Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project

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 President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering up a decades-old granite surface that he […]

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Police investigate after ‘hair dryer used to manipulate weather sensor to win $34k bet’

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 French officials are investigating after $34,000 (£25,100) was won on a weather bet, following claims that a temperature sensor at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was tampered with. […]

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Brewer giant admits Iran war could impact beer sales

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Heineken has reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter revenues and volumes, but the Dutch brewing giant warns that escalating energy costs and inflation, […]

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Spain approves €7bn plan to tackle soaring rents and housing crisis

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 […]

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EU sanctions Russian firms linked to propaganda and misinformation

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 […]

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