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Sinead Brennan

Political Correspondent

672 Articles

About Sinead

Sinead reports on politics with an eye on consequences: what a government decision, election result or international dispute changes in practice, and on what timeline. She resists manufacturing a business angle where there isn't one, and flags clearly when the impact is real.

Areas of Expertise

Government policy elections international affairs

Latest Articles

West Bengal Sets Up 24/7 ‘War Room’ to Tackle Misinformation and Scrutinise Social Media
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West Bengal Sets Up 24/7 ‘War Room’ to Tackle Misinformation and Scrutinise Social Media

The state government has notified a cross-department cell to identify and counter fake news, but the expansive monitorin...

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Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect with Terror Conviction Kills One, Injures 29 in Manhunt
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Berlin Pride Attack: Suspect with Terror Conviction Kills One, Injures 29 in Manhunt

A 21-year-old German-Lebanese man known to authorities and convicted in 2026 for preparing a violent act is being hunted...

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PM Modi's Border Village Outreach Highlights Digital Pay, Infrastructure Gains
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PM Modi's Border Village Outreach Highlights Digital Pay, Infrastructure Gains

The Viksit Vibrant Village programme sent over 400 youth to live in remote Himalayan communities, with participants repo...

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Cabo Verde and UNESCO Deepen Partnership on Oceans, Heritage and Blue Economy
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Cabo Verde and UNESCO Deepen Partnership on Oceans, Heritage and Blue Economy

Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho and UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany pledged to expand cooperation in ocean sci...

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The $42 Billion Federal Stock Portfolio Nobody Is Tracking
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The $42 Billion Federal Stock Portfolio Nobody Is Tracking

Washington has quietly built a sprawling, $27 billion portfolio of corporate equity stakes—from Intel to quantum startup...

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Analyst: Russia's Goal is Full Settlement, Not Temporary Truce in Ukraine
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Analyst: Russia's Goal is Full Settlement, Not Temporary Truce in Ukraine

Mark Episkopos says Moscow has consistently pushed for comprehensive negotiations over a ceasefire, citing underlying se...

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France’s Wildfire Crisis Exposes Decades of Underfunding and a Broken Civil-Defence Model
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France’s Wildfire Crisis Exposes Decades of Underfunding and a Broken Civil-Defence Model

Record 98,000 hectares burnt across France, as exhausted firefighters say they lack even basic equipment. A funding syst...

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Kremlin States Putin Has Never Used a Standard Phone, Relies Only on Secure Channels
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Kremlin States Putin Has Never Used a Standard Phone, Relies Only on Secure Channels

Press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that President Vladimir Putin eschews mobile and landline phones, communicating ...

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US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control
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US Strikes on Southern Iran Hollow Out Civilian Infrastructure and Threaten Regime Control

A new phase of US-Iran hostilities concentrates on the Strait of Hormuz region, systematically dismantling bridges, powe...

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EU Targets Russian Banks and Shadow Fleet as Kyiv Faces One of War's Largest Missile Barrages
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EU Targets Russian Banks and Shadow Fleet as Kyiv Faces One of War's Largest Missile Barrages

A new EU sanctions package, a change in Ukraine's military leadership, and a deadly strike on a grain ship mark an inten...

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Narita Airport's Return to Compulsory Land Acquisition: Why Japan's Hub Can't Afford to Wait
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Narita Airport's Return to Compulsory Land Acquisition: Why Japan's Hub Can't Afford to Wait

Half a century after violent clashes over land, Narita Airport's operator and local authorities now agree that forced ex...

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UK PM Burnham Vows to Stand Up to Trump If National Interest Is on the Line
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UK PM Burnham Vows to Stand Up to Trump If National Interest Is on the Line

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham signals a willingness to publicly contradict the US president on key issues, declines to...

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Almost Half of East Germans Back AfD Government Role, Reveals YouGov Poll
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Almost Half of East Germans Back AfD Government Role, Reveals YouGov Poll

A YouGov survey ahead of September state elections shows 47% of eastern Germans support including the far-right AfD in a...

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Opposition Demands PM Apology Over Student Protest Crackdown, Parliament Debate Set
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Opposition Demands PM Apology Over Student Protest Crackdown, Parliament Debate Set

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise for harsh police actions agains...

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Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War and Revisit Istanbul Draft Deal
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Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War and Revisit Istanbul Draft Deal

At an Omsk forum, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Vladimir Putin the Ukraine conflict should be frozen, citi...

