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Pakistan warns India against attempt to alter strategic balance
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday warned that Pakistan could review its deployment options to restore strategic balance in South Asia, saying India was moving towards a more prepared, potentially first-use capable nuclear posture. “Pakistan never has and never will accept strategic imbalances to be induced in South Asia,” Mr Kidwai said at the second Islamabad Non-Proliferation Conference, hosted by the Strategic Vision Institute, an Isl
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Macron told to not let Bahrain 'buy France's silence' as he tours Gulf
Macron told to not let Bahrain 'buy France's silence' as he tours Gulf Oscar Rickett on Tue, 10/20/2026 - 15:41 French president urged to raise human rights concerns as he seeks energy deals in Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at Sakhir Air Base, in Manama, Bahrain, 20 October 2026 (Benoit Tessier/Reuters) Off French President Emmanuel Macron met Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Tue
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Sweden to provide Ukraine with €45m, including for energy
Sweden has announced a new €45 million support package for Ukraine, with a portion of the funds directed towards repairing power grids and restoring heat supply.
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Russia seizes more EU companies’ assets over Ukraine support
MOSCOW: Russia has seized local assets of four companies from France, Germany, Sweden and Belgium, according to a decree by President Vladimir Putin, in retaliation for Europe’s wartime support for Ukraine. Thursday’s decree listed assets belonging to French flooring maker Tarkett, German packaging maker Menshen, Swedish packaging maker Sverige International Holdings and Belgian hygiene product company Ontex. The decree also listed Russian assets of former European metal-packaging business Ev
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Norwegian teen jailed for 20 years for UK murder plot after being recruited online
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A Norwegian teenager who flew to Britain to commit murder after being recruited online by a Swedish organised crime group linked to Iran was jailed on Friday for 20 years. British prosecutors said Johannes Natland, now 19, was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish criminal group that pays young people to carry out "violence as a service" on behalf of clients, including the Iranian state.
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Trump Says He Is Talking To Russia And China About Denuclearisation
Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads, followed by the United States and China, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Trump says he is talking to Russia and China about denuclearization
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Washington is holding talks with Moscow and Beijing aimed at denuclearizing the countries with the biggest stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Russia has the most stored nuclear warheads followed by the United States and China, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The US outpaces Russia on its number of deployed warheads. During an interview with Newsmax, Trump said he expects China to “catch up” with the US
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'Incoherent,' 'deeply problematic,' and 'bad,' Europe reacts to Trump's recent pro-Russian turn
"Every step now to help the Russians increase their financing of the war is a bad sign. We very much stick to Volodymyr Zelensky's view on this," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
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Iraqi Kurds suggest peace process between Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition
Iraqi Kurds suggest peace process between Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Thu, 10/15/2026 - 09:48 Iranian Kurdish groups unaware of proposal that could see end of Iranian strikes on opposition groups in Iraq Members of the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party and relatives attend the funeral of nine Peshmerga fighters at the Sheikh Ahmed Hindi cemetery in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region in northern Iraq on 19 July 2026 (Shwan Mohammed/AFP) Off Iraqi Kurdish p
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Elon Musk suggests US government was behind Starlink restrictions in Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine president Zelenskyy said he felt ‘betrayed’ by the US after Trump’s diesel deal and the Starlink restrictions Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has suggested that the US government could be behind the decision to restrict the speed of SpaceX’s satellite-technology used by Ukraine’s military. In a post of X, he appeared to suggest the Trump administration was behind the move, which Ukraine says restricts its ability to use key defensive weapons. Continue reading...
