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UK and Europe depend on each other for security, Starmer says at Munich summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz met at the Munich Security Conference.

The Independent UK · Feb 13

No UK security without Europe, Starmer says at Munich summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz met at the Munich Security Conference.

Evening Standard · Feb 13

The families searching for African recruits lost in the Ukraine war

Russia has recruited more than 1,400 African nationals to fight in Ukraine, with more than one in five reported dead, according to an investigation that for the first time publishes the names of foreign fighters sent to the front lines.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

European Commissioner for Sport says he 'respects' IOC's decision to ban Ukrainian Olympian

“Ukraine is going through a very tough time”, Commissioner Glenn Micallef told Euronews' flagship morning programme Europe Today, discussing the Ukrainian athlete's disqualification, “But the decision by the IOC is one I respect.”

Euronews · Feb 13

Olympic chiefs have got it badly wrong over Heraskevych ban and owe him an apology

As athletes we try to focus on our event and the task at hand, but our lives do not take place in a vacuum

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

Munich Security Conference 2026: Macron says Europe 'must act proudly, not be vilified'

Follow our live blog as we bring you updates for three days of talks on global security, war in Ukraine and the future of transatlantic relations.

Euronews · Feb 13

Ukraine's call to join EU in 2027 forces major re-think of enlargement rules

EU officials and diplomats say several “new models” for integrating candidate countries are being considered in response to Zelenskyy’s demand for a date on Ukraine’s EU membership in US-brokered peace talks.

Euronews · Feb 13

Europe can defend itself against Russia without the US if it wants to

Trump is alienating the US from the West, while the threat from Russia is becoming ever more real. Even without the US, Europe could secure its defence independently in the future, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy Karl-Heinz Kamp writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

Euronews · Feb 13

Trump savaged for global ‘sweeping destruction’ as crucial Munich Security Conference opens

The Munich Security Report 2026, titled Under Destruction, says that ‘the world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics’

The Independent UK · Feb 13

Newsletter: Summer deadline for EU economic relaunch

Also in this newsletter: our correspondent Shona Murray reports from Kyiv as continued bombardment of energy sites leaves civilians needing urgent aid; and why the top adviser of the European Court of Justice has taken issue with an EU payment to Hungary.

Euronews · Feb 13