Preaching neutrality in the face of global conflicts is not a means of positively influencing our security, but rather a means of negatively affecting our vulnerability. The only form of defection we need is against bogus pacifism

 The opposition has won by a whisker and Andersson says she is ready to govern. “But be careful about talking of a turning point,” explain political analysts. “The electoral trends remain unchanged: last time they favoured the right, today the left. It could have gone either way.”

The Italian mission in Bab el-Mandeb is not solely an Italian one. What the Defence Minister is asking of the High Representative of the European Union. Urgently

The Navy will escort Italian merchant ships through Bab el Mandeb without waiting for the European mission. The government presents this as a defensive measure, but the minister’s comments and the vulnerability of our supply chains also suggest another interpretation.

Taking action also means identifying Russian threats for what they are, says Mason Clark of the Institute for the Study of War; ‘hybrid’ is now a misnomer. Aircraft in Lithuanian airspace and Polish contingency plans to prepare for a conventional Russian attack before the 2028–2030 window

He used to perform at weddings and, above all, at matinees reserved for women. He is the high-profile victim of a new wave of repression against homosexuality stretching from Ankara to Istanbul, as far as Izmir and other major urban centres

In the capital, the AfD is not making as big an impact as it did in the regional elections. The Socialists of Die Linke and the Christian Democrats of the outgoing mayor, Kai Wegner, are vying for the mayoral seat, with both parties neck and neck at 20 per cent in the polls