German Chancellor pledges support for Ukraine as Russia intensifies strikes on Kyiv

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in 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 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz […]

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Italian minister condemned for saying women with longer skirts make better wives: ‘Less flashy, more reliable’

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Iceland considers ban that would leave just two countries that allow whaling

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 bill to be submitted by Iceland’s government in February could outlaw whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as the world’s only remaining nations to permit commercial hunts. The industry […]

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Two airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’

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 Two employees at Frankfurt Airport have died after contracting malaria, according to airport operator Fraport and local public health authorities. A total of six male staff members working in […]

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