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Sweden is building its own foreign spy service after a run of Russian espionage cases, a striking break from two centuries of neutrality.

Saudi Arabia speaks of a naval and land offensive against Yemen's Houthis, but its own shrinking economy and calls for calm with Iran hint at hesitation.

Germany's nationwide station alcohol ban treats drinking less as a private choice than as a public cost imposed on workers, passengers and shared space.

The Ceuta crisis does not prove that Spain's regularisation policy caused mass migration, but it exposes how quickly legal ambiguity and expectations of eventual residence can weaken border deterrence.

A drone strike on Egypt's Mediterranean coast confirms how Sudan's aerial war now radiates across borders, arms routes and South Sudan's fragile December vote.