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NATO country buys 'Iron Dome' missile defence system to send Vladimir Putin a warning
Israel has found a buyer for its famous 'Iron Dome' missile defense system from a European country that is feeling the heat from Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. Romania has confirmed it has signed a deal with defense manufacturer Rafael to...

174 of the world’s biggest 500 companies have their GCCs in India: Report
India’s Fortune 500 GCCs are transforming into AI-native hubs, leading innovation and reshaping global business operations India is emerging as a transformation hub of the largest global companies with Fortune 500 firms increasingly set up their...

Germany Files Request for US Typhon Missile Systems to Enhance Air Defense
U.S. Department of Defense photo Germany has taken the first formal step toward buying the US-built Typhon mid-range missile system. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lodged the request during two days of talks with US Secretary of Defense Pete...

China and Serbia complete another section of Pan-European corridor
02:35 Serbia marked a major milestone in its transportation infrastructure with the official opening of another section of the E-763 highway. Stretching through western Serbia, this 19.5-kilometer segment will reduce the time it takes to travel...

Australia’s health outcomes above OECD average
The prevalence of chronic conditions and multimorbidity is increasing in Australia, with half of people aged 65 and over having two or more chronic conditions and almost one in three having at least one. The most common chronic conditions found in...
Driven: Dacia Duster 140 Hybrid
Styling The car that this new Duster supersedes was, in itself, a rather handsome machine in its own right, but the latest third-gen variant takes the aesthetic appeal to a whole new level. It helps, of course, that our test version was not only...

Heatwaves in Europe: Which countries face the biggest GDP and labour productivity losses?
Last year was the warmest year on record both in Europe and globally, with temperatures exceeding all previous levels since 1850. Globally, the last ten years also mark the warmest decade on record. Europe is the fastest-warming continent on...

The Impact of NIH Cuts Ripples Beyond U.S. Borders
Rory De Vries an associate professor of virology in the Netherlands, was lifting weights at the gym when he noticed a WhatsApp message from his research partners at Columbia University, telling him his research funding had been cancelled. The next...

The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world
It was a lonely and cold life. In the chilly wastes of northern Europe during the last glacial period, when the ice sheets had spread from the poles and the forests had been driven far south, a small group of humans clung to existence. They roamed...

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian troops launched a broad, three-pronged assault on Ukraine that brought explosions and set off air raid sirens to the country’s capital, Kyiv, and other cities, shattering any remaining hope that a military conflict...

ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Here is the short list for Mobile Europe’s CTO of the Year 2025 Awards…
Mobile Europe would like to congratulate those who made it to the shortlist for 2025’s CTO of the Year Awards, sponsored by Amdocs. The winners will be announced after the invitation-only, roundtable discussion which will take place at 15:00 BST...

Who is Archita Phukan, now Ishtara Amira? Kendra Lust link, past claims and AI controversy explained
Archita Phukan, now calling herself Ishtara Amira, went viral after a photo with Kendra Lust. But questions have surfaced about her identity, including claims of AI use and a fabricated backstory involving prostitution. Archita Phukan, a social...

3 years without Dell: Asian laptop makers now dominate in Russia
As a brief look at the list of laptops that DNS currently sells reveals, 2022 to 2025 Western sanctions did not entirely disrupt the lives of regular consumers or electronics sellers. However, several changes are apparent and, one might argue,...

Von Der Leyen Survives EU No-Confidence - Power Could Be Mortally Wounded in the Process
Last week, one of the premier Bond villains in all of Europe, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, survived a no-confidence vote. Dammit. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a no-confidence motion in the...

Who is an acceptable migrant?
In the spring of 2016, as Britain hung like a drop of sweat off the nose of the European project, French riot police squelched into the Calais Jungle and began tearing it down. I was there reporting on the refugee camp. We parked outside a...

Lyca Mobile's Market Understanding Through Customer-Focused International Connectivity Solutions
When Lyca Mobile Chairman Allirajah Subaskaran worked in his family's grocery store in Paris during the 1980s, he observed immigrant customers desperately seeking affordable ways to call home. That experience of witnessing unmet communication...

Vibrio bacteria: How to swim in European waters and survive
What you need to know Vibriosis is caused by Vibrio bacteria, which live naturally in brackish, warm, low-salinity coastal waters Typical European locations include the Baltic Sea, North Sea and Black Sea Climate change may be leading to more...

Ursula von der Leyen faces confidence vote in far-right challenge
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Indian LR-LACM missiles emerge as game changer in European security, challenging US as sole defence supplier
India’s Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM), developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has sparked significant interest among several European NATO member states following its unveiling at the Defence...