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      Tim Stickings

      Tim Stickings

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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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      European members of Nato are under pressure to raise defence spending as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the plug on US support. Getty Images
      Nato’s costly arms race puts Europe under financial strain

      German army inspector warns most of a €100bn pot has already been spent

      EuropeMarch 12, 2025
      Cairo tops a list of 24 'climate flip' cities experiencing unaccustomed extremes of dry or wet weather. AFP
      From flood to drought: Cairo tops list of world’s ‘climate flip’ cities

      New findings by charity WaterAid show ‘extreme’ climate effects on Middle East

      ClimateMarch 12, 2025
      Migration was a key campaign issue during Germany's recent elections. AP
      Germany seeks to block asylum seekers at border

      Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has pledged to be tougher towards illegal migrants

      EuropeMarch 11, 2025
      Big Ben's Palestinian flag protest lasted 17 hours before a cherry picker was brought in to end the stunt. AP
      Protester appears in court after scaling Big Ben with Palestinian flag

      Security review ordered after the 17-hour Palace of Westminster protest

      UKMarch 10, 2025
      Scientists warn the Earth's atmosphere will be able to hold fewer satellites due to climate change. Reuters
      Climate change is ‘shrinking’ space as satellites jostle for real estate

      Without effective climate action, overcrowding in space may lead to cascading debris and lost satellite functions

      ClimateMarch 10, 2025
      Scientists say fish living in the Arabian Gulf have developed a higher 'thermal tolerance' than in the Gulf of Oman. Photo: Rebekka Pentti / NYUAD
      Fish learn how to survive in warming Arabian Gulf

      Abu Dhabi scientists find coral reef fish showing higher ‘thermal tolerance’

      ClimateMarch 08, 2025
      Yuji Iwasawa was elected by fellow judges to be the second Japanese president of the International Court of Justice. EPA
      Critic of Israel’s ‘discriminatory’ West Bank rule becomes ICJ’s top judge

      Japan’s Yuji Iwasawa succeeds Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam as president of the court

      EuropeMarch 04, 2025
      Scientists expect the Middle East will overtake North America as the world's most out-of-shape region. Getty Images
      Middle East to be world’s youth obesity capital by 2050

      Scientists predict more than half of region’s children and young people will be overweight

      HealthMarch 03, 2025
      Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, visiting a defence exhibition in Tehran last month. His regime denies it is developing a nuclear weapon. Reuters
      Iran boosts uranium stockpile at weapons-grade threat levels

      UN atomic agency voices ‘serious concern’ at Tehran’s activities

      EuropeMarch 03, 2025
      Austria's new government is promising a security policy that tackles religious extremism and radicalisation. EPA
      Austria to boost ‘political Islam’ watchdog in coalition deal

      New government to step up anti-extremism efforts after spate of ISIS-linked plots

      EuropeFebruary 28, 2025
      Astronauts living on board the space station have often reported rashes, unusual allergies and immune failures, which researchers believe could be linked to the lack of natural microbes. Photo: Nasa
      Space station is ‘too clean’ for astronauts' health

      Scientists say a ‘dirtier’ ISS would better mimic life on Earth

      NewsFebruary 27, 2025
      Halting illegal migration across the English Channel is a sensitive political matter for Britain's Labour government. PA
      UK squeeze on asylum hits Afghans and Iranians

      New data reveals falling acceptance rates for Middle East migrants who have sought refuge in Britain

      UKFebruary 27, 2025
      King Charles and Queen Camilla packed Ramadan bags of dates at the Darjeeling Restaurant in London. Getty Images
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      King Charles salutes ‘remarkable skills’ of Syrians at pre-Ramadan event

      Royals visit Syrian chef Imad Al Arnab’s restaurant in London and wraps dates for iftar gifts

      EuropeFebruary 26, 2025
      Skanninge prison in Sweden. The country already has one of Europe's most overcrowded prison estates. Alamy
      Sweden plans to send jailed immigrants abroad to free up space in prisons

      Ministers say crime crackdown means ‘more people will be in prison’

      EuropeFebruary 26, 2025
      The UK's top climate change advisers said aviation was on track to become Britain's most polluting sector by 2040. PA
      Britain told to prepare for curbs on flights and airport expansions

      New taxes and limits on airport expansion among options presented to UK government

      UKFebruary 26, 2025
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