Published on 04/16/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to present a concrete offer for German participation in a possible military mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz at talks in Paris on Friday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to the proposal, the Bundeswehr is to provide minehunting boats, an escort ship and reconnaissance aircraft after […]
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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 A Polish national has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony by a court in Russian-controlled Luhansk for allegedly fighting for Ukraine. The Russian Prosecutor General’s […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/04/2026 – 17:15 GMT+2 European Commission officials will meet Péter Magyar’s incoming team on Friday, as Brussels races against time to release EU funds that have been frozen during the current Orbán administration. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar secured a sweeping victory in last Sunday’s election, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. A key campaign pledge […]
Continue ReadingThe minesweeping plan was first reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung. Merz reiterated his government’s position after meeting Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Berlin on Thursday. He stressed that Germany is “fundamentally ready” to help secure shipping routes, but only under strict conditions. Those include a stable ceasefire, a mandate within a system of collective security […]
Continue ReadingAccording to information from Tehran, peace negotiations between Iran and the USA are ongoing still big differences. Although progress has been made, there is still a significant gap between the two states, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with the state news agency Tasnim. Although some points of contention have been […]
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Continue ReadingAccording to information from Tehran, peace negotiations between Iran and the USA are ongoing still big differences. Although progress has been made, there is still a significant gap between the two states, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with the state news agency Tasnim. Although some points of contention have been […]
Continue ReadingIran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz again if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues. “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” wrote Iran’s influential parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf on Platform After weeks of blockade due to the Iran war, the government in Tehran […]
Continue ReadingAfter weeks of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump has officially come into force. The ceasefire period began at midnight (local time, 11 p.m. CEST) and is initially expected to last ten days. Trump announced the ceasefire after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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