Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities

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 Italian authorities arrested nine people linked to three charitable organizations on suspicion of raising millions of euros in funds for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, anti-terrorism prosecutors said in […]

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UK records highest-ever arms exports in 2025

The UK exported a record-breaking €22 billion worth of weapons in 2025, and “there is more to come”, the defence ministry said on Friday. The new high comes as European governments continue to ramp up military spending and expand their defence industries in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and broader security threats. UK’s Defence […]

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Zelenskyy, Trump to meet on Sunday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion, Kyiv said Friday. The meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes amidst Trump’s intensified efforts to broker an agreement to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II. Tens of thousands […]

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Russian bombers carry out ‘scheduled’ flight north of Scandinavia

Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, prompting “fighter jets of foreign countries” to escort them, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, according to Russian news agencies. Neither the date of the Tu-95 flights nor the countries that deployed monitoring aircraft were specified. “Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and missile […]

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EU protests UK-Norway deal allowing mackerel overfishing

The European Union protested on Tuesday at a fishing agreement between Britain, Norway, the Faroes and Iceland, saying it could irreversibly damage the dwindling mackerel population in the North Atlantic. “This decision was taken without prior consultation with the European Union,” the 27-nation bloc’s executive Commission said in a statement sent to AFP concerning the […]

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