Ukraine to hold talks with the European partners this week focused on creating a joint defense system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced before visiting Berlin on Tuesday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “I am confident: either Ukraine becomes an integral part of Europe’s security system, or something in Europe risks becoming part of the ‘Russian world,’” Zelenskyy said. […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 14/04/2026 – 14:41 GMT+2 Italy has suspended the automatic renewal of its defense agreement with Israel, which involves the exchange of military equipment and technology research, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “In view of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defense […]
Continue ReadingThe move comes amid rising tensions between Italy and Israel, after Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots at an Italian peacekeeping convoy outside Beirut, Lebanon on April 8. No troops were injured, but the Italian response was swift: Meloni called the attack “completely unacceptable,” while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned the Israeli ambassador to Rome […]
Continue ReadingApril 14, 2026, 2:38 p.mApril 14, 2026, 2:38 p.m What’s new? Spain wants to legalize around 500,000 migrants who are currently living in the country without valid documents. The left-wing minority government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has now launched a corresponding royal decree. This is intended to implement the necessary reform of immigration law. […]
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 Italy’s government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of a defence cooperation deal with Israel, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, citing the conflicts in the Middle […]
Continue ReadingApril 14, 2026, 2:08 p.mApril 14, 2026, 2:08 p.m Germany wants to finance a contract between Ukraine and the defense company Raytheon for the delivery of several hundred Patriot missiles. Germany is financing new Patriot missiles for Ukraine.Image: AP In addition, the delivery of additional launch equipment for Iris-T air defense systems has been agreed […]
Continue ReadingApril 14, 2026, 2:02 p.mApril 14, 2026, 2:02 p.m In the West African coastal state of Benin, the previous finance minister Romuald Wadagni will be the new president. According to preliminary results, the 49-year-old won with more than 94 percent of the vote with a voter turnout of almost 60 percent, as the electoral authority […]
Continue ReadingIn mid-March, it emerged that a German drone manufacturer had been the victim of alleged espionage leading to the arrest of two suspected spies thought to have passed on secret information to Russia. The Federal Public Prosecutor General accuses the suspects of collecting information about the company both on-site and online on behalf of the […]
Continue ReadingThe separatists say their decison reflects responsibility, restraint and respect for human dignity.
Continue ReadingA former student has opened fire at a high school in south-east Turkey, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek in the province of Sanliurfa, before hiding inside the building. He later killed himself with the same shotgun […]
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