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One of the major hit sites of the Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, where a whole building collapsed as a result of a direct missile hit, on June 17, 2025. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

How many more must perish?

Attendees at a demonstration organised by 'Together for Palestine' in central Stockholm, Sweden, on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Fredrik PERSSON / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by FREDRIK PERSSON/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ireland to boycott Eurovision Song Contest 2027

Three spectacular astronomy events to catch this month if you missed the Blood Moon.

Three spectacular astronomy events to catch in the UK this month

Brian Dooley

Brian Dooley to share his experience as a human rights defender in Ukraine

2,000 Brits took the survey

Revealed: Best British Eurovision entries of all time ranked

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, tours a neighborhood in Kharkiv that was heavily damaged by the Russians on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Colum Eastwood meets Ukrainian opposition MPs in Vienna

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (left) and DUP MP Gregory Campbell (right).

Campbell welcomes £3bn in military aid saying Ukraine ‘needs to hit Putin now’

Google has been fined a comically large amount of money in Russia

Birds

The unexpected blessing: Is a bird pooping on you actually lucky?

The production of Fiddler on the Roof staged in the Carnhill area of Derry back in March 1984.

In PICS: 1984 production of Fiddler on the Roof at Carnhill

Energy bills are set to get cheaper from April

Ofgem energy price cap April 2024 - what it means for you

Sheet of paper with portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, is placed at a makeshift memorial in front of the Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, on August 26.

Breaking Prigozhin: Wagner chief among 10 confirmed dead in Russian jet crash

This picture taken on July 4, 2017 shows Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by Russian and Chinese presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Breaking Yevgeny Prigozhin was ‘on passenger list’ as 10 killed in jet crash

Footage of Wigan fans singing in 2016 was mistaken as Ukrainians celebrating the Crimean Bridge attack by Hungarian TV station HirTV - Credit: Getty / YouTube

Hungarian TV station mistakes Ukrainians for Wigan Athletic fans

A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle with the sign read as "Rostov" in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid "bloodshed," the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Russia uprising: Rebellion ends with Yevgeny Prigozhin sent to Belarus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by TATIANA BARYBINA/Press service of the governor of/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Russia uprising: Chechen troops sent to Wagner Group conflict zones
Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, is a long-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and he described the actions of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group as a "treacherous march".
Andrew Quinn

Alesha Dixon, Julia Sanina and English actress Hannah Waddingham present the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

Eurovision: Why Russia, North Macedonia & Bulgaria aren’t competing

Russia threatens military response after UK sends missiles to Ukraine

Bank of England impose another interest rate hike

Eurovision 2023 venue The M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool - Credit: Eurovision / M&SBA

Eurovision semi-final 2023: Full guide to event including timings

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Breaking Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

Tinder will cease operating in Russia

Dating app Tinder to stop operating in Russia following Ukraine war

Satellite imagery shows the once flourishing city turned into a wasteland, with landmark buildings reduced to rubble.

Breaking Google Earth reveals desolation in Mariupol after relentless bombing

A Kremlin spokesman has denied that Putin is using body doubles after health concerns

Putin spokesperson claims Russian president ‘doesn’t use body double’

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

The price of crude oil increased by 5.5% on Monday April 3.

Oil prices rise more than 5 percent as production is cut
Major producers including Saudi Arabia has vowed to cut oil production, seeing the price of crude oil soar by more than 5 percent
Dennis Morton

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.

Breaking BAFTA Television Awards 2023 nominations announced - full list

Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea after dumping ‘environmentally unsound’ fuel (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Russian jet intercepts and collides with US drone over Black Sea

Russian and Belarusian players have been unable to compete at Wimbledon ever since Vladimir Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine - Credit: Getty Images

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Five tips on how to get Eurovision tickets according to experts

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit a a military facility

Russia's chilling warning to 'London' after Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit

Shell reports highest profits in 115 years following 2022 fuel crisis

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

Steelstown players celebrate their All Ireland Intermediate Football Final win over Trim at Croke Park. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2206GS – 057

Derry Journal Review of the Year 2022: February

10 of the most outlandish Guinness World Records of 2022

Archbishop Eamon Martin

Archbishop Eamon Martin prays for families in Ukraine and Russia affected by war

Eurovision 2023: Ukraine select entrant after performing in a bunker

(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

2022 ‘the most volatile on record’ for fuel prices, says watchdog

A compressor station of the new Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline. Photo for illustrative purposes.

Two huge explosions in Russia leave at ‘least nine dead’

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Banksy shares behind the scenes video of his time in the Ukraine

NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

What are article 4 and 5 of the NATO Treaty?

US President Joe Biden speaks to media about the Democrats keeping the Senate before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Missile which killed two in Poland ‘unlikely’ to have come from Russia

Derry City fans Brian, Eimear and Darragh McBride are all looking forward to Sunday's FAI Cup Final.

Red and White Army give their FAI Cup Final predictions

Sepp Blatter says awarding Qatar the World Cup was a ‘mistake’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seen running off the stage at an event at COP27 in Egypt.

Rishi Sunak is rushed out of room by aides at COP 27

Bank of England warns UK will fall into longest recession in history unless it ‘acts forcefully now’

Bank of England warns UK could fall into longest recession in history

Hosts Carol Vorderman (right) and Ashley Banjo holding one of the Pride Of Britain Awards

Thursday: The Pride of Britain Awards 2022 (ITV, 8pm)

Biggest food price increases in past year including oil, pasta and tea

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

UK homes could face power cuts this winter warns National Grid

Roblox Ukraine vs Russia war games portraying real-world events removed by platform for violating standards

Roblox Ukraine war games removed for violating standards

This handout picture released on September 27, 2022 by the Danish Defence Command shows the gas leak at the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as it is seen from the Danish Defence's F-16 rejection response off the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, south of Dueodde. - The two Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe have been hit by unexplained leaks.

What is Nord Stream and why is it leaking?

In his first test as Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce a mini budget this morning (September 23)

What could be announced in today’s mini-budget?

Gas prices are set to rise again, the Utility Regulator Chief Executive John French has warned.

Utility Regulator warns of fresh gas price hikes within weeks

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