Canada joins the chat Monday’s talks in Brussels also included a high-level meeting on the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, attended by Sybiha, Kallas and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand. While around 2,100 children have been returned to Ukraine, roughly 20,000 remain missing. “I’m a mother of four, and this is the day […]
Continue ReadingLithuania wants to invite Ukrainian specialists to Vilnius to receive advice on defending against incoming drones. May 11, 2026, 7:47 p.mMay 11, 2026, 7:47 p.m According to Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, the experts will share their experiences with the Baltic EU and NATO country, where there have been repeated incidents involving incoming drones. In its […]
Continue Reading“The United States will not withdraw from Europe,” the Finnish president said. “If they want to project their power into regions like the Middle East, Asia, Africa, they need to have a solid foundation here.” Europe, he continued, is doing the right thing militarily by ramping up spending on defense, but often undermines deterrence through […]
Continue ReadingMay 11, 2026, 4:02 p.mMay 11, 2026, 4:02 p.m The Beatles get their own museum in London. The new attraction for fans of the legendary band is scheduled to open in 2027 in a location with a lot of history: No. 3 Savile Row. The Beatles will soon have their own museum in London.Image: keystone […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 11/05/2026 – 14:42 GMT+2•Updated 2:42 p.m German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and defense firm Rheinmetall said they are developing what they called a “defense shield” against drones and acts of sabotage. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a joint press release on Monday, the companies announced plans to protect cities and critical infrastructure across Germany. This […]
Continue ReadingMembers of the British Army have parachuted onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to help a British national with suspected hantavirus. Two paratroopers jumped in tandem with an intensive care nurse and a specialist doctor. Medical supplies were also delivered. The patient left MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by a deadly […]
Continue ReadingGerman Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his Ukrainian counterpart Mykhailo Fedorov signed an agreement in Kyiv on Monday to launch “Brave Germany,” a joint program focused on developing defense technology and supporting innovative start-ups. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrinform, Fedorov said Germany was now “the world’s leading provider of security support […]
Continue ReadingTwo stray Ukrainian drones flew over the Russian border last Thursday and crashed on Latvian soil, one of them exploding at an oil storage facility in eastern Latvia. According to Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha, the drones were diverted by Russia’s electronic warfare. Latvia and Lithuania have called on NATO to boost air defenses […]
Continue ReadingESC May 11, 2026, 1:54 p.mMay 11, 2026, 1:54 p.m Protest actions for the country’s exclusion from the ESC are planned for the appearance of the Israeli participant Noam Bettan in the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday. In the afternoon the motto “No music for executions. No glitter over the bloodshed” symbolically […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 11/05/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2 Sweden’s intelligence service said on Monday that it suspected two people of skirting sanctions and exporting “advanced products” to Russia, with media reporting it was industrial products intended for Moscow’s military-industrial complex. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Swedish Security Service (Sapo) said in a statement the two suspects had been arrested […]
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