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Germany and Ukraine reach deal for long-range weapons production

Berlin agrees to help finance construction in Ukraine of weapons that can strike targets inside RussiaUkraine and Germany have agreed to future military cooperation in which Berlin will help finance long-range weapons production on Ukrainian soil.The deal came as Zelenskyy warned that Russia had ama...

28/05/2025 14:59 The Guardian
Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia....

27/05/2025 18:32 New York Times
Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine

A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile....

27/05/2025 17:56 New York Times
Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against RussiaThe German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time...

26/05/2025 18:11 The Guardian
Merz says ‘no restrictions’ on range limits for Ukraine arms as Kyiv hit by record drone attack – as it happened

The Kremlin says giving Ukraine long range missiles is a ‘dangerous move’ as German chancellor says Kyiv can now hit Russian targetsKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin (se...

26/05/2025 16:56 The Guardian
Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’ | First Thing

Six people killed in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since February 2022 invasion. Plus, what’s going to happen to the place where George Floyd died?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Moscow has launched extensive drone strikes against Ukraine for a th...

26/05/2025 11:07 The Guardian
Israeli attack on school used as shelter in Gaza kills dozens, say local health officials – Middle East crisis live

Strike targeted Fahmi al-Jarjawi school, where families have been sheltering, says Gaza’s civil defence as Israeli military says militants were operating from schoolPolice have been deployed near the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, according to the Associated Press, ahead of an annual event that...

26/05/2025 08:30 The Guardian
Trump’s Warming Toward Syria Complicates Israel's Military Strategy

Since President Trump’s embrace of the new Syrian leader, Israeli airstrikes on the country have subsided....

25/05/2025 16:18 New York Times
Polish presidential candidates hold rival rallies in Warsaw before runoff election

Candidates representing sharply divergent visions for nation’s future are neck-and-neck in pollsTens of thousands of people in Warsaw have taken part in duelling political marches, led by the two men vying for the Polish presidency in a 1 June runoff election, which is expected to be close and con...

25/05/2025 15:05 The Guardian
Trump’s West Point graduation address veers from US-first doctrine to politics

US president pans previous administrations for fighting foreign wars and ‘wasting our time, money and souls’Donald Trump told graduating West Point military academy cadets on Saturday that they were entering the officer corps at a “defining moment in the army’s history”, in a commencement...

24/05/2025 18:02 The Guardian
Israeli soldiers accused of widespread use of human shields in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s military says it prohibits using civilians as shields, a practice it has long accused Hamas of usingThe United Nations secretary general said on Friday that Palestinians were enduring “the cruelest phase” of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted after the pa...

24/05/2025 10:37 The Guardian
Israeli attacks kill at least 60 people in Gaza as aid agencies warn of famine

UN secretary general says Israel has allowed only a ‘teaspoon of aid’ into the territory after latest strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 60 people have been killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza in a 24-hour period, the territory’s civil defence agency has said, as Israel inten...

23/05/2025 15:29 The Guardian
Israeli airstrikes hit south Lebanon before region’s first elections in years

Several towns bombed, killing one person, before municipal elections that are seen as referendum on HezbollahMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael carried out a wave of airstrikes on south Lebanon, killing one person and wounding another, before the first municipal elections in south Lebanon in...

23/05/2025 12:46 The Guardian
Ukraine ‘should focus on hi-tech war of survival rather than recapturing territory’

Ex-commander says Kyiv cannot expect to retake lost ground amid efforts to reset public expectationsEurope live – latest updatesUkraine’s ambassador to the UK has said Kyiv should focus on fighting a “hi-tech war of survival” that minimises the loss of its military personnel and not expect t...

23/05/2025 10:09 The Guardian
Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’

Israeli PM criticises leaders after their call for halt to Gaza offensive and restrictions on humanitarian aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of “emboldening Hamas”, after they called for a halt to Israel’s militar...

23/05/2025 05:54 The Guardian
Loan scheme to rearm Europe could be ‘important breakthrough’ in Ukraine support

EU defence commissioner says he expects a lot of loan requests from member states under €150bn programmeA €150bn (£126bn) loans programme to rearm Europe that was finalised this week could be “a very important breakthrough” in the EU’s military support for Ukraine, the bloc’s defence co...

