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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 A new Kenyan intelligence report says that 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being […]

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Jan Timman, the revered Dutch chess grandmaster once dubbed “the best of the West” during an era of Soviet supremacy, has died at 74, the Dutch Chess […]

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 Poland is withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, enabling it to deploy anti-personnel mines along its eastern border within 48 hours if a threat emerges, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced […]

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 South African men, reportedly lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine’s Donbas region, have returned home after being trapped there, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported. […]

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Ukrainian officials are poised to boycott the upcoming Milano Cortina Paralympics next month, protesting the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their national flags. Ukraine‘s […]

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 South African men, reportedly lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine’s Donbas region, have returned home after being trapped there, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported. […]

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 Jehovah’s Witnesses have been jailed in Russia this past week, convicted of extremist activity. The convictions reportedly followed covert video recordings by spies who infiltrated their prayer sessions, […]

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 Paris prosecutors have opened two new investigations into potential sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoings linked to Jeffrey Epstein. They are calling on possible victims to come forward after […]

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 Heavy snowfall and torrential rain have left 200,000 homes across Romania without electricity, Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan confirmed Wednesday. The severe weather has caused widespread disruption, blocking traffic on […]

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Europe is poised for a significant influx of Chinese and Indian tourists this year, set to offset a projected slowdown in growth from American travellers, according to a new survey from […]