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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Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ restrictions breached law, top EU court rules

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 Hungary‘s outgoing government violated European law with its restrictions on LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday. […]

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Russian billionaire bemoans Ukrainian drone attacks disrupting nitrogen fertiliser trade

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 Ukrainian drone attacks are having a “significant” impact on Russia’s vital nitrogen fertiliser industry, according to billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser producer EuroChem. These strikes are exacerbating global […]

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Ukraine-Russia war: Kremlin recruits reservists to protect key oil sites along Baltic Sea against drones

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 Russia‘s Leningrad region is set to recruit reservists to form new units dedicated to protecting key infrastructure, including the crucial Baltic Sea oil ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, from […]

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Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage in Naples bank heist before ‘fleeing through sewage tunnels’

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 Armed robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples before escaping through a tunnel, police said. The incident took place in broad daylight at a branch […]

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