Nato scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace in ‘blatant breach’
The encroachment comes after several alleged Russian airspace violations in Estonia, Poland, Romania and Denmark
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EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching rules under landmark digital content law
The EU on Friday accused TikTok and Facebook founder’s Marc Zuckerberg’s Meta empire of violating transparency rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the bloc’s new online content law that has drawn the Trump administration’s ire. If the social m…
Why Russians are shunning coffee – and what they are replacing it with
Russia is rediscovering its cultural traditions as Western imports fall out of fashion
Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content
European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reportsInstagram and Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to complain or flag illegal content, includ…
‘Ukraine’s future is our future’, says Starmer, as he vows coalition will take Russian oil and gas off market to choke funding – as it happened
Zelenskyy, Starmer and members of ‘coalition of willing’ held talks in London. This live blog is closedUkraine wants US to stay involved, says Zelenskyy after meeting western alliesA forthcoming trip by German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to Chin…
Weather tracker: Tornadoes and Storm Benjamin lash northern France
More than 100,000 homes lose power in heavy rain and strong winds of storm, following fatal tornado near ParisOn Monday, a tornado swept through Val-d’Oise in northern France, causing widespread damage across several districts. The town of Ermont, abou…
Ireland votes for next president as polls predict landslide for Catherine Connolly
Leftwing independent widely expected to succeed Michael D Higgins, but fears grow over low turnout and spoilt ballots Irish voters are going to the polls to elect a new president, with final opinion polls predicting a landslide for Catherine Connolly, …
Ukraine reveals ‘sea baby’ drones that could change the war with Russia
The craft are operated remotely from a mobile control center inside a van
Live: ‘Coalition of the willing’ eyes push to supply Ukraine more long-range missiles
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday hosts a meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, comprised of more than 20 Ukraine allies, in London, where he is set to call on Europe to supply Kyiv more long-range missiles. Ukraine’s President Volody…
Lithuania slams airspace breach after two Russian jets enter its territory
Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat on Thursday to protest what it said was a brief incursion of two Russian military aircraft into its airspace. The defence ministry said a Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from Kaliningrad crossed 700 metre…