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Czech Republic: Secret wine stash, hidden by suspected Nazi sympathisers, unveiled after decades under Becov castle floor

June 2, 2026admin

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 remarkable collection of late 19th-century wine, discovered after decades hidden beneath a chapel floor in the Czech Republic‘s Becov castle, has been painstakingly restored by the renowned French […]

Trump admin eyeing new nuclear bases near Russia’s border: report

June 2, 2026admin

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The United States is reportedly considering the deployment of nuclear weapons to additional European NATO member states, according to a new report. U.S. officials have […]

Stalin’s secret wine cellar of 40,000 bottles unsealed for first time in Georgia

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026admin

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 Deep within a vault, where tangled cobwebs cling to the ceiling and a musky sweetness hangs in the air, a remarkable wine collection once owned by Josef Stalin has […]

Four bankers who helped Putin’s friend set up Swiss accounts lose appeal

May 29, 2026admin

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 Four bankers have lost an appeal against Swiss convictions for failing ⁠to exercise due diligence in financial transactions when setting up accounts for a friend of Russian President Vladimir […]

Portugal deploys army to clear storm debris as wildfire season draws closer

May 29, 2026admin

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 With midsummer-like heat already baking parts of Portugal, army units and forestry agents ⁠are racing to clean up woody debris left behind from severe storms in early 2026 before […]

Plane crashes into paraglider and sends her spiralling through the air | News

May 26, 2026admin

A paraglider narrowly escaped death after an aircraft tore through her chute while she was in the air in the Salzburg region of Austria. Footage posted by Instagram user @sab_thi on Sunday (24 May) shows a light aircraft colliding with the chute, sending her spinning through the air. She activated a second chute after the […]

Nato jets scrambled after drone flies near Lithuanian capital as residents told to ‘immediately take shelter’

May 20, 2026admin

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 Nato military jets have been scrambled to intercept a drone that flew near Vilnius, Lithuania’s defence minister has said, as residents were urged to seek shelter immediately. Lithuania on […]

French people drinking more beer than wine for first time as cost of living soars

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026admin

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 France is drinking more beer than wine for the first time as the growing cost of living changes drinking habits among young people, figures show. According to the International […]

Stray Ukrainian drone in Estonia shot down by Nato fighter jet

May 19, 2026admin

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 Nato military jet shot down a drone of apparent Ukrainian origin over Estonia on Tuesday, the Baltic nation’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur told the Delfi news website. The […]

Sweden triples air defence with four new French frigates to bolster Baltic Sea security

May 19, 2026admin

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 Sweden is set to acquire four advanced navy frigates from France‘s Naval Group in a $4 billion deal that will triple its air defence capacity, as the new NATO […]