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The United Kingdom has officially launched an independent inquiry into allegations that British armed forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2013. The inquiry, which was first announced in December, will also investigate whether the UK military adequately investigated allegations of unlawful killings of civilians by British forces. The UK … Read moreUK begins inquiry into army’s ‘unlawful killings’ of Afghans

Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.24bn), officials from the banks have said, in a deal designed to contain a widening crisis of confidence in global finance. The agreement, announced late on Sunday, includes 100 billion francs ($108bn) in liquidity assistance for UBS and Credit Suisse … Read moreUBS to buy Credit Suisse for $3.24bn in government-brokered deal

Voters in Montenegro have casted ballots in a presidential election marked by political turmoil and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or instead seek to improve ties with Serbia and Russia. Polling stations in Montenegro opened on Sunday at 7am (06:00 … Read moreMontenegro goes to the polls as president seeks re-election

Ireland have completed their fourth ever Six Nations Grand Slam with a 29-16 victory over England at the Aviva Stadium, emphatically underlining their status as the world’s top ranked Rugby Union team heading into September’s World Cup. The Irish came into the championship as the favourite and swept through it to make a huge statement … Read moreIreland win Six Nations and first Grand Slam in Dublin

Protesters and police in the French capital, Paris, have clashed for a third night as thousands took to the streets across the country and workers at refineries went on strike to oppose the government’s decision to raise the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest, combined with rubbish piling up on the … Read moreProtests, strikes in France amid anger at Macron’s pension reform

As Russian offensive power seemed to peter out across Ukraine’s eastern front, mercenary forces from Russia’s Wagner Group doubled down on attacks against the Ukrainian defenders of Bakhmut city in the Donetsk region during the 55th week of the war. Ukrainian Colonel Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi said Russian ground attacks had decreased over the past week across … Read moreWagner advance in Bakhmut as Russian offensive appears to weaken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States and its Western allies must show they “can deliver results” in the Sahel region of Africa, amid the growing influence of the Russian Wagner mercenary group. Speaking during a historic trip to Niger, Blinken said Washington has pursued a “comprehensive” approach that focuses on security but … Read moreBlinken says US must show it can ‘deliver results’ to Sahel

Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine, including the forced deportations of children in areas it controls, a report from a United Nations-backed inquiry says. The allegations were detailed in a report released on Thursday by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which said some acts may amount to crimes against humanity. … Read moreUN-backed investigation accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

President Andrzej Duda says Poland will give Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days, a move that will make his country the first NATO member to fulfil the Ukrainian government’s increasingly urgent requests for such aircraft. Poland currently has about a dozen Soviet-manufactured MiG-29s, which were taken over from former East German stocks … Read moreDuda says Poland to send 4 MiG-29s to Ukraine ‘within days’

United States President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have unveiled a plan that will see Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, allowing the country to become only the seventh in the world with such military technology. Under the deal, Australia will buy three US Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from … Read moreWhy Australia wants nuclear-powered submarines