7 h. ago US announces heavy sanctions on Russia as Trump says Putin wasn't 'honest' in Ukraine talks

The EU announced today that it will also be imposing sanctions on Russian oil.

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9 h. ago US prepares new sanctions as Russian attack kills six in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has said his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold.

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12 h. ago Central Bank boss says ICJ opinion not considered in Israeli 'war bonds' transfer to Luxembourg

The committee heard that if Ireland had denied the approval of the transfer, Israel would not have been able to issue its bonds for this year.

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12 h. ago Zelenskiy says Trump call for ending war at current frontlines ‘good compromise’

Russia holds nuclear drills, including practice missile launches, after delay to summit between Putin and US president

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22 h. ago Five killed in massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine

The attack comes a day after US President Donald Trump put his planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on hold.

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22 h. ago Five killed in massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine – officials

The attack comes as US President Donald Trump said his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold.

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24 h. ago What exactly does Vladimir Putin hold over the cowardly Donald Trump?

And what has Russian leader said or threatened to prompt US president’s volte-face on Ukraine?

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25 h. ago ‘It won’t stop with Ukraine’: Former POWs saw only lust for war, conquest in Russian jails

UN says brutal abuse of Ukrainian captives is rife as Kremlin withdraws from European anti-torture convention

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31 h. ago Northern Ireland Open: Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson win in Belfast

Northern Ireland Open: Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson win in Belfast  BBC

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36 h. ago Trump's promised Budapest meeting with Putin is no longer happening

The Kremlin said there was no “precise timeframe” for a summit between Trump and Putin.

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36 h. ago New stamp commemorates Irish priest who saved thousands from the Nazis

Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty saved more than 6,000 Allied prisoners of war, anti-Fascists, and Jews from Nazi concentration and prisoner-of-war camps.

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36 h. ago Irish priest who saved thousands from the Nazis commemorated with new stamp

Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty saved more than 6,000 Allied prisoners of war, anti-Fascists, and Jews from Nazi concentration and prisoner-of-war camps.

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37 h. ago Legal term 'child pornography' to be changed to 'child sexual abuse material'

The provision will not change any legislative provisions and is simply a replacing of the current term in use.

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38 h. ago Trump threatens Hamas with 'fast furious and brutal force' in push on next Gaza truce step

Hamas released another hostage body late on Monday and said it would hand over two more late on Tuesday

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41 h. ago JD Vance arrives in Israel to shore up fragile ceasefire in Gaza after pitstop in Shannon

The Trump administration has redoubled its efforts to cement the peace agreement it helped to broker.

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42 h. ago White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

The White House has moved ahead with the massive construction project despite not yet having sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission.

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44 h. ago 'War on dereliction’ as 13 councils fail to acquire any derelict site through CPO last year

Eight local authorities also failed to commence a CPO.

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46 h. ago JD Vance lands in Shannon en route to Israel as Trump warns Hamas against breaching ceasefire

The Trump administration has redoubled its efforts to cement the peace agreement it helped to broker.

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47 h. ago Trump threatens to 'eradicate' Hamas if it breaches fragile ceasefire with Israel

US Vice President JD Vance is travelling to Israel today in an attempt to bolster the agreement.

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47 h. ago Keith Duggan: Staying loyal to Donald Trump tests Republican speaker’s survival skills

Mike Johnson finds himself with plenty of explaining to do amid US government shutdown, the president’s social media outbursts and growing pressure to release the Jeffrey Epstein files

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