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FSB detains Swedish citizen traveling to Russia to carry out terrorist attacks
According to the Federal Security Service, the Swedish national came to Russia under the pretext of joining the Russian Armed Forces
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Houthi strikes mark the end of Saudi Arabia's Yemen 'containment strategy'
Houthi strikes mark the end of Saudi Arabia's Yemen 'containment strategy' Sean Mathews on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 20:28 The Houthis are better equipped for war than they were a decade ago, while Saudi Arabia now has more to lose from escalation This handout image released by the Iran-backed Houthi forces on 7 September 2026 purportedly shows a ballistic missile strike on trucks carrying military equipment from Saudi Arabia to the al-Wadiah military camp in Yemen’s Hadhramaut province (Ansarulla
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay blasts Trump's 'unlawful' sanctions against ICC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay on Wednesday hit out at Donald Trump’s “illegal” sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the US president needed a lesson in international law. In an interview with AFP, Pillay also said it was no coincidence the US sanctions on the ICC were announced just hours after her Nobel, as a “reaction to the fact that the award was not given to President Trump”. Asked what her message was for Trump, the 85-year-old judge told AFP: “Call in yo
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'We're not giving up': Activist Thunberg joins France student protests
Thousands of protesters marched through central Paris on Tuesday as part of nationwide demonstrations supporting high school pupils who have been protesting for better classroom conditions, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg taking part. With just six months to go before elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron, French authorities had been hoping that the protests were easing ahead of half-term holidays starting at the end of this week. But teenagers at high schools called lycees — backe
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'Our future is being robbed': Greta Thunberg joins France student protests
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined high school pupils campaigning for better learning conditions in France on Tuesday ahead of fresh nationwide demonstrations, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The 23-year-old, who became famous as a teen for school strikes to demand action on climate change, stood among pupils demonstrating outside a school at the heart of the movement in the capital’s largest suburb of Saint-Denis. Thunberg arrived at the Paul Eluard high school,
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Live: Greta Thunberg joins French student protests ahead of nationwide rallies
France faces fresh nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday as students, unions and opposition groups rally over poor school conditions, including teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has joined protesters outside a blockaded high school near Paris, boosting the movement's visibility even as authorities warn that violence is intensifying despite a decline in school closures. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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Russia says Europe bought $320 billion in hydrocarbons since 2022
Russia said on Monday that European Union countries had bought $320.7 billion worth of its energy resources since 2022, despite sanctions over the war in Ukraine. The figure fuelled tensions as European officials criticised a US deal to import Russian diesel, while Stockholm called for the bloc to use frozen Russian assets to boost support for Kyiv.
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Ukraine says Russia violated Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv power plant among the facilities hit after US president claims ‘energy ceasefire’, while Kremlin yet to confirm any deal Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’ We are restarting our live coverage of the latest developments in Europe after Donald Trump’s announcement of what he called an energy ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Sunday evening that Russian strik
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Why the UK capitulated to Israel in consulate surrender deal
Why the UK capitulated to Israel in consulate surrender deal Peter Oborne on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 16:30 Miliband's principled policy was undermined from the moment Powell set off to negotiate with Israeli officials British National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband are pictured at the UN General Assembly in New York, on 22 September 2026 (Toby Melville/AFP) Off Three days ago, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir mounted and drove a bulldozer to co
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Swedish government launches first Patriot mission to Poland
The move, part of a NATO mission, comes as a new government is coming to power in Stockholm, with security policy at the heart of political row.
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Navi Pillay, head of UN commission that declared genocide in Gaza, wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Pillay held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to victims of violence and conflict, and demonstrated a firm moral compass in her long career, the committee said. “A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key intern
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South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Pillay held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to victims of violence and conflict, and demonstrated a firm moral compass in her long career, the committee said. “A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key interna
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Ukrainian drone operators share experience with foreign terrorists — Russian diplomat
Russian Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Vladimir Tarabrin made a special mention of drone attacks on the Russian embassy and the trade mission in Sweden, and the lack of response from the host nation
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France holds talks with Taliban govt on deporting Afghans
PARIS: France has begun talks with the Taliban government to “facilitate” the deportation of Afghan citizens to Afghanistan, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday. Paris has had no diplomatic relations with the Taliban authorities since their return to power in August 2021, and its embassy in Kabul remains closed. But it has joined about 20 EU countries including Germany, Belgium and Sweden to speed up the return of Afghans, specifically those who have been convicted by courts. “As in other Euro
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French-Japanese duo wins 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,” the award-giving body said on Wednesday. The chemistry Nobel, always the third prize to be awarded during Nobel week, followed those for medicine and physics announced on Monday and Tuesday. “So this year’s prize is about foundational chemistry. Many molecules occur in two different versions. Like my hands. They are one another’s
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Particle physics, astrophysics and 'invisibility cloak' tipped for physics Nobel
Research in particle physics, astrophysics or the invention of an “invisibility cloak” are some of the achievements that could be honoured when the Nobel physics prize is awarded Tuesday. The award, to be announced at 11:45 am in Stockholm, is the second Nobel of the season, after the Medicine Prize was awarded on Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The researchers were honoured for their pioneering work in the field of
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German, US scientists win Nobel prize for work that has helped understand how the brain works
American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries on light and optogenetics that have helped understand how the brain works. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute medical university said Deisseroth, 54, Hegemann, 71, and Nagel, 73, were selected for their “discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”. Optogenetics “makes it possible to switch on, or off, the
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German and US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on brain's processing of light
American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries on light and optogenetics that have helped understand how the brain works. The Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute medical university said Deisseroth, 54, Hegemann, 71, and Nagel, 73, were selected for their “discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”. Optogenetics “makes it possible to switch on, or off, the
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Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity
Gaza Friendly: the French label turning consumer choices into Palestine solidarity Tassa Adidi on Mon, 09/28/2026 - 15:10 In France, a unique app certifies shopkeepers boycotting products linked to Israeli settlements while promoting alternative brands Gaza Friendly, launched in 2025, is inspired by the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (provided) Off Among the many apps available on the Play Store, one stands out thanks to its heart‑shaped icon featuring a Palestinian flag: “Gaza Frie
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Who is leading the race for 'the most impossible job on this earth'?
