1 hour ago 'Honeytrap plots, fake protests and love triangle': Russian spy ring trial gets underway

A Bellingcat journalist who investigated the Salisbury Novichok poisonings and the downing of Malaysia flight MH17 was put under surveillance by Russian spies

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2 hours ago Honeytrap plots, fake protests and love triangle: Russian spy ring trial gets underway

A Bellingcat journalist who investigated the Salisbury Novichok poisonings and the downing of Malaysia flight MH17 was put under surveillance by Russian spies

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16 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18

Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Biden’s administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and lowering the conscription age to as young as 18. The official, speaking to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday the outgoing Democratic administration wants Ukraine to lower the mobilisation age from 25 to help expand the pool of fighting age men available.The Biden administration is preparing another urgent weapons package for Ukraine, this time worth $725m, two US officials said on Wednesday. It is predicted to include land mines, dr...

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24 hours ago 'Planets aligning' for Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham and Hayes, as new campaign launches

Backing from London’s business community is crucial for making the project ‘unstoppable’, a senior TfL official has said

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33 hours ago Hamas says it 'is ready for a ceasefire' in Gaza after deal is struck between Hezbollah and Israel

'We have informed mediators in Egypt , Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,' a senior Hamas official said

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