12 h. ago Russia and NATO clash in European skies as Polish jets intercept SU

Earlier this week, Poland said a sanctioned Russian ship was performing 'suspicious manoueuvres' in the Baltic Sea near the power cable connecting Poland and Sweden .

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35 h. ago Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warPortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the causes of the huge power outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill last month, its acting energy minister told Reuters.Maria da Graça Carvalho said prime minister Luís Montenegro wants an independent investigation led by the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to complement the technical report being prepared by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Germany's Merz inaugurates a historic new brigade in Lithuania and pushes for security spending

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has traveled to NATO partner Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade meant to protect the alliance’s eastern flank in the face of mounting worries about Russia

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39 h. ago British paratroopers parachute onto Swedish island as part of NATO exercise preparing to defend Europe from Russia... and are asked to show their PASSPORTS

Soldiers were carrying out exercises in Sweden as part of wider Swift Defense 25 NATO drills aimed at 'global deterrence'.

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58 h. ago Why Man United aren’t wearing their normal kit in the Europa League final

Man United clash with fellow Premier League strugglers Tottenham with European silverware on the line

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64 h. ago Man United forced into Europa League final kit change due to 64

Man United clash with fellow Premier League strugglers Tottenham with European silverware on the line

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8 d. ago Russia 'could attack a NATO state by 2027 if a ceasefire is agreed in Ukraine this year' as experts warn Europe 'cannot assume that they have years to prepare' for another war

Putin's commitment to forcing Russia's economy and industry onto a war footing means that Moscow could reconstitute its forces for a fresh conflict within two years

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8 d. ago Russian and NATO fighter jets clash as allied forces try to board Moscow oil tanker in high

Both NATO and Russia scrambled warplanes in a dramatic stand-off above the Baltic after a major standoff over a tanker in Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet.

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8 d. ago Russian fighter jet in 'dogfight' with NATO as allied forces try to board Moscow oil tanker in high

Both NATO and Russia scrambled warplanes in a dramatic dogfight above the Baltic after a major standoff over a tanker in Vladimir Putin's shadow fleet.

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8 d. ago NATO and Russia warplanes in dramatic 'dogfight' over Putin's secret oil tanker

Estonian forces attempted to board the oil tanker Jaguar - believed to be part of Vladimir Putin’s clandestine fleet used to dodge international sanctions - before a Russian warplane was launched

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8 d. ago NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal

NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next 7 years

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1 week ago Russia to cultivate 'much stronger presence' on NATO's flank as WW3 fears simmer

Experts suggest Russia's military presence will continue to challenge NATO on its eastern border - but there will be a key warning sign before a potential attack

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1 week ago 'Truth' behind Russian troops massing on another NATO border after shock surge

Experts suggest Russia's military presence will continue to challenge NATO on its eastern border - but there will be a key warning sign before a potential attack

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1 week ago NATO alarm as Putin spotted massing Russian troops on ANOTHER European border

Experts warn that Moscow is expanding its military footprint across northwestern Russia - suggesting a calculated effort to bolster the region following Finland and Sweden's recent accession to NATO

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1 week ago Richard Tice suggests Nigel Farage has changed his mind on his claim that the West ‘provoked’ Russia

Richard Tice hinted that Nigel Farage has shifted his stance on the Ukraine-Russia war, walking back his 2024 claim that the EU and Nato provoked Vladmir Putin’s invasion.

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2 w. ago Royal Navy warship tracks Russian submarine and ships passing through English Channel as armed forces minister warns of Kremlin 'threat' to UK

HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a NATO operation to shadow Russia 's submarine Krasnodar as it surfaced back to the country from the Mediterranean.

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2 w. ago Chelsea fans demand action after Stamford Bridge chaos in European clash

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea booked their spot in the UEFA Conference League final after a 5-1 aggregate win over Djurgarden, but the behaviour of some away fans overshadowed the result after they invaded the home end

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2 w. ago Chelsea's European match descends into chaos as Djurgarden fans clash with riot police

Chelsea took on Djurgarden in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night with a place in the final all-but sealed

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2 w. ago Barcelona star Raphinha details Xavi feud and explosive Man Utd incident

Raphinha was signed by Xavi when he was in charge at Barcelona but never felt he had the trust of his former boss - with tempers boiling over when the Brazilian was subbed off in a European clash

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Three million shells coming from our allies, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian attack over border largely destroys Russian electrical equipment plant; mayor reports drones headed for Moscow. What we know on day 1,167See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine hopes to receive 3m artillery shells from allies and partners in 2025 including 1.8m under a Czech-led programme, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Prague on Sunday. “The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly,” the Ukrainian president said. Prague steers a European drive to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine, financed largely by Nato allies. “Not only North Korea is capable of helping [Russia] in the war – we have allies who are helping Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in comments reported by the Kyiv Independent.Zelenskyy added there would be a meeting on Monday with “Czech defence companies”, with details to be announced later. Discussions were under way for a Ukrainian-Czech pilot training school for F16 fighter jets, which could not be established in Ukraine “due to current security concerns”....

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