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      Tim Stickings

      Tim Stickings

      Assistant Foreign Editor
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      Tim Stickings joined The National's London bureau as a reporter in April 2021. He covers news and politics across Europe, with a particular interest in Germany. He has a degree in history from Durham University and previously worked on the foreign desk at MailOnline.
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      An elderly woman among Rohingya Muslim refugees crossing from Myanmar to Balukhali Bazar, southern Bangladesh, in 2017. Getty Images
      Dementia on the rise among refugees and migrants

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      HealthMarch 31, 2025
      Jordan's King Abdullah II will open a disability summit in Berlin next week with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Reuters
      Germany praises Jordan's push to help world's disabled

      Minister lauds kingdom's efforts with King Abdullah II set to secure key aid pledge

      EuropeMarch 28, 2025
      An AI drone is used for forest fire detection in Germany. But the line between peaceful and military uses of tech is becoming blurred. AFP
      World must ensure AI weapons do not fall into wrong hands, UAE minister says

      Omran Sharaf says 'we should be very smart' in approach to advanced technology

      UAEMarch 27, 2025
      Germany's potential new government is divided over plans to turn asylum seekers away at borders to curb illegal migration. EPA
      Border row delays formation of new German government

      Olaf Scholz asked to stay on as caretaker leader after coalition talks stall

      EuropeMarch 25, 2025
      Flights resume at Heathrow Airport following a 14-hour shutdown. Getty Images
      Flights resume at Heathrow after fire disrupts global travel

      Operations resumed late on Friday after airport finds a fix to power cut that led to more than 1,000 cancelled services

      AviationMarch 21, 2025
      Incident response vehicles parked at the perimeter of London Heathrow Airport after a nearby fire cut power and brought travel to a standstill. Bloomberg
      London Heathrow fire - your questions answered

      More than 1,300 flights affected as UK’s biggest airport shuts for all of Friday

      UKMarch 21, 2025
      British Airways and Virgin Atlantic planes parked at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, 21 March 2025. Heathrow Airport on 21 March announced it would be closed all day, following a power outage 'due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport'. EPA / TOLGA AKMEN
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      Airport closed all of Friday as fire causes power cut at one of the busiest destinations for airlines from Gulf region

      AviationMarch 21, 2025
      Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire at an adult education centre in Orebro, Sweden in early February. AFP
      Swedish schools to use video surveillance and random bag searches after shooting

      Security to be stepped up after 10 were killed at adult education centre in Orebro

      EuropeMarch 20, 2025
      Scientists in Saudi Arabia say twisted strands of DNA are 'melted' before they can be copied. Getty Images
      DNA breakthrough as Saudi scientists see how genes begin to copy

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      HealthMarch 19, 2025
      Ukrainian de-mining teams are dealing with what Kyiv says are swathes of land contaminated with Russian explosives. EPA
      Nato’s eastern flank lifts landmine ban to face Russia threat

      Poland and Baltic countries say ban is ‘not right’ when Moscow uses landmines

      EuropeMarch 19, 2025
      The construction industry contributes to climate change because of high temperatures involved in producing cement. AP
      Your home could be built with ‘carbon-negative’ sand

      Scientists invent new material made sustainably from seawater

      ClimateMarch 19, 2025
      Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had been regarded as a relative moderate who had criticised the handling of Mahsa Amini's death. Reuters
      Mock executions as Iran ‘crushes dissent’ under new president

      Investigators also say hijab enforcement has been ramped up

      MENAMarch 14, 2025
      Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss proposals for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. AP
      Kremlin says it is preparing for Putin talks with Trump on Ukraine

      Kremlin says it is preparing for talks between Russian and US leaders

      EuropeMarch 14, 2025
      Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a truce but says there are 'questions that need to be discussed'. Reuters
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      Putin supports ‘idea’ of Ukraine ceasefire

      Russian leader seeks talks with US President Donald Trump as he backs truce ‘in itself’

      EuropeMarch 13, 2025
      The novelist Terry Pratchett donated money to Alzheimer's research in the hope a cure would be found before he died 10 years ago. Getty Images
      Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia hidden in his novels

      Scientists say simpler language in later Discworld books shows hints of Alzheimer’s before author's condition was diagnosed

      HealthMarch 13, 2025
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