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Ukrainian refugees ‘struggle’ with application process to enter UK
Home Secretary Priti Patel is facing a backlash, including from MPs on her own side, for the UK’s response to the refugee crisis brought about by the war in Ukraine – with under a thousand visas given to Ukrainians so far.
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Ukraine invasion: ‘difficult’ peace talks with Russia end
If Ukraine does not survive, international peace and democracy will be in peril – a passionate appeal from Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN as his country came under yet more sustained attack from Russian forces.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Western sanctions so far are ‘embarrassment’, former US Nato rep says
As Russia’s stranglehold on Ukraine tightens, much of the world is looking for clues to President Russia’s aggressive intent.
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FactCheck: what’s happening in Ukraine and what do sanctions on Russia mean?
FactCheck takes a look.
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Music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards dies at 31 of sudden illness
Tributes have been paid to the music and YouTube mogul Jamal Edwards – who has died at the age of 31 after a sudden illness.
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Ukraine crisis: US delivers written response to Russia’s demands
In Moscow, the US ambassador personally handed over Washington’s written response to a sweeping set of security demands made by Russia.
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Syria: The people putting themselves and the environment at risk to keep fuel supplies flowing
In the countryside around Aleppo, basic necessities are in short supply and as winter continues to bite, diesel for generators is in high demand.
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Hong Kong elections: Western concern after pro-Beijing candidates sweep board
China has rejected Western claims that democracy is under threat in Hong Kong, after pro-Beijing candidates swept the board in the weekend’s legislative elections.
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Fishing row: UK warns France of retaliation over threats
The French ambassador to the UK has been summoned to the Foreign Office as the row over fishing rights continues to escalate. France has threatened to block British boats from landing fish at its ports if the licensing dispute is not resolved by Tuesday. In response, the UK warned that the Royal Navy could board…
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Anger after France seizes UK trawler amid post-Brexit fishing rights dispute
Britain has said it will summon the French ambassador after a Scottish boat was detained off the French coast, in the escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights.
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Colombia’s Amazon: Fears authorities turning blind eye to illegal deforestation as scale of problem exposed
Colombia’s Amazon rainforest has lost an area larger than Wales in recent years despite hundreds of millions of pounds sent from Britain to protect it from deforestation, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal.
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Syrians seek solace in ancient tradition of horse racing
In the past 10 years Idlib in North East Syria has become synonymous with war and resistance to the Assad regime.
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‘Lack of planning’ to house Afghan refugees says Labour councillor
We spoke to Peymana Assad, a Labour councillor for the London borough of Harrow, who was evacuated from Kabul herself by the RAF, caught up in the chaos while visiting.
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Final UK evacuation flight for civilians leaves Kabul
The final UK flight taking civilian evacuees out of Afghanistan has now left Kabul airport.
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Afghanistan: Biden’s refusal to extend withdrawal deadline ‘a bad outcome’ for Johnson
We spoke to Kim Darroch, who was the British Ambassador to the United States, and Michael McKinley who was the US Ambassador to Afghanistan.