5 h. ago Nato scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace in ‘blatant breach’

The encroachment comes after several alleged Russian airspace violations in Estonia, Poland, Romania and Denmark

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22 h. ago Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country's airspace

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening

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30 h. ago Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders

Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressorsInvestment in renewable energy should be counted under defence expenditure, says a group of retired senior military personnel, because the climate crisis represents a threat to national security.They have called for increased spending on low-carbon power as a way of making the UK and other European countries more resilient to threats from Russia and other potential aggressors. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago US demands EU reverse new climate rules to allow surge in gas imports

US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economiesThe US has demanded that the European Union roll back its climate and human rights rules in order to allow greater imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the Trump administration approved a controversial gas export hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast.A letter jointly sent by the US and Qatar, two of the three largest LNG exporters in the world, warned the EU that its new rules pose an “existential threat” to European economies as they would hinder imports of gas from countries such as theirs. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Exactly why Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin was cancelled sparking WW3 fears

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had been set to meet in Hungary's capital of Budapest to discuss bringing an end to the war in Ukraine - but those talks have since been put on ice

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4 d. ago UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?

The move to shut the agency comes as aid budgets are being slashed, leading to fears that global progress on HIV may be reversedAs executive director of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association, Ganna Dovbakh was among the many public health officials and NGO leaders shocked by the UN secretary-general’s proposal to “sunset UNAids by the end of 2026”.In the eastern European and central Asian (EECA) countries where Dovbakh works, research indicates that the epidemic is on the rise. Over the past decade, there has been a 48% increase in new infections, and a 32% rise in Aids-related deaths, predominantly among marginalised and criminalised populations such as sex workers, men who have sex with men, and people who inject drugs. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago White House’s Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Cheung say ‘Your mom’ when asked who suggested Hungary for Putin

Trump said he will meet with the Kremlin leader in Budapest to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine

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7 d. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban branded 'utterly unacceptable' as ministers bid to resolve Aston Villa match row

Senior Government figures are set to meet on Friday to discuss the ‘completely and utterly unacceptable’ safety ban

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7 d. ago Government officials seek to lift ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa tie

Culture secretary to speak to Home Office as minister says barring Israeli supporters is ‘utterly unacceptable’UK politics live – latest updatesSenior government officials will meet on Friday as they look to reverse a decision by West Midlands police to ban fans of the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv from a European match at Aston Villa next month.Ian Murray, a minister in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, said on Friday the decision to ban travelling supporters was “completely and utterly unacceptable” and that the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, would meet officials from the Home Office and elsewhere to discuss it. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'National disgrace': Government to meet to discuss row over ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa match

Senior Government figures are set to meet on Friday to discuss the ‘completely and utterly unacceptable’ safety ban

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7 d. ago Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss Ukraine war after citing 'terrible relationship' between Russian leader and Zelensky

Trump has shown mounting frustration with Putin in recent months as the Kremlin leader snubs his calls for a ceasefire, while expressing sympathy for Ukraine.

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7 d. ago Trump says call with Putin was 'good and productive' as second meeting set for Budapest

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have spoken over the phone, with the leaders agreeing to meet next week with 'high level advisors' to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine

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8 d. ago Big change to four questions Brits now have to answer before entering EU

The Entry Exit System (EES) was introduced on Sunday, which involves people from third-party countries such as the UK having their fingerprints registered and photograph taken to enter the Schengen area, which consists of 29 European countries, mainly in the EU

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9 d. ago Electricity prices set to jump 20% within five years, energy firm warns

Bosses also blamed ‘complex regulations’ for the UK having higher wholesale energy prices than some other European countries.

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9 d. ago Russia could strike ‘deep into Europe’, Poland’s foreign minister warns

Radoslaw Sikorski urged European leaders to invest in a drone wall to defend the continent’s eastern flank

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9 d. ago Nato will meet Russian escalation with strength, Healey says before meeting

Nato defence ministers are gathering for the first time since a series of drones violated European airspace in recent weeks.

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland minister shows Shahed drone and warns of ‘deep’ Russian threat

Radoslaw Sikorski, speaking in London, urges drone wall and three-year plan to back Ukraine; Odesa mayor’s ‘citizenship suspended’. What we know on day 1,330 Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dementia risk for people who quit smoking in middle age ‘same as someone who never smoked’

Research finds kicking the habit halves rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows memory loss by 20%People who stop smoking in middle age can reduce their cognitive decline so dramatically that within 10 years their chances of developing dementia are the same as someone who has never smoked, research has found.Kicking the habit halves the rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows the loss of memory by 20%, according to a study of 9,436 people in England, the US and 10 other European countries. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace

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1 week ago Leave an extra FOUR hours to get into the EU, travellers are warned: UK officials admit they have STILL not been told which EU countries will introduce new Entry/Exit System

Brussels and European Union countries have refused to disclose to the UK Government where the new 'Entry/Exit System', or EES, will be enforced.

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