Nato fighter jets scrambled as drones from Russia crashed into Latvia oil storage facility

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 Two drones entered Nato member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed on Thursday morning, the Latvian army has confirmed. Latvia’s Defence Minister Andris Spruds told national broadcaster LSM that […]

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Multiple people injured after car hits crowd in Leipzig

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 Multiple people have been injured after a driver plowed into a crowd in the centre of the ⁠eastern ​German city ⁠of Leipzig on Monday, local ⁠broadcaster MDR reported, citing […]

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‘War relic’ explodes under campfire in Austria sending five children to hospital

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 Five children were injured in northern Austria on Saturday evening after a “war relic” exploded beneath their campfire, police confirmed on Sunday. The youngsters, aged between 10 and 14, […]

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Archaeologists use AI to reconstruct Pompeii victim’s attempted escape

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 Archaeologists at Italy‘s Pompeii have for the first time used artificial intelligence to reconstruct a victim‘s appearance from the eruption that destroyed the Roman city nearly 2,000 years ago. […]

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Polish influencer’s nine-day charity livestream shatters records to raise over £50 million for children with cancer

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 A marathon nine-day charity livestream, broadcast from a small flat in Warsaw, has shattered fundraising records, collecting an astonishing £52 million (250 million zlotys) for children battling cancer. Local […]

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over drone activity at Chernobyl

Zelensky accuses Russia of attacking nuclear plant on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster 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 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Vladimir Putin of “nuclear terrorism” and warned that Russian military activity […]

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Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air

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 Italy has summoned the Russian ambassador after a pro-Kremlin Russian television host attacked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on air. “I had the Russian ambassador… summoned to the Ministry of […]

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