Ukrainian forces halt advance in Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv says
Ukraine has claimed a slew of successes on the front line in recent days, underscoring the effectiveness of its weapons systems, including anti-drone interceptors.
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Europe must urgently boost missile production, EU defense chief warned, as global demand soars
Published on 06/03/2026 – 11:03 GMT+1 Growing pressure on global weapons supply chains due to the US operation in the Middle East proves it is “critical” for Europe to rapidly expand missile production to meet its own needs and that of Ukraine, the European Commissioner for Defense warned on Friday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Speaking from Poland […]
Continue ReadingFive EU countries team up to build return hubs outside Europe
Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Greece have teamed up to build deportation centers outside Europe, marking the first time a group of EU member states has been established to make the controversial project a reality on the ground. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The extraterritorial camps, also known as return hubs, are meant to host rejected asylum […]
Continue ReadingTrump calls Cuba his “icing on the cake” and hints at intervention
After the attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump is looking to the next country he wants to liberate. He’s putting pressure on Cuba. March 6, 2026, 10:56 amMarch 6, 2026, 10:56 am Thomas Wanhoff / t-online An article by US President Donald Trump sees the United States as an important factor in the current […]
Continue ReadingKosovo faces third election in a year as president dissolves parliament
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 Kosovo‘s President Vjosa Osmani has dissolved parliament and called for snap elections, following politicians’ failure to elect a new head of state within the constitutional deadline. The move plunges […]
Continue ReadingPoland expects Iran war to delay US weapons deliveries – POLITICO
The U.S. and Gulf countries are now fighting against Iranian missiles and drones mainly with Patriot PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles. U.S. officials have warned that could strain American stockpiles. It’s also having an immediate knock-on effect on deliveries. According to the Swiss press, deliveries of Patriot air defense systems to Switzerland will be delayed […]
Continue ReadingUK cops arrest 4 in Iran spying probe – POLITICO
The men include one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals. They were arrested in the early hours of Friday morning at addresses in Barnet and Watford “as part of a pre-planned operation,” the Met said. The Met’s head of counter-terrorism policing in London, Helen Flanagan, said the arrests were “part of a long-running investigation and […]
Continue ReadingUkraine accuses Hungary of seizing bank convoy carrying gold, cash and staff
Published on 06/03/2026 – 9:54 GMT+1 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of detaining seven employees of Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank along with a large amount of cash and gold. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to Oschadbank, a van carrying personnel and some $75 million dollars was intercepted in central Budapest. The vehicle was transporting cash […]
Continue ReadingFinland wants to relax rules on dealing with nuclear weapons
Mar 6, 2026, 9:21 a.mMar 6, 2026, 9:21 a.m Finland wants to relax its restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons. The government wants to present a draft law next week, Finnish Radio reported. A soldier during an exercise in Finland.Image: keystone The Nordic country currently has a ban on the production, storage, import and […]
Continue ReadingColombia and USA destroy five cocaine laboratories near Ecuador
03/06/2026, 07:1903/06/2026, 07:19 Colombia has destroyed several cocaine laboratories in a joint anti-drug operation with the US and Ecuador. “When nations join together, the criminals lose,” wrote Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez on the X platform. A total of five systems in the departments of Putumayo and Nariño in the southwest of the country […]
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