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How NATO is gearing up for war with a £2 billion ’shield’ along the Russia border
Anti-tank ‘Hedgehog’ barriers, modern surveillance systems and trenches – it is all part of Poland’s fortification of its border with Russia over fears of a broader conflict in Europe.
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Syrian Islamist rebels sweep into Aleppo as government and Russian planes ’bomb city’
Syrian rebels are said to have taken over around half of Aleppo, with government and Russian forces reported to be bombing the city.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy ’ready to end Ukraine war’ in exchange for NATO membership
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he is prepared to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for Nato membership.
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First look inside restored Notre-Dame, five years after the fire that devastated the Paris cathedral
The restored interior of Notre Dame Cathedral has been unveiled for the first time after more than five years of reconstruction work.
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Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Syrian rebels have breached Aleppo for the first time since 2016 following a shock offensive earlier this week, according to war monitors and fighters.
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New Zealand navy ship worth £61m sinks after crew leaves autopilot on
A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship under the command of a former senior Royal Navy officer to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank.
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Putin threatens Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles while praising Trump
Russian president says ‘intelligent’ US president-elect will find solution to Ukraine war
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Israel conducts first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire
It said Hezbollah were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details.
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Australia adopts groundbreaking law prohibiting under-16s from using social media, despite safety concerns
Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation
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Son of Norway’s crown princess released from custody amid rape allegations
Marius Borg Hoiby has denied the claims, according to reports.
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YouTuber dies in a freak snowstorm while filming a video in the remote Swedish wilderness
A YouTuber froze to death in a Swedish snowstorm while making a video in the remote wilderness.
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Hezbollah continues to count its dead and faces a long road to recovery from the war
With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said.
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Nearly ten members of Trump’s team received bomb threats at their family homes
’Several’ members of Donald Trump’s top team have been targeted with bomb threats at their home addresses, a Trump spokesperson has said.
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Israel agrees to ceasefire deal with Hezbollah as airstrikes hit Beirut
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire deal in Lebanon.
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Russian deserter reveals secrets of guarding nuclear base during the war
On the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert.
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Egyptian rescuers find four tourists alive 30 hours after Red Sea boat disaster
The Sea Story set sail from Marsa Alam, Egypt, and was meant to end in Hurghada during a five-day trip but issued a distress call for emergency assistance after a few hours
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US judge asked to dismiss charges against Donald Trump for 2020 election interference
US prosecutors have asked a federal judge to drop the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
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Surprise as pro-Russia independent leads in first round of Romanian election
Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote
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Germany compiles list of bunkers amid rising tensions with Russia
App planned for public to find emergency shelter in places including underground train stations and car parks
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Over a dozen missing after tourist vessel sinks in the Red Sea
More than a dozen people are missing after a boat sank off the coast of an Egyptian holiday hotspot.
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Israel used US-made weapons in a strike that killed journalists
Killing of journalists in Israeli strike could be war crime, legal experts say after Guardian investigation
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DHL cargo plane crashes near an airport in Lithuania
One crew member dead and three injured after plane crashed into house on approach to landing at Vilnius
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ICBM: Ukraine claims Russia launched nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in the war
Ukraine has claimed that Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile – the kind that can be fitted with nuclear warheads – for the first time overnight
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EU operation dismantles violent smuggling ring
Europol and Eurojust coordinated efforts to arrest 25 suspects, seize assets, and dismantle a violent criminal group profiting off migrants.
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Fiji probes "unauthorized" passports issued to members of a doomsday cult
Fiji is probing who had issued children living in a Korean doomsday cult Fijian passports
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