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Security council 'no show' follows rant by Gaddafi
There was one bright spot in the Prime Minister’s day at the UN on Thursday. Colonel Gaddafi did not bother to turn up for the security council meeting. It’s just a coincidence that Libya happens to hold one of the rotating seats on the council at the moment but we all expected it was a…
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Many promised European ‘gigafactories’ are ‘already at risk of never materialising,’ says economic security expert
We’re joined from Brussels by Tobias Gehrke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, specialising in economic security.
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Ukraine war: Russia accused of using UN council for ‘disinformation’
US and European nations have accused Russia of using the UN Security Council to promote disinformation about the US funding biological weapons in Ukraine.
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Sherri Goodman: “Climate change is changing the security landscape”
From Washington DC is Sherri Goodman, the Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
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North Korea: security interview
Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst on North Korea who also served as director for Korea and Japan at the US National Security Council.
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How councils were given 42,000 days to spy on public
Pigeon feeders and drivers were among thousands of surveillance targets approved by courts under legislation expected to be strengthened by the government’s so-called “snooper’s charter”.
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G8 security: police, protesters and paramilitaries
The Northern Ireland G8 summit has seen £50m put into security preparations. With 3,600 officers brought in from across the UK for back-up, protesters are saying the operation is over the top.
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Would Ed Miliband’s social security plans work?
Ed Miliband promises a Labour government would create a “fair and sustainable” social security system – but would his policies work?
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Paramilitaries join protests as Belfast council returns
Police fear there will be a repeat of violent scenes in Belfast as the council returns, and claim senior members of the Ulster Volunteer Force are leading violence in parts of Belfast.
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Security concerns after North Korean missile launch
A North Korean missile launch receives international condemnation after US warning systems detect a rocket, with William Hague calling it a “provocative act”.
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Coulson at ‘top secret’ security meetings without clearance
Andy Coulson attended meetings of the National Security Council as David Cameron’s director of communications when he was not vetted and “may have” had unsupervised access to top secret documents.
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Cameron revives right to buy council home scheme
From Thatcher to Cameron. As the prime minister unveils big discounts for council tenants in England who want to buy their homes, Channel 4 News looks in detail at the right to buy scheme.
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Blasts hit British Council in Kabul
Nine people are reported to have died after suicide bombers attacked offices housing the British Council and the UN in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. All the assailants involved have been killed.
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UN Council condemns Syria violence
The UN Security council condemns human rights violations by the Syrian government in a statement, as tanks reportedly fire on residential areas in the restive city of Hama.
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Libya removed from Human Rights Council
Libya becomes the first member state to be suspended by the UN Human Rights Council after a day of tension and the prospect of military action and civil war, as our Correspondents in Libya report.