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Far-right presidential candidate backed by Russia cannot run in May vote

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Reason for crash still unknown after container vessel struck tanker carrying US military fuel

Brussels seeks to send people to ‘return hubs’ outside the bloc if their home countries do not accept them

American companies shouldn’t assume that a thaw in US ties with Moscow will make doing business there easier

Supermarket becomes latest to ban practice of ‘eyestalk ablation’ after animal cruelty concerns

Bundeswehr numbers are shrinking at a time when Berlin is pledging to do more for European defence

Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower as investors grapple with implications of erratic Trump tariff regime

Saudi Arabia meeting comes as both Ukrainian and Russian forces launched fresh attacks on each other’s territory

Money to be spent on weapons from EU and like-minded European nations such as UK, Norway and Switzerland