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Concorde Founder Jaksity: Hungary Needs a Moral Reckoning to End Crony Culture
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Concorde Founder Jaksity: Hungary Needs a Moral Reckoning to End Crony Culture

In a sweeping interview, Concorde founder György Jaksity calls on voters and businesses to confront their own ethical fa...

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South Korea’s Ruling Party Moves to Strip Prosecutors of All Investigative Power
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South Korea’s Ruling Party Moves to Strip Prosecutors of All Investigative Power

A decades-long drive to dismantle the prosecution’s investigative authority is entering its final stage, fuelled by hist...

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Foreign Lobbying Becomes a Flashpoint in Nigeria's 2027 Presidential Race
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Foreign Lobbying Becomes a Flashpoint in Nigeria's 2027 Presidential Race

Atiku Abubakar's lobbying firm distributes decades-old U.S. court records about President Tinubu, provoking a political ...

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Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
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Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain

After nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, the US has halted airstrikes on Iran while diplomatic efforts seek to av...

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Delhi Returns to Normal as CJP Protest Ends; Metro, Internet Restored After Pradhan Exit
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Delhi Returns to Normal as CJP Protest Ends; Metro, Internet Restored After Pradhan Exit

Clearance operations began at Jantar Mantar after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its month-long agitation fo...

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SC Justice Bhuyan: Eating chicken biryani on the Ganga isn’t a crime – but jailing dissenters increasingly is
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SC Justice Bhuyan: Eating chicken biryani on the Ganga isn’t a crime – but jailing dissenters increasingly is

Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warned that peaceful protests are being treated as crimes, citing the case of youths ...

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Russia Extends Fuel Export Ban Amid Escalating Refinery Attacks, While Raytheon Eyes Ukraine Missile Production
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Russia Extends Fuel Export Ban Amid Escalating Refinery Attacks, While Raytheon Eyes Ukraine Missile Production

Moscow prolongs gasoline export ban through year-end and suspends diesel exports following Ukrainian strikes on refineri...

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Trump at Press Gala: Media Would Be 'Bankrupt' Without Him
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Trump at Press Gala: Media Would Be 'Bankrupt' Without Him

In his first speech at the capital's press gala dinner, President Trump blasted 'fake news' but also claimed media compa...

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Texas Democrat James Talarico Woos Border Hispanics Who Swung to GOP in 2024
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Texas Democrat James Talarico Woos Border Hispanics Who Swung to GOP in 2024

Democrat James Talarico campaigns along the Texas border, trying to reverse a dramatic Hispanic shift that helped Trump....

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Trump Re-election Could Derail California’s $85bn High-Speed Rail Project
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Trump Re-election Could Derail California’s $85bn High-Speed Rail Project

A $4.7 billion funding hole and the threat of renewed federal grant cuts under a second Trump presidency cast fresh doub...

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US Slams ‘Baseless Lie’ as Brazil Bars Diplomats Over Election Integrity Concerns
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US Slams ‘Baseless Lie’ as Brazil Bars Diplomats Over Election Integrity Concerns

The US State Department rejected accusations that a planned diplomatic mission to Brazil was a maneuver to undermine ele...

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Trump Tells DC Press They'd Go Bankrupt Without Him as He Makes Combative Gala Debut
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Trump Tells DC Press They'd Go Bankrupt Without Him as He Makes Combative Gala Debut

In his first presidential address at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump mixed media attacks with self-...

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NATO Espionage Probe: Canadian Intern Arrested at SHAPE Headquarters
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NATO Espionage Probe: Canadian Intern Arrested at SHAPE Headquarters

A Canadian intern was arrested at NATO’s military command in Belgium, accused of spying for a third country. The alleged...

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Liberia Declares July 26-27 Holiday for 179th Independence Day Celebrations in Buchanan
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Liberia Declares July 26-27 Holiday for 179th Independence Day Celebrations in Buchanan

President Joseph Boakai proclaims Sunday July 26 as Independence Day, with official events in Buchanan under a theme of ...

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From Bismarck to the Berlin Republic: The Evolution of Germany's Auswärtiges Amt
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From Bismarck to the Berlin Republic: The Evolution of Germany's Auswärtiges Amt

A look at the German Foreign Office’s 150-year history, from its imperial origins and Nazi-era complicity to its post-wa...

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