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EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations
Prime ministers to examine plans to confiscate billions of euros in interest from frozen Russian assets...
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Missing migrants’ families say they were asked to pay hundreds for information on relatives
Families say they were promised details of relatives’ whereabouts after contacting people they thought were linked...
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False King Charles death story spread by Russian media outlets
One site tweeted of monarch’s purported demise only to later concede: ‘Most likely, the information is...
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‘A farce, not an election’: Russians abroad join ‘Noon against Putin’ protest
Voters turn out at midday from the UK to Latvia and Turkey to Thailand in action...
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Grant Shapps abandons Odesa trip due to Russian missile threat
Defence secretary warned by British intelligence that Kremlin was aware of his travel plansGrant Shapps was...
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National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks
Exclusive: Syndicate agreed to lend up to €640m to Allwyn in 2020, two years before contract...
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Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarchThe Italian descendants of King...
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Former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi to become Ukraine’s ambassador to UK
Popular national figure given new role after being dismissed by Volodymyr Zelenskiy a month agoUkraine’s former...
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UK urges Germany to give long-range missiles to Kyiv despite Luftwaffe leak
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will not give missiles that could strike at strategic Crimea bridge,...
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Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France
Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl’s pregnant mother,...
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Norway’s King Harald V hospitalised in Malaysia with infection
The 87-year-old, Europe’s oldest ruling monarch, has suffered from ill health in recent years, and it...
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One person dead and two missing in Channel boat incident
Officials say 179 people trying to cross Channel were rescued after four French-led operationsOne person has...
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Closure of UK family scheme for Ukrainians described as ‘cruel’ move
Government defends decision that opposition politicians say could put vulnerable people at riskA scheme allowing Ukrainians...
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Former Irish PM John Bruton hailed as ‘humbling and unassuming’ at funeral
Leaders pay respects to former taoiseach of 1990s ‘rainbow coalition’ as he is laid to rest...
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Owner of UK national lottery operator still in business with Gazprom
Czech tycoon promised Gambling Commission two years ago his firm would sever Russia ties before taking...
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UK minister: Brexit checks ‘price you pay for being a sovereign state again’
Andrea Leadsom says businesses experiencing ‘some friction’ should ‘adapt’ to changes in trade rulesBusiness live –...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...
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US planning to station nuclear weapons in UK amid threat from Russia – report
Missiles could be placed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk in case of potential war between Nato...
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French Holocaust denier found in Fife loses extradition fight
Vincent Reynouard discovered living double life in Scottish village where he worked as a tutor, reports...
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EU plan for medicine stockpile could worsen UK’s record shortages
Bloc plans to bulk-buy key drugs for all 27 countries, potentially leaving Britain ‘behind in the...
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Ian Bailey, suspect in one of Ireland’s most notorious murders, dies aged 66
Former journalist had lived in public eye for almost 30 years as prime suspect in 1996...
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UK urges west to use frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine’s economy
Foreign secretary says there are legal, moral and political justifications for using assets of $350bnBritain is...
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Crises have split European voters into five ‘tribes’, survey suggests
Attitudes to climate, migration, global economic turmoil, Ukraine and Covid will dominate this year’s elections, research...
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Davos day one: Zelenskiy, von der Leyen and Li Qiang to address WEF amid economic uncertainty – business live
Rolling coverage of the opening day of the World Economic Forum in DavosGeopolitical tensions and AI...