Northern Ireland is on fire again in what looks and feels like a modern twist on the U.K. territoryās āTroublesā of old, as police and firefighters struggled to contain mobs of anti-immigrant militants overnight.
EXCLUSIVE: NATO allies today discussed a proposal for an accelerated drone-buying program, just days after a Russian drone crash caused multiple injuries in Romania.
The U.K.ās City oversight body is probing big British investment houses for information on how exposed the market could be to the unprecedented $1.8 trillion SpaceX listing.
In next week's Makerfield by-election in the U.K., the hard-right Restore Britain party is threatening to chip away at a small but potentially crucial segment of Nigel Farage's Reform vote.
But its ambitions don't end there.
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EU defense chief Andrius Kubilius has explored a new initiative for countries to jointly fund military capabilities like air-to-air refueling now provided by the U.S., three European Parliament officials told POLITICO.
The collapse of a ā¬100 billion program to build a European next-generation jet fighter has Berlin, Paris and Madrid scrambling for options.
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Belgium rejected today Washington's demand to impose an entry ban on travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting up a transatlantic clash over measures to prevent Ebola from spreading during the World Cup.
Seoul will hold a key summit with the EU today, with much of the talk to focus on defense as South Korean weapons makers have become increasingly important to a fast-rearming Europe.
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Since the outbreak of the war in Iran, Europe has found clever workarounds to keep the jet fuel crisis at bay.
That might be about to change.
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In London Playbook PM:
š¢ A Westminster debate is raging after the Belfast riots.
š± The government asked watchdogs to talk to Elon Musk's X.
ā Ministers are resisting the āsame oldā Unionist calls for the Irish land border to be closed.
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The violence is concentrated on the Protestant side of Belfastās divide in working-class communities where the outlawed UDA and UVF hold sway.
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