Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
Gulf states’ reliance on jets to battle waves of inexpensive Shaheds is testing their finances, pilots and planes
A 56-year-old former soldier in the Soviet army is one of hundreds of energy workers working to restore power in freezing conditions
The Ukrainian director of Two Prosecutors, who studied maths and AI, says although a film may be about something tragic, ‘it is still a work of art, and its form has to be harmonious’
From ‘token navy’ to sub-hunters: The plans to transform the Irish Naval Service into a modern military force
A dual examination of the decline of imperial Russia and the backdrop against which Rasputin’s influence was enabled
The Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin is a record of something totally unseen in the world outside Russia
French energy company rejects allegation of complicity in war crimes
Political danger of an inflation spike will focus the minds at Brussels summit on Thursday
Ukrainian president warns against US move to ease sanctions on Russian oil
EU leaders frustrated at being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations
US issues 30-day waiver for purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea; Moscow says lifting of sanctions ‘increasingly inevitable’
Behind Trump’s erratic policies there is one common thread: to check China’s rise
Television: Slice-of-life memories a stark reminder of arbitrary cruelty of former Soviet Union
Cyber security, information-sharing and joint procurement initiatives also covered in deal
Slower driving, switching gas and electricity supplier and turning off immersion among ways of saving
Existing laws will be updated to give the service ‘clearly defined statutory powers at sea to counter threats in our maritime domain’
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
But renewable energy relies on resources that will never run out and cannot be cut off as act of aggression
One Congress member is even apparently tabling a Bill to allow the US president to serve a third term
Donald Trump considers easing sanctions on Russia as part of package of options to combat spiking global oil prices
Lacking an endgame, public support or regional buy‑in, Trump’s Iran war risks exposing US limits more starkly than any battlefield outcome
More than 19,500 children have been forcibly displaced or illegally deported to Russia and Belarus during Ukraine war
Dmitry Simbaev was detained last August after ‘anti-Russian’ messages were found on his phone
Irish consumers could face hikes in domestic energy, food and mortgages if conflict drags on
Coalition is taking a cautious approach amid the Middle East conflict and resisting Opposition calls for immediate action
Oil-price rises from prolonged Middle East conflict could give much-needed boost to flagging Russian economy
Moscow’s forces launch 480 drones and 29 missiles targeting country’s energy and railway infrastructure
It’s not just stranded tourists and discommoded influencers who have been repatriated, Eoin Hayes has returned to the Dáil
US and its allies seek Kyiv’s expertise in countering Iran’s drones
Minister says intervention at this stage ‘highly unlikely’, arguing that last year’s budget measures were ‘permanent, affordable and sustainable’
But Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins emerges as unlikely star in Fianna Fáil’s leader’s two hours of need
Hungary and Slovakia accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of an attack by Moscow on Druzhba pipeline
Arthur Velker moved to Ireland from Siberia as a child
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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