Germany paves way to conscription as defence boss sees strongest EU army in five years
Berlin has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers to 260,000 by 2035.
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Israel receives body Hamas says belongs to hostage
Confirmation of the remains would mean that only three deceased hostages’ bodies now remain in Gaza.
Anthony Zurcher: Democrats left bruised after historic shutdown yields little
Trump emerges from the shutdown having made little in the way of substantive concessions to Democrats in Congress.
What we know about new Epstein emails that mention Trump
In emails released by Democrats, Epstein says Trump “knew about the girls”. The White House says they are an attempt to “smear” the president.
Epstein email says Andrew had photo taken with Virginia Giuffre
The message sent by Epstein reads: “Yes she [Giuffre] was on my plane and yes she had her picture taken with Andrew”
Italy investigates claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
Major corruption scandal engulfs top Zelensky allies
The Ukrainian president has called for the justice and energy ministers to be removed from their posts.
Trump urges Israel’s president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu
President Herzog’s office says he holds Trump “in the highest regard”, but that anyone seeking a pardon has to submit a formal request.
US House set for crunch vote on ending historic government shutdown
Republicans sound confident the bill will pass, despite their narrow majority. Democrats vow to oppose it.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.