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Classified briefing by video comes as White House warns Putin could win war if Ukraine aid dries up

The sighs from the next table were too loud to ignore. It was his property tax statement

Residents in Vastogirardi wondered whether a vendetta between neighbours or even mafia-style intimidation was to blame

Moscow announces death of seventh major general during invasion of Ukraine

Mine clearing efforts in the village of Kamaynka in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine have been going for about a year. Video: Anadolu Agency

Geert Wilders’ win in Netherlands hailed as the ‘start of a wave’ for like-minded allies

Prosecutors allege ‘influence peddling’ in scandal that brought down António Costa

A German citizen has died and two other people were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower.

Attacker who killed German tourist with a knife left prison after four years in 2020

Structure has had pronounced lean since it was built in 1110s and ‘has been a concern ever since’

One obvious solution gets around the issue of ownership of the Parthenon sculptures put on display in the British Museum in 1832

Zelenskiy calls for rapid fortification of Ukrainian positions along 1,000km front line

A week after the elections, parties are struggling to agree about the nature of a ruling coalition in the Netherlands - or even when it should be discussed

Fixing creaking infrastructure while meeting ambitious green goals – and all without new borrowing – is the challenge facing the cranky three-way coalition

Twenty-seven people were apparently forced off vessel just metres from the southern shores of Andalucía

European Commission chief urges member states to show ‘rock-solid’ support for Kyiv

Voices in the commission, parliament and some member states are suspicious of the timing and motive

Hospitals in western Ukrainian are using Irish-donated medical and gym equipment to help battle-injured soldiers recover

Wife of Ukraine spy chief reportedly poisoned with mercury and arsenic

Videos of the Dublin riots were shared on far-right Telegram groups after fatal stabbing of a teenager in French village

Ukrainian counter-offensive has not made as much progress in pushing back Russia’s front line as some had hoped

Athens has repeatedly called on British Museum to return 2,500-year-old marbles removed from Parthenon temple in 1806

Gil Ofarim posted a video to Instagram in October 2021 claiming had been the target of abuse at a Leipzig hotel because he is Jewish

Deadly storms hit southern Ukraine and Russia and hamper military operations

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz says crisis was caused by Scholz coalition trying to ‘square the circle’ of contradictory priorities

The US version is more of a personality cult - and one day Donald Trump will be gone

Meeting of European and Middle Eastern countries agrees that fighting should stop

Nato chief says ‘tragedy’ of Kremlin victory in war would embolden authoritarian states

Farmers are demanding Polish government compensate them for influx of Ukrainian grain

Teacher had shown pupils cartoons of Prophet Mohammad in class on freedom of expression

Kyiv asks western allies to provide more air defence systems to boost security for grain shipments

Ukrainian air force manages to shoot down the majority of an estimated 75 drones, preventing mass casualties

Comments from leaders Pedro Sánchez and Alexander De Croo at Rafah condemned by foreign minister Eli Cohen

Anti-Kremlin exiles help Ukrainian refugees in Tbilisi and wait for regime change at home

Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemns ‘wilful terror’ of attacks as air force chief Mykola Oleschuk claims 71 of 75 drones launched at Ukraine have been shot down

Voters from across the political spectrum in the Netherlands share their hopes and concerns for the future

Cancellation of concert by contemporary Irish folk band known for pro-Palestinian stance adds to growing body of performances and talks axed ‘due to current events’

Kremlin denies Helsinki government accusation that it is sending migrants to Finnish border

Dilan Yesilgöz says VVD party will not take part in next coalition

Constitutional court ruling leaves the country’s federal budget in disarray and threatens investment in climate transition projects, rail system upgrades and Intel factory