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The rapid-response Battlegroup is due to be stood up in January but less than 20 per cent of places have been filled

Rose Revolution leader says West’s weakness emboldened Russia to attack Georgia and Ukraine

Cypriot financial services firms helped at least 96 oligarchs manage massive global investments including in hedge funds in Dublin

Cyprus Confidential: ICIJ-led investigation reveals how Mediterranean island ignores Russian atrocities and western sanctions to cash in on Putin’s oligarchs

Queen’s University Belfast research finds opioids most common contributing factor in deaths due to misuse of illegal substances

Nona Mamulashvili has co-founded a civic group to campaign for Georgia’s future in Europe, while her brother Mamuka leads the Georgian Legion against Russian forces in Ukraine

Josep Borrell outlined proposals for a long-term solution he said could be pursued with the support of the US and the Arab States

Tax is contested territory internationally and the Apple case ,together with huge revenues from big multinationals, means Ireland will remain in the spotlight

Debate over military aid comes as countries remain in discussion over a proposal to give Kyiv €50bn in economic assistance

Israel’s allies do not have infinite patience for its retaliation, but allowing it to go so far may have made a long-term solution harder to attain

Brussels says more reforms required in three states where Russia wants influence

The case for an energy supergrid is clearcut, the idea just hasn’t reached far enough into political consciousness

EU says new legislation driven growing concerns over patient access to new medicines and security of supply

Irish Times political editor Pat Leahy’s guide to the five things the Government needs to tackle over the next year

European Union’s position seems likely to fracture further, rather than coalesce, as conflict in enclave continues to intensify

Reforms debated to ensure EU continues to function if it adds new member states such as Ukraine

Perceived double standards have poisoned European efforts to build international solidarity for Ukraine and isolate Russia

Irish Small and Medium-sized Enterprise association warns on costs

EU calls for ‘humanitarian pause in Gaza, Whale body-slams windsurfer at Sydney beach, what next for Web Summit, and Sonia O’Sullivan on running the Dublin Marathon

Government will have hoped that signing up for OECD tax deal would take the heat off – but the surging revenues of recent years are getting more and more attention

It comes as Irish Government urges all Irish citizens to leave Lebanon

Jakov Milatović insists that, of the 10 countries seeking membership, Montenegro is the true front-runner

Leader's meeting with Putin is questionable

The row was sparked by a presentation given by Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman on a proposed new approach which would see Ukrainian refugees accommodated for only 90 days before being sent to the private sector

Hamas releases two Israeli women who were taken hostage on October 7th

Aid trucks held up at Gaza border amid concerns from Israel that supplies could be used by Hamas

Pan-European Stoxx 600 ends 0.1 per cent lower after declines of over 3 per cent in the previous week

Tank and infantry raids struck Hamas targets and sought information on 222 hostages being held, Israeli military says

Tánaiste Micheál Martin says suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza ‘not acceptable at all’

Seeing leaders reject peace - the very thing the European Union was built to foster and protect - shatters trust

MEP says ‘strong’ legal advice from some member states suggests EU-wide rape law would be ‘overreach’ as legal foundation of sexual exploitation was to target trafficking

Russia claims destruction of Ukrainian military’s fuel, ammunition depots near Zelenskiy’s hometown

World View: The results of two recent referendums are a reminder that yes/no answers to complex questions are not really that useful

Twenty-two-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman died after being arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s mandatory headscarf law

Friends of the Irish Environment sought to quash Food Vision 2030 on grounds it was not subjected to adequate environmental impact assessments

That’s Maths: Simulation models can create virtual environments of interacting components that model the ocean, the atmosphere or the biosphere

In the News podcast: Derek Scally on the implications of Donald Tusk's coalition defeat over Poland's ruling Law and Justice party

Clear differences emerge between Government and Opposition on events in Israel and Gaza

Israel says military intelligence suggests Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital hit by failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad military group

The CSO figures show, above all, the enormous economic impact of EU membership, based on access to the Single Market and a remarkable rise in exports