2 hours ago Urgent warning issued after everyday household object 'explodes' sparking huge fire

Denise Graovac said her 24-year-old daughter Sophie was home alone at the property in Thames Ditton, Surrey, on November 18 when she heard an 'explosion'.

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9 hours ago As WW3 fears grow, Biden is sending $725m to Ukraine to buy a very controversial weapon

The outgoing commander-in-chief is refusing to bow down to the Kremlin's demands and seems to instead be doubling down on his help for Ukraine before he leaves office

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13 hours ago Swedish PM says Baltic sea now ‘high risk’ after suspected cable sabotage

Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearbyThe Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea is now a “high risk” zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days after a suspected sabotage attack on undersea cables.The Swedish prime minister declined to speculate on who may have been responsible for the severing of two fibre optic telecoms cables in the Baltic last week. A Chinese ship – the Yi Peng 3 – that sailed over the cables about the time they were severed has remained anchored in the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark since 19 November. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Russia’s sabotage of western targets ‘could trigger Nato defence clause’

German intelligence chief warns continued hybrid warfare by Moscow increases risk of alliance invoking Article 5Russia’s acts of sabotage against western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.Speaking at an event of the German Council of Foreign Relations (DGAP) think tank in Berlin on Wednesday, BND chief Bruno Kahl said he expected Moscow to further step up its hybrid warfare. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Tusk calls for naval patrols in Baltic Sea to counter Russian sabotage

Polish PM urges Europe to act against threats from Moscow without waiting for cues from US

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