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Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Putin’s tightening grip
President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballot
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Ukraine war briefing: Poland’s Tusk heads to Kyiv after warning of Russian strikes on Ukrainian allies
Donald Tusk says Moscow will not enter peace talks without Ukraine’s ‘total capitulation’ and will try to inflict a ‘tra...
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Trump administration again denies entry visas to Palestinian officials ahead of UN general assembly
For the second year in a row, the administration has barred the Palestinian delegation from US travel for the forum
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Nato head: Britain must show ‘credible path’ of annual defence budget increases
Mark Rutte said Britain will need to steadily increase defence spending to meet Nato target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035
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Lithuania briefs EU allies after drone shot down by Nato jets overnight – Europe live
Minister says discussions are ongoing on how to strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank after security incidents intensi...
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Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen condemns ‘reckless action from Russia towards Denmark’s military’
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Tuesday briefing: How to understand Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’s joint call for change
In today’s newsletter: Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement for greater powers, as pressure grows...
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Houthis seize strategic Red Sea islands as analysts warn of impending oil crunch
The Yemen militant group captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, new the chokepoint of Bab al-Mandab strait
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‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowing
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Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
Latest daily reductions will further choke one of the world’s most important shipping lanes
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‘This is seriously bold’: How China turned Taiwan tensions into a top-rating TV spy drama
Dismissed in Taiwan as simply propaganda, the Long Watch, or Jiaofeng, has proved a sensation across the strait with its...
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Ukraine war briefing: No energy ceasefire until Russia stops, Zelenskyy confirms after Trump claim
Moscow would need to commit ‘honestly and on a long-term basis’ to ending the war before Kyiv would de-escalate. What we...