Hungary’s prime minister-elect accuses foreign minister of shredding confidential EU files
Péter Magyar said he would rebuild relations with Europe and end the country’s ties to Russia
Russia
Viktor Orbán stifled the press at home and cultivated media friends abroad
He showed how the international illiberal right could survive inside a liberal democratic alliance
Echoes of 1989 as Hungarians deliver crushing defeat to Orbán
Budapest erupted into celebration after a landslide vote, with scenes recalling the last heady moment when Hungary felt history turning.
Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
Both sides reported more than 1,000 drone and shelling attacks after the 32-hour truce began on Saturday
Lara Marlowe: A far-right victory in France would be a win for Putin and Trump
The RN’s challenge for the next year is to bring on board the bulk of the right, the traditional right as well as their hard core far-right supporters
Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter
Moves follows proposal by Volodymyr Zelenskiy from earlier this week to obverse pause in fighting during celebration
‘We see you’: Britain claims it rumbled ‘secret’ Russian plot to interfere with subsea cables
UK’s defence secretary John Healey says covert Russian submarines have left location near UK territorial waters after being tracked for over a month
Orban re-election would force a rethink of how EU takes decisions
Outcome of viciously fought election in Budapest has big implications for the EU’s foreign policymaking
‘Russia is a threat to everyone’: Moldovan president on election interference and EU aspirations
Maia Sandu met Taoiseach and President during visit to Dublin on Wednesday
Czech Republic took in huge numbers of Ukrainians. Its new government is not so welcoming
Right-wing populist government in Prague plans to cut off military aid to Kyiv and wants restrictions on refugee 'protection' for Ukrainians
Trump is hastening Britain’s return to the EU
Economics, security and domestic politics all point the Starmer government towards Brussels
From Rasputin to Putin: Why Russia will never learn from its history
Antony Beevor says Rasputin was a historically important figure who accelerated the demise of the Romanov dynasty
Convoy of Russian shadow-fleet tankers monitored off west coast
Five of the vessels travel through Irish exclusive economic zone in likely bid to discourage boarding attempts, say military sources
‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service
In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State
Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick records profits of €103m
Accounts just filed show it returned to the black in 2024
Moonstruck: A geologist’s playground, an elite retreat or a staging post to a new frontier?
From megalithic art to science fiction, Earth’s sole natural satellite has compelled us, scared us and been the site of our fantasies
McEntee forced to cancel trip to Lebanon after Defence Forces flagged concern over risks
Minister for Defence was set to fly into Beirut, travel under armed convoy close to Israeli border to meet Irish Unifil troops
Sinn Féin swaps cynical populism for pragmatism on Northern Ireland property tax rises
Some thought has gone into the psychology of carefully boiling the fiscal frog
Taoiseach concerned at reports Aughinish plant supplying ‘Russian war effort’
Micheál Martin rejects accusation Government speaking out of both sides of its mouth by supporting Ukraine and Aughinish Alumina
Ukraine ‘to be among priorities of Ireland’s EU presidency’
Helen McEntee to visit Kyiv on Wednesday for first time since taking office
Hungary under fire after leaked audio reveals efforts to help Russia overturn EU sanctions
Recording purports to capture phone call between foreign ministers of Hungary and Russia
Can Mongolia’s third prime minister in under a year stay in the job?
Global Briefing: Protests have continued for months over high prices, fuel shortages and plans for a highway to ease Ulaanbaatar traffic
Four stories that Albert Camus might choose to tell if he were alive today
Author’s speech 80 years ago, on how ideology is used to excuse or celebrate death, feels suddenly current
‘Very damning’ - Investigation may prompt EU to look again at alumina sanctions
High risk of material feeding ‘military industrial complex’ amid Ukraine invasion, envoy says
Message from the Editor: How our Aughinish investigation came together
IT Sunday: Information emerged that cast new light on activities of Limerick plant at centre of tensions between Russia and the West
The €500m hole in Chernobyl’s roof: A race to repair damage from a Russian drone
Ukraine’s financially strapped government has taken the first steps to fix the hole made by the attack drone
‘That’s a lie’: Rubio denies Zelenskiy claim US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas
Ukrainian leader said US was making its offer of security guarantees contingent on ceding the industrial heartland
Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick
Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine
Russia-bound cargo ship seen dropping anchor near subsea cables off Irish coast
Vessel, named Arne, regularly transports alumina from Co Limerick’s Aughinish plant to St Petersburg
Man who assaulted woman during call with Barron Trump jailed for four years
Russian man drunkenly beat up victim when he became jealous of her friendship with US president’s son
Aughinish exposes a general trend in State attitude to Ukraine, Palestine, human rights ...
The Achilles heel in Irish foreign policy is a deep and persistent unwillingness to properly regulate powerful corporate actors
Without weapons for the Naval Service, our bark will be worse than our bite
What happens when navy vessels with improved detection systems do find a hostile ship?
‘Significant role’ of Aughinish Alumina for civilian use must be considered in further Russian sanctions
Helen McEntee says 20th package of sanctions under discussion over Ukraine war; Limerick plant under pressure over weaponry links
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