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Gavin Blackburn

Syria

World Bank estimates €185bn needed to rebuild Syria after civil war

Syria's civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar al-Assad were met with a brutal crackdown and spiralled into armed conflict.

Poland

Poland detains eight over suspected Russia-linked sabotage, says PM Tusk

Two suspects were also arrested in Romania for allegedly depositing incendiary devices at an international courier company in Bucharest.

USA

Trump says he does not think Ukraine can win war against Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his reportedly tense meeting with Trump on Friday was "positive" even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for his military.

Iraq

Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS in Syria

Washington and Baghdad agreed last year to wind down a US-led coalition fighting IS in Iraq by this September, with US forces departing some bases where they have been stationed.

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Germany

Merz rejects calls to drop 'firewall' and work with Germany's AfD

The far-right AfD party finished second in Germany's snap national election in February and polls since then have shown its support base continues to grow.

Lithuania

Road linking Baltics to Poland opens at time of tension with Russia

Poland and its Baltic neighbours have been on high alert since multiple alleged Russian drones entered Polish territory and Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian air space in September.

Gaza

US envoys in Israel to stabilise ceasefire after flareup of violence

More than a week has passed since the start of the US-proposed truce aimed at ending two years of devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Yemen

New airstrip on island off Yemen to counter Houthi Red Sea activities

Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC show the construction of a nearly 2,000-metre runway on Zuqar Island, some 90 kilometres southeast of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeida.

United Kingdom

BBC sanctioned for not disclosing Gaza film narrator's Hamas ties

The BBC previously apologised after acknowledging "serious flaws" in the making of "Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone" and removed it from its online player.

United Kingdom

Ukrainian men deny plotting fires at properties related to Starmer

They men are accused of setting fire to Starmer's personal home, along with a property where he once lived and a car he had sold.

Greece

Greece approves bill extending working hours despite protests

Greece's conservative government says the "Fair Work for All" legislation aims to make the labour market more flexible and effective.

Poland

Polish court blocks extradition of suspect in Nord Stream attack

Undersea explosions on 26 September 2022, severely damaged the two pipelines. The incident added to tensions over the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources.

Europe News

French police arrest four in alleged plot targeting Russian activist

Vladimir Osechkin founded Gulagu.net, a rights group for prisoners in the notoriously tough Russian prison system.

Europe News

Italy's anti-Mafia police investigate after journalist's car explodes

Sigfrido Ranucci works for Report, one of the few investigative programmes on Italian television that regularly breaks news involving prominent Italian figures.

Norway

Former guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia

Prosecutors said the 28-year-old man handed over details about the embassy's diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.

Poland

Italy court blocks extradition of Ukrainian in Nord Stream blast case

The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which carried Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea until Russia cut of supplies at the end of August 2022.

USA

Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary in bid to resolve Ukraine war

With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal holding in Gaza, Trump said he's now turning his attention to bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.

United Kingdom

China a threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse

The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to national security.

USA

Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan sub, NTSB report says

The catastrophic implosion of the OceanGate "Titan" submersible killed all five people on board as it was diving to explore the wreck of the Titanic.

Uruguay

Uruguay first Latin American country to decriminalise euthanasia

Officials hailed the law's passage as reinforcing Uruguay's reputation as among the most socially liberal nations in the region.

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