Moscow considers central bank’s huge $232B lawsuit against Euroclear over seized assets

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 Moscow court has commenced proceedings in a significant lawsuit filed by Russia’s central bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house. The legal action seeks to recover a staggering […]

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At least 2 dead and unknown amount of people trapped after high-speed trains derail in Spain

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 At least two people have died and an unknown number remain trapped after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, Spanish police have confirmed. The incident occurred […]

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European Union calls for emergency meeting with all 27 countries over Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

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 European Union ambassadors are set to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose escalating tariffs on European allies unless the United States […]

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Trump tariffs live updates: US to hit UK and other European countries with 10% tariffs amid Greenland threats

Watch: Greenland residents stage ‘Stop Trump’ protest as president continues threats Greenland residents stage ‘Stop Trump’ protest as president continues threats Alex Croft17 January 2026 17:02 ‘We have subsidised Europe for many years’ IN a long-winded post on Truth Social announcing the new tariffs, Trump says the US has “subsidized Denmark, and all of the […]

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Suspects accused of Russian plot to send explosive sex toy parcels to UK and US face life sentences

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 men have been charged in Poland with taking part in a Russian-run sabotage plot to send explosive parcels that contained chemicals, massage pillows and sex toys to Britain, […]

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Ukraine-Russia war: UK announces £20m emergency fund to repair Ukraine’s battered power grid

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 Britain has announced an urgent £20 million in emergency energy support for Ukraine. It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a state of emergency following sustained Russian attacks […]

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