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In today’s newsletter: As we hit another alarming milestone, we speak to environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan on why this is a warning we can’t afford to ignore

With the US increasingly alienating countries with its tariffs and slashing aid, this presents a huge diplomatic opening for Keir Starmer’s government. Some

Keegan Bradley was surprised his ‘kick their ass’ locker room speech was broadcast on Netflix and said he ‘meant no disrespect’ to the Europe team

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Britain was notably absent from the EU’s emergency defence summit – but Sir Keir Starmer has already assembled a ‘coalition of the willing’ to support Ukraine, and established himself as the nearest thing to a replacement leader of the free world

Millions hunker down as storm approaches; Europe set for surge in defence spending; Trump reverses tariffs on Mexican goods

Starmer rallies up to 20 countries to deploy troops in post-war Ukraine as Europe rearms – but Russia says ‘it can’t be allowed’

A $1.3 trillion German spending deal and commentary from the European Central Bank has also prompted yields to surge in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Head-spinning speed of events leaves EU adapting at pace while trying to infer Trump’s possible geo-strategic aims

Hamburg to Munich and Cologne to Berlin: £48 buys a month of travel in central Europe’s largest nation