Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The United States is reportedly considering the deployment of nuclear weapons to additional European NATO member states, according to a new report. U.S. officials have […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Deep within a vault, where tangled cobwebs cling to the ceiling and a musky sweetness hangs in the air, a remarkable wine collection once owned by Josef Stalin has […]
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Continue ReadingOn 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 With midsummer-like heat already baking parts of Portugal, army units and forestry agents are racing to clean up woody debris left behind from severe storms in early 2026 before […]
Continue ReadingA paraglider narrowly escaped death after an aircraft tore through her chute while she was in the air in the Salzburg region of Austria. Footage posted by Instagram user @sab_thi on Sunday (24 May) shows a light aircraft colliding with the chute, sending her spinning through the air. She activated a second chute after the […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Nato military jets have been scrambled to intercept a drone that flew near Vilnius, Lithuania’s defence minister has said, as residents were urged to seek shelter immediately. Lithuania on […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 France is drinking more beer than wine for the first time as the growing cost of living changes drinking habits among young people, figures show. According to the International […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Nato military jet shot down a drone of apparent Ukrainian origin over Estonia on Tuesday, the Baltic nation’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur told the Delfi news website. The […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Sweden is set to acquire four advanced navy frigates from France‘s Naval Group in a $4 billion deal that will triple its air defence capacity, as the new NATO […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 Germany is poised to inject an additional €10 billion (£8.5 billion) into its civil defence capabilities, a move designed to bolster domestic preparedness against emergencies and potential attacks. This […]
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