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Over $13 billion of mostly foreign money went through the munitions scheme launched by the previous pro-Kiev government in Prague The Czech government has revealed details of a multibillion scheme to supply munitions to Ukraine launched under the previous cabinet in Prague, which funneled some $13 billion worth of goods to Kiev. The program, criticized for its lack of transparency by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, who took office in December, was launched under former Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Babis’ office disclosed details about the controversial scheme amid disagreement within the ruling coalition over his decision to extend the program. The equivalent of 280 billion crowns passed through Czech companies under the initiative, most of it from foreign sponsors, Babis told reporters after a cabinet meeting, citing a report from the national military cooperation agency. “The Czech budget had secretly put 17.1 billion [crowns] ($822 million) into the weapons. All of it was hidde...

Britain’s largest prison hunger strike in decades has unfolded with surprisingly little public scrutiny In British prisons this winter, pro-Palestinian activists linked to Palestine Action have pushed their bodies to the brink of death. By early January, most of the original seven participants had called off their hunger strikes, but three have persisted. The Palestine Action-linked protest is the largest coordinated prison hunger strike in the UK in over four decades. Yet for much of its duration, it has barely registered as a national story. A wave of arrests after terrorist label Read more UK urged to act over Palestine Action hunger strikers The hunger strike grew out of a crackdown on Palestine Action after the UK government formally classified the group as a terrorist organization in July 2025. Under Britain’s Terrorism Act 2000, such a designation made even expressing support for the group a criminal offense, punishable by years in prison. The move triggered a wave of ...

Copenhagen has reaffirmed that the Arctic island is part of Denmark as the US hints at the use of force to acquire the territory Denmark’s ambassador to Washington, Jesper Moller Sorensen, has said he made it “abundantly clear” to US Congressman Randy Fine that Greenland is part of Denmark, after the lawmaker introduced a bill calling for the annexation of the Arctic Island. On Monday, the Republican congressman introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act. The bill is aimed at authorizing the US president to take “whatever steps necessary to annex or acquire Greenland,” and mandates a report to Congress outlining the measures required for its eventual admission as a state. In a post on X, the Danish ambassador said he and Greenland’s representative in Washington met with Fine the same day, reiterating that the autonomous Arctic territory is part of Denmark. Sorensen added that Copenhagen and Greenland are ready to deepen security cooperation with the US to strengthen NAT...

Stocks could run out before the heating season ends if withdrawals continue at the current pace, analysts warn Gas storage levels in Germany have hit a historic low for this time of year due to rapid depletion amid a cold snap, ZDF reported over the weekend, citing industry experts. They warned that stocks could run out before the heating season ends if withdrawals continue at the current pace. According to the report, gas levels at the country’s underground storage facilities are now far lower than at the beginning of 2025 – around 50% compared to around 77% 12 months ago. Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) data shows levels have dropped by around 13% over the past four weeks. If depletion continues at the same rate, storages could be just 5% full by March, Stefan Dohler of Oldenburg-based supplier EWE told the outlet. “I don’t want to sound the alarm, but I want to point out that the current fill-level situation is as bad as it was at the beginning of 2022,” he warned, referring to...

US President Donald Trump has sought to acquire the island and has not ruled out the use of force Russia and China pose no threat to Greenland, a senior Danish lawmaker overseeing security has said, as US President Donald Trump seeks control over the Arctic island. Trump has long called for the US to acquire Greenland – an autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty – to deter Russia and China. He has not ruled out the use of force. The US president’s statements have triggered a rift between the US and European NATO members, who have rallied behind Denmark, arguing that “Greenland belongs to its people.” On Sunday, Rasmus Jarlov, the chair of Denmark’s parliamentary defense committee, sparred with security expert Velina Tchakarova, who claimed that European nations that do not take the “threat” from Russia and China seriously “have not been paying attention to what was happening in the Arctic in the last ten years.” Read more Trump orders plan to invade Greenland – media Ja...

The Venezuelan opposition figure has indicated that she wants to give her award to the US president A Nobel Peace Prize cannot be withdrawn or handed over to another person, the organization behind the award has said, ruling out the possibility of it being transferred to US President Donald Trump. The clarification came after the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, told Fox News earlier this week that “the Venezuelan people, because this is a prize of the Venezuelan people, certainly want to give it to him [Trump] and share it with him.” The US president has been actively campaigning to get the prize since taking office a year ago, but the organizers opted to present it to Machado during a ceremony in Oslo, Norway in December. A statement published on the Nobel Prize office website on Friday stressed that the award “can neither be revoked, shared, nor transferred to others. Once the announcement has been made, the decision stands for al...