NATO mulls its Ukraine options

newsweek.com Momentum appears to be growing for an expanded NATO presence in Ukraine, potentially even the deployment of allied soldiers there in noncombat roles to free up Kyiv's forces…

Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine

zerohedge.com Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine Following several more cross-border attacks from Ukraine, including direct drone…

German chancellor condemns spate of violence against politicians ahead of June elections

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Frankfurter Allgemeine, Zeit Online, and Tagesspiegel The News German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned a spate of attacks against…

Germany is sending Ukraine a prototype artillery shell that can be fired three times as far as traditional rounds: report

businessinsider.com A soldier covers his ears as an M777 howitzer is fired on the front line in Zaporizhzhya on July 16, 2023. Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Germany plans…

Inflation-hit Germans are demanding a legal cap on the price of a doner kebab. They're not joking

businessinsider.com A stock image of a doner kebab. Alina Rudya/Bell Collective/Getty Images A German political party proposed a government cap on doner kebabs. The price of the popular dish…

Macron sets Ukraine as top priority as China's Xi Jinping pays a state visit to France

abcnews.go.com PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron will seek to press China's Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a two-day state…

Ukraine receives air defense boost

newsweek.com Germany will supply Kyiv with half a dozen radar systems to bolster Ukraine's air defense capabilities which face repeated barrages of Russian drone and missile attacks.…