Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed on the “importance of refining” the UK’s training of Ukrainian forces to “bolster” the country’s defence. In a call with the Ukrainian…
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UK: Christmas Eve flights disrupted due to fog
Flights to and from the Channel Islands have been delayed, diverted or cancelled because of poor weather. Tuesday’s forecast in both Guernsey and Jersey is overcast and misty, with fog…
Kazakhstan: Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with about 70 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there…
Germany: Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect’s backing for AfD
“I feel bad, I still do,” said Eidwicht, as she stood in the Christmas market close to the spot where the car sped through on Friday, killing five people and…
Sweden: China claims cooperation in Baltic Sea cable probe, Sweden says otherwise
China says it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though Sweden alleges Beijing has not been adequately transparent in…
Germany: Saudi warnings about market attack suspect were ignored
The Saudi authorities, I am told, are currently working flat out to collate everything they have on the Magdeburg market suspect, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, and to share it with Germany’s ongoing…
Germany: Grief and anger in Magdeburg after Christmas market attack
Magdeburg’s Christmas market is a sad sight. This should have been the busiest weekend of the season, but the whole area has been cordoned off and all the stands are…
UK: Breathalyser designer banned for drink-driving
One of the designers of breathalysers, the device used by police to detect if motorists have had too much alcohol, has been banned for drink-driving. Richard Lacey, 70, pleaded guilty…
UK: Heathrow cancels flights as wind hits festive travel
Strong winds are continuing to cause some travel disruption in parts of the UK as millions of people travel ahead of Christmas. Heathrow said around 100 flights had been cancelled…
Russia: Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin – becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since…