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The US and UK have agreed to send Ukraine several medium-range missile systems, despite continuing threats and warnings from Russia about the consequences of continued western support in general, and supply of these weapons in particular. Russia possesses similar weapons in abundance – and has used them extensively. So whyContinue Reading

Boris Johnson has survived a “no-confidence” vote by 211 votes to 148 votes against his leadership. But Johnson’s margin of victory is smaller (as a percentage of all Conservative MPs) than that achieved by his predecessor Theresa May in 2019, six months before she resigned and he won the supportContinue Reading

The verdict is in. Boris Johnson retains the confidence of the Conservative Party. For now. Johnson received the votes of 211 out of 359 Tory MPs in support of his leadership, which means that technically he won. But the fact that 148 of his parliamentary colleagues voted against him, moreContinue Reading

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made some countries reassess their neutrality. M-SUR/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Neutrality: why countries choose not to join a war and what responsibilities come with it, published on May 5, 2022. NOTE: Transcripts may contain errors. Please check theContinue Reading

Olmedo Vega spent 35 years as a FARC guerrilla commander before moving to the Agua Bonita demobilisation camp. Photograph: Juan Pablo Valderrama, Author provided The election of Iván Duque four years ago was a threat for us. But we will continue to follow the peace agreement regardless of who isContinue Reading

Two people have died following a road crash involving three cars in Co Sligo this afternoon. Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the fatal collision that occurred on the N15 in Rathcormack at around 5.20pm, with the road set to remain closed overnight. Two males, theContinue Reading

Updated: 10.30pm The M50 northbound has reopened between Junctions 7 and 9 following a fatal road traffic collision. Gardaí confirmed a fatal road traffic collision has occurred on the M50 northbound, with motorists being urged to avoid the area earlier on Friday evening. Emergency services attended the scene and theContinue Reading