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 Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of […]
Continue ReadingDecember 30, 2025, 09:57December 30, 2025, 10:02 am Latvia has permanently fortified its eastern border with Russia with a fence. According to the State Real Estate Administration, the last completed sections have been officially handed over. A published video showed a protective fence reinforced with barbed wire, next to which patrol routes run on the […]
Continue ReadingRussia fakes old ships as new buildings. Now such a “zombie tanker” has been discovered off the German coast. December 30, 2025, 07:11December 30, 2025, 07:11 An article by A so-called “zombie tanker” from the Russian shadow fleet was apparently spotted for the first time off the German Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. According to […]
Continue ReadingRussia accused Ukraine on Monday of having fired dozens of drones at one of President Vladimir Putin’s homes, an accusation that Ukraine called a “lie” aimed at undermining US-led efforts to end the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who does not typically announce drone strikes, said Ukraine had fired “91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles” […]
Continue ReadingA Houthi soldier (left) operates a machine gun on a pickup truck near a banner with the image of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an anti-Israel protest rally in Sana’a, Yemen, Oct. 17, 2025.Image: keystone December 29, 2025, 10:55 p.mDecember 29, 2025, 10:55 p.m US President Donald Trump has threatened the Islamist terrorist organization […]
Continue ReadingThe deal is the third in a sequence linked to the HOMAR-K program. The first contract, signed in November 2022, covered the supply of 218 Korean K239 Chunmoo launcher modules, along with their integration onto the Polish-made Jelcz truck chassis. The pact also included logistics and training packages, a stock of missiles (including larger 607-mm […]
Continue ReadingThe United States has pledged $2 billion (£1.5bn) to fund United Nations (UN) humanitarian programmes, but has warned the UN it must “adapt or die”. The announcement was made in Geneva by Jeremy Lewin, President Trump’s Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, and the UN’s emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher. It comes amid huge cuts in […]
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 President Vladimir Putin has formally enacted changes granting Russia the unilateral right to ignore judgments issued by foreign and international courts in criminal cases. This controversial decision comes as […]
Continue ReadingGerman digital rights groups and tech companies will start organising “digital independence days” in 2026 to help users move away from US tech platforms, starting from this Sunday, a leading hacker organisation said. Announcing the initiative at its annual conference over the weekend, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) said the project aims to loosen what […]
Continue ReadingThe annual food fight festival ”Els Enfarinats” has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells. Every year participants wear military-style costumes and stage a fake coup using eggs, flour and firecrackers. The eggers go around asking for “taxes” – donations to charity – from local people and if you don’t […]
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