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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held talks in Berlin with German defence minister Boris Pistorius as challenges to the future of European and global security continue to mount.

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The Foreign Secretary said exercising the right to free speech and assembly ‘should never come with the threat of violence or reprisals’.

UK vows to arm Ukrainians with advanced weapons after Putin's hypersonic missile strike on Lviv

Moscow says any Nato peacekeepers would be considered legitimate targets; US embassy and Kyiv flag ‘potentially significant air attack’. What we know on day 1,416

The possible deployment of Bundeswehr troops to Ukraine has become a topic of debate in Germany, the prospect drawing criticism from both the left and the right.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following the coalition of the willing’s Paris meeting, it is clear that the moment where Western powers feel fully confident about their own security has not yet been reached – but Donald Trump now knows that the future of Greenland is not for Washington to determine

The security guarantees for Ukraine envisioned by the "Coalition of the Willing" and the United States include a high-tech mechanism to monitor a ceasefire, a multinational force led by France and the UK, and a legally binding obligation to assist Kyiv in case of a future Russian attack.

The leaders issued a statement reaffirming that the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island ’belongs to its people’