EU Mission Against Houthis Will be Purely Defensive, Won’t Join U.S.-UK Raids on Yemen
Three months after attacks on trade began, EU apparently decides its own mission will be allowed to use weapons but only in self-defence.

Three months after attacks on trade began, EU apparently decides its own mission will be allowed to use weapons but only in self-defence.

President signs decree on “territories of the Russian Federation historically inhabited by Ukrainians”, saying it is time to “take steps”.

Ukraine will change its citizenship law to allow foreign volunteer fighters and “all ethnic Ukrainians” around the world to get passports.

Two-state solution has “whole international community” and the U.N. behind it and should be pursued even if Israel disagrees, says EU.

Germany’s defence minister presented a less alarmist take on the Russian threat, saying an attack on NATO is not likely at the moment.

Two British minesweepers collided while alongside at Bahrain on Thursday, video footage and the Ministry of Defence confirms.

Prince Harry dropped his court case against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, allegedly incurring a whopper legal bill in doing so.

Dog walker discovered newborn baby girl discarded on London street amid freezing winter weather, saving the baby’s life.

If the public starts ‘panic-buying’ radios, torches, and water to “survive the first 36 hours” then “that’s great”, NATO military chief said.

Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital for planned abdominal surgery on Tuesday and is now in recovery that may take months.

Aircraft flying over Poland and the Baltic once again reported major discrepancies in their GPS signals this week.

Tory rebels fumbled their chance, leaving PM Sunak insisting his plan is working despite soaring levels of net migration to the UK.

King Charles III will undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate next week, Buckingham Palace has said in a statement.

Contradicted his previous positions when the spymaster pushed back against claims Trump had damaged the NATO alliance.

West no longer post-Cold War and is in a new “pre-war” era with limited time left to prepare for and deter future conflicts, the UK says.

Europe “on its own” if Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential Election, says Alexander De Croo, as Belgium takes rotating Euro presidency.

Houses have been hit by lava flows in southwestern Iceland as a long-dormant volcano erupts for the second time.

Monday the biggest day yet for German anti-government protesters as thousands of tractors and now truckers Bring Berlin to a standstill.

Senior Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen being hauled through the courts again over “homophobic” writings going back 20 years.

Tesla stumbles over ‘Just-in-Time’ logistics and suspends production at Gigafactory as Iran-backed attacks interrupt supply chains.

The ability of Houthis terrorists to threaten merchant shipping “has taken a blow”, after a major strike against 60 targets in Yemen.

Zelensky has arrived in Latvia, the final stop on his Baltic mini-tour as he attempts to drum up further support and missiles.

Even more attacks on trade, the lifeblood of the West, this time off the coast of Iran in the Gulf of Oman.

Police entered the Presidential Palace of Poland to arrest politicians of the recently dethroned right-wing government.

Imam Qari Abassi claims he believed Harvinder Singh was a discarded briefcase or dustbin lying in the road as he drove to his mosque.

U.S. and UK warships and aircraft shot down drones, cruise missiles, and a ballistic missile overnight, “the largest attack” by Houthis yet.

Russia reactivates Stalin-era ‘SMERSH’ spycatcher agency amid the Ukraine war, the latest indicator a new Cold War emerging.

Macron loyalist seen as a high-flyer rapidly rising through French politics, having attended an elite Paris school and university.

Shooting businesses including gun shops and clubs have blown the whistle on their treatment at the hands of cancel-happy banks.

The rumoured reshuffle of Emmanuel Macron’s govt to face down Le Pen’s populists appears to have arrived, as the PM resigns at his request.

Conservatives hoping voters won’t notice they are promising tax cuts while actually pushing taxation to historic highs by stealth.

There were over 127,000 “unauthorised entries” by migrants recorded in Germany in 2023, the highest since the Europe Migrant Crisis of 2015.

Federal Prosecutor investigating “suspicions of unconstitutional sabotage” after holes were discovered drilled into a new gas delivery pipe.

Geert Wilders, who won the Netherlands November general election has been exchanging thoughts on migration and birthrates with Elon Musk.

UK and U.S. could be going to the polls within weeks of each other this year as PM Sunak says his “working assumption” is a late-2024 vote.

One of the UK’s largest retailers warns of stock shortages this year as strikes in Red Sea delay arrivals and send shipping prices spiralling.

Britain “won’t hesitate” to join the U.S. and take “direct action” against Houthis in Yemen its Defence Secretary has said.

People living in north-central Japan have been ordered to evacuate from a five-meter (16ft) tsunami expected after a major earthquake.

2023 started with Spring Counteroffensive optimism but ends with acknowledgement the conflict has devolved into static attrition warfare.

Poland says a Russian missile participating in this morning’s massive air strike on Ukraine spent three minutes in NATO airspace.
