EU pledges more support for Ukraine as Zelensky calls for tougher Russia sanctions
An EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Kyiv on Friday
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Germany’s interior minister makes risky run for state office
Germany’s interior minister says she plans to run for governor of her home state this fall but to remain the country’s top security official in the meantime
Ukraine launches a wave of anti-corruption busts ahead of EU summit
Ukraine on Wednesday announced searches of government buildings and the homes of high-profile ministers and oligarchs as part of a clampdown on corruption. The move comes ahead of a gathering of European leaders in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path towar…
Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured
Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblastA senior Russian lieutenant who fled after serving in Ukraine has described how his country’s troops tortured prisoners of war and threatened some with …
Putin compares invasion of Ukraine to battle for Stalingrad in fiery speech
‘It’s incredible… we are again being threatened with German Leopard tanks,’ Russian leader says
EU pledges to double military aid programme for Ukraine
EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe EU has pledged to double a military aid programme for Ukraine by training an extra 15,000 soldiers as part of a blizzard of announc…
How a German woman allegedly killed her beauty blogger doppelganger to fake her own death
On paper, Shahraban K and Khadidja O would have never been expected to cross paths. But prosecutors say the women were ensnared in a sinister murder plot based solely on their resemblance. Joe Sommerlad reports
Russian forces could regain initiative as Ukraine war drags on
With western tanks yet to arrive, invaders may be in a better position in early spring than Ukrainian defendersRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA fresh Russian assault around the southern Donbas town of Vuhledar, which began towards the end of J…
Syria blasts chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack
Syria has dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog’s statement that investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders of chlorine gas on the city of Douma in 2018
EU parliament lifts protective immunity of two MPs linked to ‘Qatargate’ graft scandal
The European Union’s parliament on Thursday removed the protective immunity of two lawmakers linked to one of the bloc’s biggest-ever corruption scandals, paving the way for them to be questioned by Belgian investigators.