Who is leading the race for 'the most impossible job on this earth'? In April 1953, Norwegian UN secretary-general Trygve Lie was at New York’s Idlewild Airport to meet his successor. "Welcome, Dag Hammarskjold, to the most impossible job on this earth," he greeted the Swedish diplomat. Seven decades later, the UN is about to choose the successor to incumbent secretary-general Antonio Guterres, for what many regard as one of the trickiest roles on the world stage. Each term lasts five years, us
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Swedish rights prize honours Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider
Human rights lawyer and activist Jalila Haider on Wednesday received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an “alternative Nobel”. The Sweden-based Right Livelihood Foundation honoured Haider “for breaking barriers, as the first female lawyer from her Hazara community, to challenge ethnic, state and patriarchal persecution, guided by the conviction that no human being is illegal.” According to the foundation’s website, Haider in 2018 “led a seven-day hunger strike against the targeted killing of Ha
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Unfreezing Europe's Russian assets debate
There has been little movement in EU circles on the question of using over 200 billion euros ($227 billion) of immobilized Russian assets since Sweden reopened the topic a month ago, but those wanting to move the matter forward are increasingly going public with their ideas. Months after the idea of directly using Russian assets was shot down in Brussels, Sweden led a new push on Aug. 27 to reopen the question as a way to deliver new support to Ukraine without hurting EU taxpayers and voters.
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Finnish and Swedish fighters intercept Russian aircraft
Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert fighters have jointly intercepted and identified Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland, in what Sweden says was the first operational identification mission conducted together by the two air forces. Finnish and Swedish fighters intercept Russian aircraft first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
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In 1st Joint Op, Finland, Sweden Deploy Jets To Intercept Russian Aircraft
The Baltic Sea region, of which the Gulf of Finland is part, is on high alert after incidents involving gas pipeline outages, airspace violations and drone sightings since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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A UK company, a Greek owner and Netanyahu's former lawyer: Who really owns Serbia's Israeli drone venture?
A UK company, a Greek owner and Netanyahu's former lawyer: Who really owns Serbia's Israeli drone venture? Elis Gjevori on Thu, 09/24/2026 - 09:52 The deal involving the manufacture of drones highlights the growing political stakes of Israeli weapons production abroad A Middle East Eye illustration showing Israeli drones, including Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waving his country's flag (AFP) Off Late last week, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurat
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Swedish, Finnish fighter jets scramble to identify and intercept Russian military aircraft
Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday, the Finnish Air Force.
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Investigation: How a Swiss-linked company helped Russian arms factories like Kalashnikov stay afloat
Key findings: * Leaked documents reveal over 50 Russian defense companies operating Western industrial high-precision machinery — produced by Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden — to manufacture weapons used against Ukraine. * Their machinery serving arms production was maintained by the Russian firm Galika-Service over the years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. * Russia-based Galika-Service is part of the larger Galika group, built around the Swiss company Galika AG. The group’s cen
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European intelligence services expect Russian provocations to intensify
Representatives of the intelligence services of Czechia, Latvia and Sweden expect an increase in Russian sabotage operations in Europe, whilst assessing the likelihood of an invasion of NATO countries differently.
