On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Norway‘s King Harald, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, is receiving treatment for a leg infection, with his personal physician describing his condition as serious given his advanced age of 89. […]
Continue ReadingThe so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the families of the 41 who died.
Continue ReadingFeb 25, 2026, 5:32 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 5:32 p.m Norway’s King Harald V (89) has to stay in hospital in Tenerife for a few more days for observation and further treatment. The king’s doctor said this, according to a court announcement. King Harald’s general condition is therefore good; he responded positively to the treatment. The […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/25/2026 – 17:21 GMT+1 France’s offer to expand its nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe would in no way compete with the umbrella provided by the United States, Emmanuel Macron is expected to say on Monday during a speech on the topic. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The French President’s speech will be the first […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/25/2026 – 17:15 GMT+1 One hundred and five members of the European Parliament sent a letter on Wednesday to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, asking for a European-funded pathway that ensures real and effective access to abortions. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The letter aims to put pressure on the Commission, the day before […]
Continue ReadingPoland could be on course for a dramatic debt surge over the next decade unless it tightens its public finances. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The shift could push Europe’s largest eastern economy into the EU’s top tier of heavily indebted states, according to the European Commission. In its Debt Sustainability Monitor 2025, the Commission projects that Poland’s […]
Continue ReadingHere’s everything you need to know about the battle for Gorton and Denton. Why it matters Gorton and Denton is the prime minister’s biggest electoral test since last May, when Nigel Farage’s Reform UK snatched Runcorn and Helsby (also in north west England) off Labour by just six votes. On the same night, Reform also […]
Continue ReadingAn aerial photo shows the al-Hol camp in Syria. (January 21, 2026)Image: AP Feb 25, 2026, 4:57 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 4:57 p.m According to the government in Damascus, thousands of people recently lived in terrible conditions in the al-Hol camp in Syria. Streets in the al-Hol camp in northern Syria.Image: AP The camp resembles an […]
Continue ReadingA sinkhole opened up at a busy Omaha intersection on 24 February, swallowing two vehicles, CCTV footage shared by the Omaha police department showed. Reports said that the road will remain closed in case the sinkhole expands. No one was hurt in the incident.
Continue ReadingFeb 25, 2026, 4:43 p.mFeb 25, 2026, 4:43 p.m The German parliament’s budget committee has given the green light to the purchase of kamikaze drones for the Bundeswehr. The budget politicians in the Bundestag approved plans from the Ministry of Defense, which wants to order weapons systems from the German manufacturers Helsing and Stark Defense […]
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