15 h. ago US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Ukraine national security chief in Miami

Meeting comes two days after Witkoff and Jared Kushner held five hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in MoscowAnalysis: Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet againThe US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Ukraine’s national security council chief, Rustem Umerov, in Miami on Thursday as Washington steps up its diplomatic push to secure a pathway to peace in Ukraine.Witkoff, accompanied by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, spent nearly five hours in talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Moscow later said the meeting had not brought the sides any closer to a peace agreement. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago A year in immigration: The top 2025 immigration photos by AP’s photojournalists

Dozens of migrants sat on long benches on a U.S. military plane as it waited to leave the West Texas airport. They were shackled and handcuffed yet dressed casually, mostly in jeans and sweatshirts. All wore light blue surgical masks.

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5 d. ago Moment security guard grabbed protester by neck as she 'stormed' Glasgow council meeting

The female Living Rent activitst was manhandled by the security guard as they tried to enter the conference.

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8 d. ago Livingston MP secures CAHMS crisis meeting with government minister

Gregor Poynton wrote directly to the Scottish Government outlining the issues raised and calling for urgent action.

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1 week ago Glasgow grooming gang victim to meet with John Swinney amid calls for inquiry

EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney will meet 'Taylor' after praising her courage in talking about the abuse she faced.

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1 week ago Major European airport closed after mystery drones spark travel chaos with flights grounded

A MAJOR European airport has suspended flights following a spate of mysterious drone sightings - sparking widespread travel chaos. Dutch authorities said Eindhoven Airport shut down its airspace after several UAV sightings - which also caused military air traffic to pause. Counter-drones teams and police officers rushed to the scene to investigate, Netherlands Defence Minister...

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1 week ago Major European airport halts flights after multiple drone sightings amid fears of Russian incursions

This comes amid a wave of reports of drone sightings in northern Europe.

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1 week ago Major European airport halts flights after multiple drone sightings, defence minister announces

In a post on X this evening, Ruben Brekelmans, the defence minister, said the sightings had prompted Civilian and military air traffic.

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2 w. ago From blowing up tankers in Europe to drone sightings in Belgium: How Putin is pushing Nato to a cliff edge

Multiples countries in the alliance have reported incursions by drones into their airspace in recent months, James C. Reynolds reports

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3 w. ago Flights halted at Brussels airport again after possible drone sighting

This incident comes after a wave of similar disruptions earlier this month

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3 w. ago Idaho attorney general's office says no charges warranted against sheriff after turbulent town hall

The Idaho Attorney General’s Office has declined to file charges against a northern Idaho sheriff after investigating a turbulent legislative town hall meeting during which a woman was forcibly removed by security workers in plainclothes

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3 w. ago BREAKING: SNP secure control of Stirling Council after crunch meeting

The SNP group will take over leadership of the local authority after securing enough votes to edge out the previous Labour minority group.

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3 w. ago Britain to send in military to help protect Belgium from ‘rogue drones’ at airports after ‘Russian incursions’

BRITAIN is providing military support to nearby Belgium after a series of worrying suspected Russian drone incursions into its airspace. Sir Richard Knighton, the new chief of the defence staff, said that his Belgian counterpart had asked for help and that equipment and personnel were on the way. This comes after Brussels Airport was forced...

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3 w. ago Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – as it happened

This blog is now closedThe 35-year-old French man suspected of ramming his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron earlier this week have been charged with attempted murder, French media reported.The local prosecutor’s office has also asked for him to be detained ahead of the trial. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live

Boris Pistorius warns that Russia continues to seek to ‘sow doubt, divide us and influence elections’ in EuropeBack to Belgium, news agency Belga is reporting that ministers have provisionally reached an agreement on the proposed €50m package of measures to strengthen the country’s anti-drone systems.The proposal still requires some finetuning before it can be formally adopted by the government, the agency added. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Drone sightings halt flights at major European cargo airport in Belgium

Flights out of one of Europe’s biggest cargo airports were briefly suspended after drones were spotted

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3 w. ago Airports in Belgium disrupted again by suspected drone sightings – Europe live

Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threatsBrussels and Liège airports in Belgium faced disruptions overnight once again over suspected drone sightings, just hours after the Belgian government’s national security council discussed its response to the emerging threats.Both airports reported limited effect on their operations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of Trump meet

China abstains on resolution that paves way for former leader of an al Qaeda affiliate to visit White House

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3 w. ago Major airport in Belgium suspends flights for second time in a week due to drone sighting

Drones have been spotted flying over airports in the capital Brussels and in Liege this week

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