Europe is ramping up defence spending, led by Germany, with economists expecting a modest boost to growth. While rising orders support activity, long production lags and structural headwinds may limit the economic pay-off.
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Can Europe's military spending revive economic growth?
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Video. Latest news bulletin | January 16th, 2026 – Morning
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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this January 16th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics,…
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Police escorts and limited hotels: What is it like to travel in Libya at the moment?
In November 2025, James Wilcox, founder of adventure travel company Untamed Borders, led his first trip to the south of Libya in 14 years.
A devastating six-year civil war and ongoing sporadic clashes since the 2020 ceasefire have rendered most of the north African country out of bounds for…
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Why Ukraine’s peace plan is forcing a reckoning on EU enlargement
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Partisans reconnoiter Russian FSB SIGINT post near Simferopol
In temporarily occupied Crimea, agents of the ATESH partisan movement have reconnoitered a signals intelligence post of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) near Simferopol.
ATESH reported this on Telegram, as cited by Ukrinform.
“Our agents conducted…
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Video. Race against time: Scientists store endangered glacier ice in Antarctica
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Scientists are racing to preserve ice cores from endangered glaciers worldwide by storing them in an Antarctic ice sanctuary. The Ice Memory Foundation aims to protect…
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CCD uncovers Russian ZOV propaganda network aimed at influencing Ukrainians
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has uncovered a propaganda network known as ZOV, whose goal is to exert informational influence on Ukrainian residents by localizing content for major cities.
As…
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South Korea ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid
South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024.
Prosecutors have sought a 10-year jail term for this set of…
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Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday hailed what he called a strategic Canada-China partnership in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as both sides aim to deepen bilateral ties after nearly ten years of poor relations between Beijing and Ottawa.
Speaking at the start of a…
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Iconic T rex dinosaurs kept growing to their full size for decades, fossil study finds
T rexes grew much more slowly than previously thought, taking several decades to reach their full size of around eight tonnes, a comprehensive…
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