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Ukraine has received about $100bn a year in external support to fund its resistance to Russian aggression. America and Europe have largely footed the bill. But the Trump administration is now slashing…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 100 drones at civilian areas of Ukraine overnight, authorities said Monday, as the Kremlin dismissed the country’s transport chief after a weekend of travel…

The future of UN-backed missions involving a small number of Irish troops in Bosnia and the Mediterranean could be at risk as a result of Russian opposition, Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris has warned.

In a formal report to the…

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned Israeli-US strikes against Iran during a meeting Sunday with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro,…

To a considerable degree, President Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024 because voters embraced his message of keeping America out of protracted conflicts and his promise to end the war in Ukraine.

The administration has made substantial…

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Liechtenstein has launched an emergency task force to tackle a crisis of “zombie” trusts, which has left hundreds of…

The war between Russia and Ukraine began with an unprovoked combined air and ground assault, then settled into a mid-twentieth-century-style artillery standoff, and has now evolved into the world’s first conflict waged largely by drones.

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In this image released by @DrSJaishankar via X on July 7, 2025, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, in Brazil. Photo…