More than 385,000 Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled in a defense course, expecting war, or threats, to go on for years. In Russia, children are learning the same skills.
Continue ReadingMore than 385,000 Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled in a defense course, expecting war, or threats, to go on for years. In Russia, children are learning the same skills.
Continue ReadingPRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 24, 2026: First, the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine makes the front pages in France and Europe. Elsewhere, the British front pages discuss the arrest of former British ambassador Peter Mandelson over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Next, the US’s hockey teams may have won […]
Continue ReadingDays after the documents were published, Attia shared a 1,000-word note on social media in which he rejected being “involved in any criminal activity” and stressed that he was “never on his [Epstein’s] plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties”.
Continue ReadingOn 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 An Austrian climber and prosecutors are both launching appeals of his suspended prison sentence and fine for manslaughter over his girlfriend’s death on the country’s highest mountain. Thomas Plamberger, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/24/2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 Four years ago today, Russian troops crossed the border, and the first missiles struck Ukrainian cities. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Russia begins its full-scale invasion. An all-out war, which seemed unimaginable in 21st-century Europe. That day, millions of Ukrainians woke up to the sound of explosions. But human tragedy does not […]
Continue Reading02/24/2026, 11:5702/24/2026, 11:57 US President Donald Trump is planning a two-stage war against Iran. This is reported by the New York Times in an insider report. According to insiders, Donald Trump is planning a targeted strike against Iran.Image: EPA CNP POOL The USA and Iran are currently negotiating the controversial Iranian nuclear program, but there […]
Continue ReadingThis Tuesday, February 24 marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, forcing millions to flee their homes. Today there are an estimated four million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ukraine. As the front line moves, endangering areas that were previously considered relatively safe, the shortage of suitable long-term accommodation options for these […]
Continue ReadingBritain is also targeting Russia’s shadow fleet — oil tankers used to evade sanctions which have been surveilled, intercepted and boarded by the U.K. and its allies. It is sanctioning 48 vessels and 175 companies in Russia’s “2Rivers” illicit oil network — a move the U.K. Foreign Office said will send a “clear” message that […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Two people have been arrested after an ‘urban explorer’ was fatally electrocuted while locked inside a wind turbine. Yibrán Javier Rodríguez had apparently climbed into the turbine to take […]
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