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Switzerland intends to build military drone battalion by 2028
Switzerland announced its intention to build a military drone battalion on Thursday, amid a rearmament trend across Europe.
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Russia says it could strike UK military targets
Russia warned on Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attac...
Three Akeron anti-tank missiles seized at Italian port
A routine inspection by Italy's Guardia di Finanza at the port of Bari led to the seizure of three Akeron anti-tank missiles and t...
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with ‘state honours’
Serbia's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Friday that former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic...
King Harald V of Norway dies aged 89 after 35 years on the throne
Norway’s King Harald has died at the age of 89 after more than 35 years on the throne, the Royal Palace has said.
The monarch, ...
Poland rules out hosting nuclear weapons
Poland "does not want" allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, the country's Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski sai...
West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia
Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this year in North Macedonia, with t...
World
Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Move Adds Fuel to Tensions With Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawne...
9/11 Trial for Alleged Mastermind Set for June 2028
A US military judge has set 5 June 2028 as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three other men accused of plotting the 1...
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed by US judge days before start
A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew New York-bound Pan Am flight ...
USA’s ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran begins with a ‘warning shot’
American Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday unveiled a sweeping new effort to economically isolate Iran, warning foreign g...
Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating
The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as...
Libya faces renewed security and oil threats after Benghazi bombing and drone attacks on Zawiya refinery
Libya faced renewed security and economic pressure this week after the killing of a senior eastern military intelligence official ...
Congo’s Ebola infections rise above 4,000 for first time in outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo's confirmed Ebola cases rose above 4,000 for the first time in its current outbreak, governmen...
From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations ha...
Rescuers struggling to reach disaster zone after more than 160 killed in Nepal-Tibet flash floods
Rescue teams are struggling to reach remote areas of Nepal after a devastating flash flood and mudslide killed more than 160 peopl...
China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects, assets abroad
Top Chinese lawmakers this week began their first review of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law aimed at beefing up the count...
US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
The United States cancelled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea, Seoul's Marine Corps said...
South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads
South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said, citing a range signifi...
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Metsola backs Meloni’s call for greater common sense in EU policymaking
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has backed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s call for greater “common sense” i...
Energy shock adds billions to EU fossil fuel bill
European countries have faced almost €41 billion in additional fossil fuel import costs as disruption in the Middle East drove up ...
Canada’s Carney to attend EU’s State of the Union
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will join European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the most high-profile politic...
EU Steps Up Climate Adaptation as Weather Hits Crops
Persistent heat and lack of rainfall in the past two months are affecting summer crops and fodder supply across western and centra...
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Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block thei...
NATO’s northern flank faces mounting disruption from suspected drone activity
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine ...
What we know about North Korean forces joining Russia’s war against Ukraine
North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia...
From Threats to Turnarounds: Seven Trump Reversals on Iran
President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he had called off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, saying renewed negotiations ha...
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Music world mourns Dolly Parton, queen of country music
Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair...
Dutch pull out of ‘no longer neutral’ Eurovision
Dutch state broadcaster Avrotros said on Monday that the Netherlands will not be taking part in next year's Eurovision Song Contes...
Princess Diana’s brother to publish book about her life
Charles Spencer, the brother of Britain's late Princess Diana, is to publish a book about his sister's life, promising to divulge ...
Leicester City owners looking to sell club for more than £200m
Leicester City's owners King Power, who have been in charge of the Midlands club since 2010, are looking to sell the third-tier ...
