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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 Spain’s government has approved a sweeping plan to alleviate the country’s housing problem, addressing one of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s main political vulnerabilities ahead of next year’s elections. Rising […]

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 The European Council has imposed sanctions on two Russian organisations accused of spreading propaganda and disinformation from Moscow. The measures, announced on Tuesday by the European Council, target media […]

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 Hungarian prime minister Peter Magyar has warned his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu he will be arrested if he sets foot in the country. Magyar, who will bring an end […]

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 Hungary‘s outgoing government violated European law with its restrictions on LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday. […]

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 drone attacks are having a “significant” impact on Russia’s vital nitrogen fertiliser industry, according to billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser producer EuroChem. These strikes are exacerbating global […]

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 Russia‘s Leningrad region is set to recruit reservists to form new units dedicated to protecting key infrastructure, including the crucial Baltic Sea oil ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, from […]

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 Armed robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples before escaping through a tunnel, police said. The incident took place in broad daylight at a branch […]

Peter Magyar appeared to spot his outgoing rival Viktor Orban on a balcony as he met the country’s president following his election victory. Hungary‘s incoming prime minister posted the video to social media, showing him visiting Budapest‘s Sandor Palace on Wednesday (15 April). The caption said the president had been showing the election winner around […]