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PM promises UK defence spending up to 2.5% of GDP by 2030
Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030. On a trip to Poland, the prime minister said the extra billions will put Britain’s defence industry “on a war footing” – and Nato members cannot expect the US alone to foot the bill for defending the West. He also…
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Russia targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in drone and missile strikes
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe is entering a “prewar” era that it’s not ready for.
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Is migration creating ‘fortress’ Europe?
With elections approaching in both Poland and Slovakia migration is back at the top of the agenda in the EU too.
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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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Labour ‘want to bring taxes down’, Sir Keir Starmer says
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been setting out his mission for Britain to have the highest growth in the G7, warning that on current trajectory we would soon be poorer than Poland. Addressing business leaders, Sir Keir promised that Labour’s model for growth would increase living standards “everywhere, across the country”.
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Global finance chiefs condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine
Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies have strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine – with only China and Russia declining to sign a joint statement following a meeting in India.
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Holocaust survivor says we should be ‘kinder to refugees’
Now survivors of the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau have gathered to commemorate the 78th anniversary of its liberation – as events were held around the world to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Germany WILL send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine – reports
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
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Ukraine appeals to the West for tanks – will they get them?
Ukraine has appealed to western allies to give it the heavy weapons it desperately needs.
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Ukraine war: UK to send tanks that could help win the war against Russia (dubbed)
The UK has confirmed for the first time that it’s planning to send “game changing” tanks to Ukraine, pledging to accelerate its support with the kind of technology which could help Ukraine win the war against Russia.
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US ambassador to Nato calls for patience while Polish missile incident investigated
We spoke to Julianne Smith, the US Ambassador to Nato.
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G20 ends with declaration that most members strongly condemn war in Ukraine
After an emergency meeting of its ambassadors, Nato says it’s “likely” the missile that struck Poland yesterday came from Ukrainian air defences.
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Russia prepares to annex occupied areas of Ukraine
The European Union has announced further sanctions against Russia, including plans for a cap on the price of Russian oil.
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‘I think God owes us an explanation’ – Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman
Tova Friedman was one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz death camp. Krishnan talks to Tova about what she remembers of her time in Auschwitz, her views on God and what she wants the world to learn from her story.
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Putin trying to ‘create maximum amount of fear’ by halting gas exports, says Bulgarian MEP
We spoke to the Bulgarian MEP Eva Maydell, and started by asking her if what Russia is doing to Poland and Bulgaria amounts to blackmail.