Alisa, a 38-year-old Ukrainian with an office job in the capital, had always enjoyed sports shooting and joined a local territorial defence unit more than a year ago to acquire combat skills. Now she is worried she might have to use those skills in a real war with Russia. “People die, that’s horrible. Even worse is … Read more
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine would lead to the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Mr. Johnson said he wanted people to understand the sheer cost in human life that an incursion into Ukraine would bring, with casualties on both sides. In an … Read more
Ireland and other European Union nations have delivered emergency medical equipment to Ukraine following a request from Kyiv amid an escalation of the crisis with Russia, the European Commission said on Saturday. The request was made by Ukraine on Tuesday, amid rising fears of an imminent Russian invasion. So far emergency aid has come from France, … Read more
A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed race, presented at … Read more
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D. concluded the first leg of an Irish Agrifood trade mission to the Gulf region, with a series of government and business engagements. The Minister met his UAE counterpart her excellency H.E. Mariam Al-Mheiri and signed a Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field … Read more
The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine of Ireland to enhance cooperation in the field of food security. The agreement was signed by Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, (Pictured above) UAE Minister of Climate Change and … Read more
Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan TD traveling to Paris today (14 February) to take part in the Embassy of Ireland annual St Brigid’s Day celebrations. Minister Madigan will be the guest speaker, alongside the French Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, Élisabeth Moreno, at an event co-hosted by … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it is continuing to monitor the situation in Ukraine, but it has no plans to withdraw staff from the Embassy of Ireland in Kyiv at this time. It also said it is in “ongoing direct contact” with Irish families scheduled to travel to Ukraine for surrogacy purposes … Read more
The Taoiseach is in Brittany for a summit of leaders on protecting the world’s oceans. Up to 40 world leaders are participating in the first high-level summit dedicated to the ocean. Hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as a highlight of France’s six-month EU presidency, the three-day summit will also focus on efforts to improve … Read more
India has removed Covid-19 RT-PCR testing and quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, which include the US and the UK. Under the new guidelines issued by the union ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday, India has also done away with its classification of `at risk’ countries as well. The Ministry of … Read more
Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor, two U.S. officials said on Saturday. In the last two weeks, the number of battalion tactical groups in the border region … Read more
India’s legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away due to a multi-organ failure in Mumbai on Sunday morning. Mangeshkar, who was known as the ‘Queen of Melody’ and the ‘Nightingale of India’, breathed her last at 8:12 am in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. She was tested positive for COVID-19 in early January. Dr. Pratit Samdani, who was … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of about 3,000 additional American troops to Eastern Europe, administration officials said on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine. One of the officials said about 2,000 American troops would deploy from the United States to Poland … Read more
Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of the men’s team that claimed a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to … Read more
The world’s most powerful passports for 2022 have been revealed. Ireland is ranked fifth on the list of most powerful passports in the world. Henley and Partners released their Passport Index revealing the Irish passport to be the fifth most useable in the world. The ranking was based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport … Read more