could last years, says UN
UN chief in talks on restoring Kyiv’s grain exports as tens of millions threatened
Centenary of British handover of Cork’s Collins Barracks marked
Minister says troops of 1922 would be proud of role Defence Forces play in peacekeeping
UN Interim Force in Lebanon is not perfect ‘but what is the alternative?’
More than 350 Irish troops are deployed with Polish, Hungarian and Maltese contingents at a camp at al-Tir near Bint Jbeil
‘Alarming new records’ for climate change set last year, says WMO
Human activities causing ‘planetary scale changes’ to oceans, atmosphere and land
A utopian future for the planet: How ‘human solidarity’ can see us through
Sci-fi stories feel irrelevant to writer Kim Stanley Robinson now as his focus shifts to climate change
ANC’s refusal to condemn Russia set to become election issue
Critics point to commercial links as one reason for silence on Putin’s war in Ukraine
Ceremony recalls handing over of seat of British military power in Ireland
The Curragh was the largest British military barracks in Ireland in 1922
The Irish Times view on the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: a real inquiry is essential
Abu Akleh was reporting on Israeli raids and, according to witnesses, was shot with a colleague as she approached a patrol
Closure of service for intellectually disabled adults causing ‘enormous stress’
Residential respite facility in Loughlinstown shut to families in Dublin southeast area
Years of work ahead to hold Russia to account for atrocities it calls ‘fake’
Villager tells how her husband and adult son were gunned down as they drove to hospital
Legislators set to vote in long-stalled Somali presidential election
Leader will have to grapple with crises such as hunger, drought, inflation and climate
Committee urged not to rush decisions on surrogacy law
International surrogacy committee given three-month timeline for recommendations
UN to set up inquiry into possible Russian war crimes
Moscow says resolution passed by Human Rights Council ‘political rout to demonise’ it
Millions of children in danger of malnutrition in Sahel, aid agencies warn
Climate change, drought and war create food and water shortages, Save the Children says
Flooding will threaten more than 8,500 Dublin buildings, climate summit hears
Damaged areas would be concentrated in an area around the mouth of the river Liffey
China hits back at WHO over criticism of zero-Covid strategy
UN body’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said policy not sustainable
Ukrainian troops retaking territory in east as Russian forces focus on Donbas
US warns Moscow preparing for ‘prolonged conflict’ with western-allied neighbour
Global warming could briefly exceed 1.5 degrees by 2026 – report
WMO warns of dangers linked to breaching long-term target set by Paris Agreement
Russian crackdown: Why it takes tremendous courage to protest
Newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov is a rare voice speaking out against Putin’s ‘purpose-built, repressive system’
The Irish Times view on the destruction of ecosystems: Failing to get the message
We lack, nationally and internationally, the political urgency proportionate to threats we face
‘Lack of medication’ as Russia destroys nearly 400 hospitals and medical centres
Fresh effort to evacuate Mariupol civilians has begun as EU to amend oil embargo
Families accuse HSE of wilfully neglecting children with disabilities
Protests to highlight the ‘shambles’ of the reconfigured children’s disability services
Erdogan plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees to north of country
Turkish president facing potential voter backlash over his refugee policy
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