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Ukraine, Sweden extend cooperation in nuclear safety
Ukraine's State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) have extended for five years their agreement on cooperation in nuclear and radiation safety.
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Trump threatens EU with ‘serious tariffs’ after proposal to make Canada first associate member – Europe live
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says such a partnership is for the European Union’s ‘common strength’ Defence and security editor Meanwhile, Nato’s secretary general said the alliance needs “more UK and more Europe” to deal with the most dangerous security environment faced by the west in a generation. Continue reading...
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Israel trying to 'eliminate' living conditions for Palestinians in occupied West Bank, says report
Israel trying to 'eliminate' living conditions for Palestinians in occupied West Bank, says report MEE staff on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 16:36 B'tselem warns that Israel is systemically making life unliveable for Palestinians Cranes tower above a construction site in Givat HaMatos, an Israeli settlement and near the Palestinian neighbourhood of Beit Safafa (foreground) in annexed East Jerusalem, on 16 September 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israel is systematically trying to "eliminate" living cond
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UK Trade Union Congress votes to endorse BDS and end arms sales to Israel
UK Trade Union Congress votes to endorse BDS and end arms sales to Israel Areeb Ullah on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 12:42 TUC's motion supports the boycott movement for the first time and mandates the five-million-strong federation to campaign for workplace action, divestment and sanctions Protestors outside the residence of the British prime minister's residence on September 2026 after the government announced a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank (AFP) Off The T
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Senior minister says UK will 'no longer' stand by while 'innocent children are killed in Gaza'
Senior minister says UK will 'no longer' stand by while 'innocent children are killed in Gaza' Imran Mulla on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 11:38 Louise Haigh says sanctions are aimed at 'increasing pressure on the Israeli government' Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham poses for a photo with Britain's Minister of State in the Cabinet Office Louise Haigh in Manchester on 24 July 2026 (AFP) Off A senior British minister has said the UK will "no longer stand by" while "innocent children are killed in Ga
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Untying the knot of Israel’s deception
After 12 prominent Western nations last week announced they would ban or restrict trade in goods manufactured or produced by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Israel began threatening to close their embassies. Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK announced they would introduce their own national sanctions on Israel’s settlements or support existing EU restrictions. The import restrictions will target the racist settlement system
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Over 130 lawyers warn UK sanctions on Israeli settlements don't go far enough
Over 130 lawyers warn UK sanctions on Israeli settlements don't go far enough More than 130 lawyers, former judges and legal academics have warned British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that sanctions announced last week by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband against Israeli settlements fail to meet the UK’s obligations under international law. In a six-page letter sent to Burnham on Tuesday, the lawyers welcome the government’s decision to act alongside Canada and France, but state that “the action cov
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Over 130 lawyers warn UK sanctions on Israeli settlements don't go far enough
Over 130 lawyers warn UK sanctions on Israeli settlements don't go far enough Oscar Rickett on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 11:54 UK action on Israeli settlements falls far short, lawyers and former judges tell Prime Minister Andy Burnham in letter A flag flies at the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, 9 September 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters) Off More than 130 lawyers, former judges and legal academics have warned British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that sanctions announced last week by Foreign Secretar
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Israeli settlers protest UK sanctions outside consulate in East Jerusalem
Israeli settlers protest UK sanctions outside consulate in East Jerusalem MEE staff on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 16:06 Prominent far-right settler Arieh King organised the rally that called for actions against London A man stands outside the British consulate in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on 8 September 2026 (AFP) Off Israeli settlers and far-right activists protested outside the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, calling for its closure after the UK imposed sweeping sanctio
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Denmark summons Russia’s ambassador after warship fires flares at Danish army helicopter – Europe live
Danish PM says action was ‘reckless’ as Moscow-attributed security incidents continue to intensify across Europe Separately, Dutch authorities are investigating a major outage that affected parts of the country’s railway system, suspecting a possible sabotage after objects were placed on tracks. The objects caused failures across the network, affecting several level crossings which disrupted road traffic, Dutch rail infrastructure operator Pro Rail said in a statement. Continue reading...
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Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister But in a stark warning highlighting just how tricky the government formation process is likely to be, Kristersson also said that if all parties stick to their red lines, “Sweden will not have a government.” It’s clear he has some appetite for exploring a different majority to the red bloc. Continue reading...
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