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A 600-metre ridge in southern Lebanon has become a dangerous junction between Israel’s security zone, Hezbollah’s remaining military infrastructure and Iran’s regional strategy. An…
Read articleGermany has formally attributed an attempted explosive-drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport to Russia, which denies involvement. Ireland has summoned Moscow’s ambassador as EU ministers…
Read articleDonald Trump is expected in Dublin on 12 September for meetings with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin before travelling to Doonbeg. Behind…
Read articleBrent crude has climbed back above $95 after renewed US-Iran fighting revived fears over the Strait of Hormuz. The immediate question is whether shipping…
Read articleWashington has struck Revolutionary Guard air defences, radar, maritime and mine-laying capabilities, while Iran has answered with missiles and drones across Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain…
Read articleA significant group of EU governments supports bringing forward part of €45 billion scheduled for Ukraine in 2027 as Kyiv faces a major defence-funding…
Read articleRussia now calls NATO’s expanding Arctic presence a direct security threat, while the Alliance is integrating Nordic forces, surveillance and exercises across the High…
Read articleRenewed US-Iran fighting has pushed oil and government bond yields higher just as inflation was proving harder to contain. Markets are again pricing tighter…
Read articleMore than three years after Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces turned on each other, control of the country has fragmented, Kordofan has…
Read articleThe October 2025 ceasefire ended the hostage crisis and sharply reduced large-scale combat, but Gaza remains divided by military control, Hamas has not completed…
Read articleMore than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion and twelve years after the seizure of Crimea, the war has become a contest of manpower,…
Read articleRenewed US and Iranian attacks have ended a month-long lull, while the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear programme and an intensifying sanctions campaign remain…
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