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Ukraine war: At least 25 dead in Russian missile attacks
At least 25 people have been killed in a massive wave of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine – as Kyiv prepares to launch a counteroffensive to try and retake Russian occupied territory. 23 people were killed including four children when a cruise missile hit a block of flats in Uman during the night – a…
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Inside the world of Ukraine’s private arms dealers
The number of military vehicles sold by private dealers in the UK to Ukraine have soared since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion last year.
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FactCheck: why Russia is planning to store nuclear weapons in Belarus – explained
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin plans to store nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus. But should we be worried? FactCheck takes a look.
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Have the world’s sanctions been tough enough on Russia?
We were joined by MP Oleksiy Goncharenko and Alina Frolova, Ukraine’s ex-Deputy Defence Minister.
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Turkey Syria earthquake: death toll rising as ‘window of rescue’ closing
People are still being pulled alive from collapsed buildings, following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. But they are now outnumbered by the dead.
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FactCheck: Why will voter identification be required for elections in Great Britain and what ID will polling stations accept – explained
What is voter ID, what is the government-issued certificate and why is photo identification at elections being made a requirement? Here’s what you need to know.
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US Secretary of State cancels China visit over alleged spy balloon
At first the Chinese refused to admit the balloon was theirs, then they said it was a meteorological airship that had blown off course.
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Government’s official advisors say ‘lack of leadership’ has left UK unprepared for climate change
The Climate Change Committee says that around £10 billion a year of “essential” new investment is needed — but that “adaptation in the UK remains chronically underfunded and overlooked”.
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Ukraine’s Nato membership will be decided ‘after they have peace with Russia’, says German MP
We spoke to the German MP Alexander Muller, he’s the defence policy spokesman for the liberal FDP party which is part of the government coalition.
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‘Cowardly act’ Rishi Sunak condemns British-Iranian execution
The UK has imposed sanctions on Iran’s prosecutor general – after a British Iranian national was executed on charges of spying for the UK.
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UK condemns plans to execute British-Iranian accused of spying
The UK has condemned plans by Iran to execute a British Iranian national who it has accused of spying for British intelligence.
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63 Russian soldiers killed by HIMARS missile strike, Moscow says
At least 63 Russian troops have been killed in a Ukrainian missile attack in the occupied Donetsk region, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence.
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At least three dead after Russian missile attack on Ukraine on New Year’s Eve (dubbed)
At least three people are now known to have been killed in the massive Russian missile attacks on Ukraine on New Year’s Eve.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy heads home after historic address to US Congress
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading home after his historic address to the United States Congress where he was given a hero’s welcome as he appealed for continued military aid to speed up Ukraine’s victory.
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‘The Ukrainians aren’t going to quit’ says US military expert
We spoke to Liam Collins – who was the founding director of the Modern War Institute at West Point and served as a defence advisor to Ukraine.