The US President says there are clear signs Russia may be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin's "had his back to the wall" due to Ukrainian resistance - and may resort to more severe tactics.
Ukraine's President, meanwhile, says he's prepared to promise not to seek NATO membership in exchange for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.
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The man arrested on suspicion of murdering a Dublin woman at the weekend was well-known to her.
The 27-year-old remains in Garda custody this morning in relation to Sandra Boyd's death.
The 36-year-old mother-of-five died on Saturday night, after being shot at her family home in Finglas.
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A rural GP says almost two thirds of people who are presenting to her clinic have had Covid in the past few weeks.
It comes as Covid case numbers over the period have remained largely stagnant at between 12 to 14 thousand each day.
However Monaghan GP, Dr Illona Duffy, believes a large number of people aren't reporting their positive test.
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