Breaking News: Europe
NATO reaches a deal with Turkey to admit Sweden and Finland, secretary-general says
Stoltenberg has said NATO’s updated Strategic Concept will likely refer to Russia as the “most significant and direct threat” to security. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the world’s most powerful military alliance reached a deal to admit Sweden and Finland after resolving the concerns of […]
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Lagarde plays down recession risks, says ECB is ready to ‘move faster’ on rates if needed
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. The central bank scheduled an emergency meeting to address higher bond yields. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Tuesday played down concerns about a recession in the euro zone, also saying her team is ready to raise rates at […]
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NATO countries gather as Ukraine war overshadows Europe; Russian attack on shopping mall kills at least 15 people
NATO alliance set to meet in Spain as Russia’s aggression increases NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has already previewed new moves by the alliance, announcing on Monday that it would increase its rapid response force and will bolster its battlegroups in eastern Europe. Yves Herman | Reuters The NATO military alliance is all set to meet […]
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NATO set to increase its high-readiness forces to over 300,000 in massive military buildup
Stoltenberg has said NATO’s updated Strategic Concept will likely refer to Russia as the “most significant and direct threat” to security. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the military alliance is poised to increase the number of its high-readiness forces to well over 300,000 as part […]
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Zelenskyy set to ask G-7 leaders for more firepower to fight Russian forces; Kyiv, Odesa and other key regions hit by missile strikes
UK’s Boris Johnson to tell fellow G-7 leaders they must end Putin’s ‘stranglehold’ on food prices British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to call on world leaders gathered at the G-7 summit in Germany on Monday to take urgent action to get essential food supplies out of Ukraine. The U.K. said it was working […]
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Ukrainian forces will have to leave key eastern city, Luhansk governor says; retired Russian major captured
Russian pilot captured is a retired major, revealing Moscow’s struggles to staff air force: UK A Russian pilot shot down and captured by Ukrainian forces confessed to being a retired major of his country’s air force, Britain’s Ministry of Defense wrote in its daily intelligence update. The pilot had joined Russia’s military contracting group Wagner […]
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Germany triggers ‘alert level’ of emergency gas plan, sees high risk of long-term supply shortages
Habeck has previously warned the situation is going to be “really tight in winter” without precautionary measures to prevent a gas supply shortage. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany has declared it is moving to the so-called “alert level” of its emergency gas plan, as reduced Russian flows exacerbate fears of a […]
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Russia wants to ‘destroy the whole Donbas step by step,’ Zelenskyy says; Russian forces look to take control of Severodonetsk
Russia wants to ‘destroy the whole Donbas step by step,’ Zelenskyy says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Donbas region of east Ukraine is continuing to see what he called “massive air and artillery strikes.” “The goal of the occupiers in this direction remains the same — they want to destroy the whole Donbas […]
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UK inflation hits new 40-year high of 9.1% as food and energy price surge persists
More than four in five people in the U.K. are worried about rising living costs and their ability to afford basics necessities like food and energy over the coming months, according to a new survey. Tolga Akmen | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. inflation hit 9.1% year-on-year in May as soaring food and […]
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War in eastern Ukraine is ‘the toughest spot,’ Zelenskyy says; tensions rise between Russia and NATO member Lithuania
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the intense battles in eastern Ukraine represent “the toughest spot” in the conflict, with Russian forces “pressing strongly” in the region. Several cities, towns and villages in the Luhansk region have been the focus of severe fighting for several weeks with Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in street battles […]
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