Nato is ‘disintegrating’, Donald Tusk says in urgent call to action

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’s prime minister has said Nato is “disintegrating” after the United States announced it would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany. Donald Tusk wrote on social media: “The greatest […]

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Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in the North Sea after weeks stranded in Germany

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 humpback whale, affectionately dubbed “Timmy” by German media, was successfully released into the North Sea on Saturday after months of being stranded in shallow waters off Germany. The […]

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Competitors flock to sixth Seagull Screeching Championship as Europe’s strangest contest returns

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 Belgian coastal town of De Panne recently became the unlikely stage for the annual European seagull screeching championship, where more than 70 contestants gathered to perfect their imitation […]

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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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