Two days of peace talks in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia ended on Wednesday without a breakthrough, with Ukrainian resident Volodymyr Zelenskiy accusing Moscow of stalling US-mediated efforts to end the four-year war. Ukraine has faced repeated pressure from US president Donald Trump to agree to a deal that could mean painful concessions, as Russian … Read more
The killing of Renée Good by a US immigration agent in Minnesota last month and the fatal beating of an Iran schoolgirl by the country’s security forces in 2022 are among subjects tackled on a new politically-charged EP by U2. Days of Ash, which features five new songs and a poem, is billed by its … Read more
The signal receiver made by the Irish company Taoglas is tiny, cheap and almost weightless. It is a mass-produced ceramic antenna designed to be fitted to a circuit board which allows it to receive GPS signals. The chip is not very advanced and has long been superseded by newer models. In fact, the company, which … Read more
Electronic components from Irish companies are being shipped to Russia in vast quantities where they are often fitted to “kamikaze drones” for use against civilian targets in Ukraine, an Irish Times investigation has found. This is despite EU export bans introduced following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, designed to shut off the … Read more
Heavy JD Vance vibes still hung in the air of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday when US chief diplomat Marco Rubio decided to spare the transatlantic relationship a Valentine’s Day massacre. Though more conciliatory than the US vice-president a year ago, it was still no love-in as Rubio dropped key Trumpian messages – … Read more
Minister of State Marian Harkin has said she believes the forthcoming football fixtures between Ireland and Israel should not go ahead, a position in contrast with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Ireland’s recent draw in the Uefa Nations League has sparked controversy given the recent Gaza conflict. On Saturday, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald also called … Read more
The US wants Russia and Ukraine to find a solution on how to end the war, the largest since the second World War, before summer, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. In remarks to reporters released by his office on Saturday, Zelenskiy said Washington had proposed a new round of talks between Kyiv and Moscow to … Read more
US president Donald Trump has claimed Russia’s president Vladimir Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for one week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme cold in Ukraine. The short-term ceasefire, which has not been confirmed by either Ukraine or Russia, was announced during a … Read more
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise, as Russian attacks plunged Ukraine into its deepest energy crisis of the four-year war. Kyiv is under mounting US pressure to reach a peace deal in the war triggered by Russia’s full-scale … Read more
Irish households are being urged to stockpile at least 72 hours of essentials as the EU warns that rising global tensions could trigger crises. March 26, 2025 – European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib hold a press conference in Brussels, Belgium urging all EU citizens to start stockpiling essentials (Image: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu … Read more