Poland accuses Russians of plot involving ‘corn tins filled with explosives’
Polish Government prosecutors are investigating an alleged Russian plot involving cans labelled as corn, filled with explosives smuggled into Poland.
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More drone sightings at strategic sites in Germany and Belgium
Unidentified drones have been reported over key sites in Germany and Belgium.
Hybrid warfare doesn’t work
The latest round of Russian provocations, inaugurated by the large drone incursion into Poland on September 10, has sent the Europeans into a tizzy.
Hungary PM Orbán slams Polish PM Tusk for saying conflict in Ukraine is ‘our war’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has attacked his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk for declaring that the conflict in Ukraine is “our war”.
Denmark PM urges ‘very strong answer’ to Russia’s ‘hybrid war’
Denmark said Wednesday that Europe needs to step up its response to a "hybrid war" being waged by Russia, after mysterious drone flights and a spate of airspace…
German minister demands immediate reintroduction of military draft
Germany’s Conservative Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wants a return to compulsory military service.
Trump ‘making Ukraine Europe’s war’ says Polish PM
Washington is stepping back and pushing responsibility for Ukraine onto Europe, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Denmark says ‘professional’ behind drone flights over airports
Denmark said a "professional actor" was behind drone flights over multiple airports in a "hybrid attack" designed to create fear.
Trump has just washed his hands of the Ukraine war
Of all of President Trump’s social media posts, it is the one he fired off on Tuesday that future historians may pick as marking the biggest turning point of the…
‘Don’t whine if we shoot your planes down’, Poland’s Sikorski tells Russia at UN
Russia should not “whine” if its planes get shot down while violating NATO airspace, Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski told the country at the United…
No military has yet learned how to face the danger of drones
Through the night of September 9, Polish airspace was invaded.
Polish politicians claim Russian drone incursion was ‘staged’
The Russian drone incursion of Polish airspace was faked by the Polish Government to drag the country into the war in Ukraine, according to Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun…
UN to hold emergency meeting over Russian fighter incursion of Estonian airspace
Estonia said the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting on the violation of the country's airspace by Russian fighter jets, an incursion condemned by…
Israel accuses Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla of ‘links with terrorists’
Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism has unveiled a detailed report claiming that the Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational convoy…
Polish President tells Germany to fund Polish defence as WW2 reparations
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has suggested Germany could begin repaying for damages sustained by his country during the Second World War.
Poland embarrassed for ‘misleading UN’ on damage from drone incursion
A Polish home badly damaged during a Russian drone incursion into Polish territory is now being reported to have been hit by a falling rocket fired from one of the…
UN investigators say Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians" there, and blamed Israel's prime minister…
Drums of war echo in UN Security Council
The US has told the UN Security Council that it would "defend every inch of NATO territory" after a suspected Russian drone incursion into Poland.
Eurovision Song Contest faces more boycotts if Israel participates
The Netherlands has become the latest country to threaten withdrawal from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate.
Poland activates Article 4 of NATO treaty in response to drone incursion
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced Poland is triggering NATO’s Article 4 in response to the violation of Polish airspace by drones shot down by Polish…
MEPs ‘regret EU military strategy in Ukraine’, they say – by mistake
Absent-minded MEPs passed a stern motion criticising their own European Union's failed "militaristic strategy" in Ukraine - many of them by mistake.
Belgian forces get more ammo, ‘can fight for 20-25 days now’
Ex-Lieutenant General Marc Thys, former Belgian Vice-Chief of Defence, has told local media that the ammunition shortage in the Belgian army has improved.
Russian drones over Poland shot down
Poland used fighter planes to shoot down drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine.
West cannot win against a unified Russia-India-China axis
In the brutal calculus of international relations, good intentions make poor strategy. The Ukrainian war presents us with this uncomfortable truth in stark relief.
Arnhem myth: The huge airborne operation could never have been successful
On Wednesday, September 17th, the monochrome-rainbow fictions of the Great Airborne Thrust for Freedom will once again be celebrated in the Dutch town of Arnhem.
Terrorist attack on Catholic festival foiled by Italian police
A terrorist attack on a popular Italian religious festival by two Turkish suspects has been prevented by Italian police, according to reports.
Peace in Ukraine requires a territorial fudge
There is much scepticism, on all sides, about the possibility of a breakthrough in Donald Trump’s diplomacy to end the Ukraine war.
Russia accused of jamming GPS on EC chief’s flight to Bulgaria
A plane flying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria was forced to use its paper maps after its GPS signal was targeted.
Poland’s President Nawrocki and PM Tusk clash on anniversary of start of WWII
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki has marked the anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War by renewing calls for Germany to pay reparations for its invasion…
‘Broad support’ for EU to train Ukraine troops, says bloc’s security chief
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said there was "broad support" in the bloc to conduct training in Ukraine…