Relations between China and North Korea, which is largely isolated internationally, continue to improve: after a six-year break, a direct train connection between the capitals Beijing and Pyongyang is being resumed. March 11, 2026, 05:29March 11, 2026, 05:29 As the Chinese state railway announced, the first passenger train will set off on the almost 24-hour […]
Continue ReadingIceland is a member of the European Economic Area and part of the Schengen free travel zone, so it already has many of the EU’s laws on its books. As a result, “it will not be so complicated for us” and “would be rather a quick process” to conclude negotiations to join the bloc, assuming […]
Continue ReadingThe city’s biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
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 Italy‘s Culture Ministry has announced a landmark acquisition, purchasing a rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million (£25.9 million). This represents one of the state’s most significant investments in a […]
Continue ReadingThe ISW assessed that Moscow may now need to abandon or substantially revise its planned operations in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, or both. At the same time, Russia is still pressuring Ukraine elsewhere. Asked Tuesday about increased Russian activity near the Sumy border region in northeastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy told reporters via a WhatsApp chat that Moscow still […]
Continue ReadingThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it hit “fuel depots” near Tehran in a post on X on 7 March, which included a photograph showing damage to the Tehran oil refinery. BBC Verify provided the coordinates of this facility, along with three other locations we identified, to the IDF and the Pentagon for comment. The […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that a “key” military factory in Russia’s western city of Bryansk had been targetted and hit in a missile strike. Russia earlier accused Kyiv of a “terrorist” attack in Bryansk that it said killed six civilians and wounded at least 37 people, without specifying what the target was.
Continue ReadingIn Monday’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin, Putin “expressed several thoughts aimed at a swift diplomatic resolution of the Iran conflict, based among other things on contacts with leaders of Gulf states, the president of Iran, and leaders of other countries”.
Continue ReadingThe commissioners warned that if Russia is allowed to participate, they “will examine further action, including the suspension or termination of an ongoing EU grant to the Biennale Foundation,” which organizes the event. Italy’s Ministry of Culture said it opposed the festival’s decision, which was celebrated by Mikhail Shvydkoy, the Kremlin’s special representative for international […]
Continue ReadingA U.S. official denied a claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright in a now-deleted social media post Tuesday that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. Wright’s post, which has since been deleted, did not provide details about the tanker or where it was headed. DOE and the Pentagon did […]
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