23/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian
Mahmoud Khalid allowed to hold newborn son for first time – as it happened

Detained Palestinian activist allowed contact after federal judge blocks Trump administration from separating family. This blog is now closed.Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, has accused unnamed European officials of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in w...

23/05/2025 01:45 The Guardian
Middle East crisis: Starmer, Macron and Carney ‘on the wrong side of humanity,’ says Netanyahu – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, read our full report:Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health ministerIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed fo...

22/05/2025 19:26 The Guardian
Children and elderly are dying from starvation in Gaza, says health minister

UN spokesperson says about 90 aid trucks have entered Gaza, but Palestinian Red Crescent says deliveries have not arrivedTwenty-nine children and elderly people have died from starvation in Gaza in the last two days, the Palestinian Authority health minister has said , as Israeli strikes killed at l...

22/05/2025 17:21 The Guardian
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 war. This blog is now closed, you can read our report herePortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the...

22/05/2025 15:15 The Guardian
Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

Head of strategy of Finnish defence forces says they are monitoring Moscow’s manoeuvring ‘very closely’Finland has said it expects Russia to further build up troops along their shared border when the war in Ukraine ends, after reports that Moscow had strengthened its military bases near the Na...

21/05/2025 18:00 The Guardian
Russia accused of trying to hack border security cameras to disrupt Ukraine aid

UK says GRU unit accessed cameras near crossings, military installations and rail stations at key European locationsRussia tried to hack into border security cameras to spy on and disrupt the flow of western aid entering Ukraine, the UK’s intelligence services and its allies have claimed.A unit of...

21/05/2025 16:37 The Guardian
US chip export controls are a ‘failure’ because they spur Chinese development, Nvidia boss says

Comments from Jensen Huang come as Beijing accuses the US of ‘bullying and protectionism’ US chip exports controls have been a “failure”, the head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, told a tech forum on Wednesday, as the Chinese government separately slammed US warnings to other countries against usin...

21/05/2025 05:25 The Guardian
Long-term impact of Israel's war 'will extend to Europe and beyond', ex-spy chief warns

The former head of GCHQ has told Sky News that the long-term consequences of Israel's military offensive in Gaza will extend to "Europe and beyond"....

21/05/2025 01:32 Skynews
Pacific must not become a ‘military zone’ amid rise of China, New Zealand’s deputy PM warns

In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia's foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influence in the region, New Zealand’s top di...

21/05/2025 00:03 The Guardian
Israel says ‘external pressure will not divert’ it after UK pauses trade talks – Israel-Gaza war live

Israel foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Britain of ‘anti-Israel obsession’ after UK pauses trade talks over blockade of GazaPhilippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, has been speaking to Euronews.He said US President Donald Trum...

20/05/2025 17:31 The Guardian
The Wargame: New podcast series simulates a Russian attack on UK

A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs have taken part in a wargame that simulates a Russian attack on the UK for a new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise Media....

20/05/2025 12:32 Skynews
Three men on trial in Germany accused of Russian sabotage plot

German-Russian dual citizens allegedly spied for Kremlin and planned bomb attacks on buildings and infrastructureWar in Ukraine – live updatesThree German-Russian dual citizens have gone on trial in Munich accused of spying on behalf of the Kremlin and planning attacks on critical military infrast...

20/05/2025 12:20 The Guardian
UK and Europe target Russia with major sanctions after Putin-Trump call

Sanctions are aimed at entities supporting Russia’s military machine after call failed to deliver meaningful concessionsWar in Ukraine – live updatesThe UK and Europe have announced major sanctions against Russia as it became clear that Monday’s call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had...

20/05/2025 10:50 The Guardian
First Thing: UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade

UK, France and Canada warn Israel of action if ‘egregious’ conduct in Gaza continues. Plus, Trump and Putin discuss UkraineGood morning.The UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, told the BBC this morning that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in 48 hours if aid did not reach them in time. Five...

20/05/2025 10:02 The Guardian
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