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Trapped under Russian occupation, people in Oleshky forced to eat dogs to survive (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,687)
Every day, the Ukraine Battlefield update newsletter offers a clear look at how the war is unfolding on the ground. Subscribe for...
After 50 EU summits, leaders are still copy‑pasting failed migration ‘solutions’
EU leaders meeting next week in Brussels for the usual post-summer European Council are rehashing conclusions on migration, echoing almost...
If it worked with Ukraine, why not also Iran? Green MEPs urge EU to tax oil super profits
Europe’s Green party has called on the European Commission to exercise the powers it previously used during the Ukraine war...
Drone strikes on Black Sea cargo ships point to wider European arc of Russia hybrid threats
The Alfa Watan, a ship sailing under the flag of Togo, and the Able, a vessel flying the flag of...
Ukraine forces becoming more agile under new commander-in-chief Drapatyi, who is also drafting a ‘grand strategy’ for the war (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,686)
Every day, the Ukraine Battlefield update newsletter offers a clear look at how the war is unfolding on the ground. Subscribe for...
The children of Gaza are being killed every day. Where are the headlines?
Every day, children are killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Where are the outraged headlines? The number of children...
MEPs warn against EU rush to restarting funds for Hungary while corruption and plurality concerns remain
The Commission is “going a bit too fast” in unlocking €4.2bn and restarting the Erasmus+ student exchange programme in Hungary,...
Von der Leyen joins MEPs in defence of EU’s €2 trillion spending plan ahead of summit
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has joined MEPs in urging the bloc’s governments not to gut the EU’s next seven-year budget, as talks on...
EU needs to solve the cost-of-living crisis to stop far-right populists, Portuguese PM Luís Montenegro tells MEPs
Politicians need to solve the affordability crisis to stop the far-right, social democratic Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro told MEPs...
German ex-spy chief arrested over espionage and treason allegations involving leaked BND files
A case of treason on an unprecedented scale is emerging at Germany’s foreign intelligence service, in what German media say...