Consumer prices in the 19 countries that use the euro currency rose by an annual rate of 7.5% in March, according to data released on Friday by the European Union statistics agency. Spiking energy costs are the main factor driving inflation higher, Eurostat said.
US defense officials have canceled a planned test of an intercontinental ballistic missile to reduce the risk of catastrophic “misinterpretation or miscommunication” at a time when Russian nuclear forces are on high alert amid Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine.
The army reservist is accused of passing information to Russian intelligence since 2014 An officer in the German Army reserve has been charged on allegations that he spied for Moscow’s intel service, and is accused of passing sensitive military and financial information to Russia for nearly a decade.