‘To flood this place again would be a crime’: Ukraine’s Great Meadow springs back to life after destruction of dam
Ukrainians debate whether to rebuild reservoir after the war or protect new landscape of meadows, wooded islands, lakes and streams
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Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for more than 10 years for taking pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give pro-Russian TV interviews and make speeches in EU Parliament, where he was an MEP
Europe scrambles to respond as US-Russian peace plan pressures Ukraine to cede territory
Ukrainian officials say Zelenskiy is being pressed to agree to 28-point plan negotiated by the US and Russia
Gardaí identify Irish group helping launder cash for Russian sanction dodgers and Kinahans
Gardaí take role in NCA investigation into groups laundering money for Kinahans and other criminal organisations
Land giveaways, weakened Ukrainian army and Russia in G8: Trump’s 28-point peace plan
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
Irish general Seán Clancy says Europe can no longer sit back: ‘Ukraine is the front line’
Chair of EU’s highest military body says push to spend more on defence is not about ‘militarisation’ of society
Helen McEntee briefed on Russian spy ship movements by military chief
At least one Naval vessel and a maritime patrol aircraft on standby in case ship changes course
‘It’s about Ukraine accepting’: Latest Trump peace plan blindsides European allies
Reported proposal appears to be a settlement mostly on Moscow’s terms
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine, urge Zelenskiy to accept
Proposal, described as ‘heavily tilted towards Russia’, envisages major concessions by Kyiv to end war
Three children among 25 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment buildings
Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that may bring Russia’s invasion to an end
‘I never imagined this terrible sequel’: Civilians flee eastern Ukraine as danger zone spreads
Cities that were briefly occupied in 2014 now under intensifying Russian attack
Russian spy ship on course for Irish waters, with UK threatening ‘military options’
Vessel has automated tracker turned off but is being followed by RAF aircraft patrolling Scottish coast
UN vote to approve Gaza peace plan angers Israeli right-wingers
Netanyahu reiterates ‘opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed’ in response to far-right ministers
Two Ukrainians working with Russia are suspected of blowing up Polish railway track
Donald Tusk says suspects have already fled to Belarus as Moscow dismissed accusations of involvement in plot
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UN Security Council votes to adopt US resolution on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Text authorises an international stabilisation force which would ensure process of demilitarising Palestinian enclave
Poland railway blast was ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’, says Donald Tusk
No casualties following incident on Warsaw-Lubin line used for deliveries to Ukraine
Ukraine in ‘urgent’ need of funds, von der Leyen warns EU leaders
No ‘easy options’ to plug looming wartime budget shortfall in Ukraine, commission president says
Zelenskiy comes under fire as corruption scandal complicates Ukraine’s fight and energy woes
Ukrainian president scrambles to stem corruption fallout as battlefield pressures and winter energy crisis intensify
Widow of Chernobyl engineer among seven killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
Nataliia Khodemchuk’s husband Valerii died inside the nuclear plant’s reactor number four in 1986
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The conflict initiated by Russia no longer takes places solely on the battlefields of Ukraine
Russia pounds Ukraine with drone and missile attacks
Strikes hit residential buildings, triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the Ukrainian capital
Does anyone believe Russia would respect Irish neutrality in a major war in Europe?
If Russia strikes the UK, they won’t stop at Ireland, a German professor of international politics warns
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party
Ukraine races to move civilians from line of fire amid Russian advances in Zaporizhzhia
Kyiv says its military has fallen back from at least six villages along southern front line over the past two days
Funeral of Dubliner killed fighting for Ukraine to take place after remains recovered
Alex Ryzhuk (20), Rathmines, south Dublin, killed in Russian drone attack in August 2024
Reality bites as Germany begins slow creep away from pacifist idealism
Left-wing firebrand Sahra Wagenknecht takes a back seat as country debates military service and main Protestant church revises pacifist tradition
Ukraine’s vital rail network frays under mounting Russian missile and drone strikes
Train services to two eastern cities halted as front line nears and attacks on infrastructure intensify
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Ukraine strikes cut power and heating in two Russian cities
Sergey Lavrov says he is ready to meet US secretary of state Marco Rubio to discuss the war
UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions
Drones have been spotted above Belgian airports and military bases in the last week
Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four
Zelenskiy calls for more sanctions after strikes damage energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Poltava and Kharkiv regions
‘God only knows what will be tried’: EU leaders’ safety in Ireland comes under spotlight
Friendly warships and threats from drones: planning steps up for major summit in Ireland next year as part of the EU presidency
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