Politics (Page 514)

The Taoiseach has said the country must wait until the next budget for the cost-of-living crisis to be comprehensively addressed. Micheál Martin said the October budget will make a substantial difference to those experiencing economic hardship but all but ruled out further measures over the summer. Speaking in the wakeContinue Reading

Plus: Firefox adds new privacy protections, a big Intel and AMD chip flaw, and more of the week’s top security news.Continue Reading

Low lying islands in the Pacific are threatened by climate change. Shutterstock The island states of the Pacific – from large Papua New Guinea to the smaller island state of Tuvalu – find themselves in a newly influential position as the west and China battle for their strategic backing. TheirContinue Reading

One of the keys to planning a military campaign is to take into account the type of terrain the war will take place on. The frontlines of the Ukraine conflict underline how important this is – they are mainly defined by rivers and other land-based obstacles. To progress, Russian forcesContinue Reading

Tributes have poured in for a mother who died after giving birth at her home in Co Limerick. The tragedy has lead to a suspension of home birth services pending a HSE review. The mother, named locally as Laura Liston, who was aged in her 30s, died after giving birthContinue Reading

Shutterstock Almost four months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s policy is becoming clear. The war between Ukraine and Russia is likely to be a long one. It is becoming obvious that the western states, and particularly the countries of Europe, will have to provide assistance on an unprecedentedContinue Reading

Although prime minister Boris Johnson is suffering a potentially career-ending crisis after only narrowly surviving a confidence vote in his leadership, his struggles don’t necessarily appear to be translating into a surge for the Labour opposition. A recent poll suggested that even after months of scandal, people continue to preferContinue Reading

Give me the child: Iranian children on their first day at kindergarten. Sonia Sevilla via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution…” Hello Commander, which is being sung by schoolchildren acrossContinue Reading