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Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – Europe live | Europe
Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia fires hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland, armed forces of the Nato-member country said. “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in […]
Judge quashes Home Office decision to extradite vulnerable man to US | Extradition
A high court judge has quashed a Home Office decision that paved the way for a vulnerable autistic man to be extradited to the US on cybercrime charges carrying a possible 52-year sentence. The UK government has accepted that Diogo Santos Coelho, 25, a Portuguese national, was groomed and exploited online by adults from the […]
Russia has shown ‘full extent of contempt for international law’, says von der Leyen, as EU proposes new Russian sanctions – Europe live | Europe
Russia ‘has shown full extent of contempt for diplomacy and law,’ EU’s von der Leyen says The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said in her statement that Russia “has shown the full extent of its contempt for diplomacy and international law” over the last month, as she criticised the largest-scale drone and missile […]
Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine | Espionage
The outgoing head of MI6 has issued a damning indictment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that Vladimir Putin has “bitten off more than he can chew”. Richard Moore, known within MI6 as C, used his farewell speech in Istanbul to say that while Russia was unlikely to win on the battlefield, his agency was […]
China, India and Belarus line up for Russia’s rival version of Eurovision | Russia
Russia is gearing up to revive its Soviet-era alternative to Eurovision – the Intervision song contest – which begins in Moscow on Saturday, with performers from 23, mostly allied, countriesto take the stage. But sequinned bodysuits, camp theatrics and Europop bangers will be in short supply. Instead, the Kremlin’s version of the spectacle promises “traditional […]
British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals | Northern Ireland
The British and Irish governments are to unveil a new framework to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles in an effort to resolve an issue that has bedevilled politics in the region and relations between London and Dublin. Hilary Benn, the Northern Ireland secretary, and Simon Harris, Ireland’s foreign minister, are scheduled […]
Eritrean man is second to be deported to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ deal | Immigration and asylum
An Eritrean man has been deported to France under the UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with the neighbouring country. The man – the second to be deported under the agreement – was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed after he lost a […]
Anti-austerity strikes and protests rock France, pressure Macron
Massive anti-austerity protests and labour strikes were held across France on Thursday, in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s austerity policies. Organisers said one million people took part in the strikes and protests, while the French authorities estimated that there were 500,000 protesters.
Zelensky visits troops on frontline positions in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that he visited troops in the Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk region, where Ukrainian forces are resisting multiple Russian offensives. “Step-by-step, the warriors are liberating our land: since the start of the operation, 160 square kilometres (62 square miles) and seven settlements have been reclaimed,” Zelensky said in a post on X.