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European leaders discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit as concern grows about direction of US
WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United States on Thursday at a security-focused summit clouded by worries about whether the U.S. will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed around...
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Rishi Sunak’s campaign in the UK election showed his lack of political touch
LONDON – Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party’s problems were grave before Friday’s resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain’s richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. Predecessors such as Tony Blair and Boris Johnson were more politically astute and able to connect with...
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Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato
Joe Biden raised “significant corruption” in an interview with Time magazine this year, during which he ruled out supporting the “Nato-isation of Ukraine”. Nato diplomats and officials have given Ukraine a list of reforms it will be expected to carry out before its membership ambitions can be realised, a US defence official said. “That’s something...
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Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there’s always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. The general election campaign over the past five weeks has clearly shown that he hasn’t got the instinctive touch of some...
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UK at loggerheads with US and Germany over Ukraine joining Nato
US officials are reportedly concerned that describing the path to joining the alliance as “irreversible” would be unacceptable to some members, including Hungary. However, some other members say that Ukraine has yet to meet the criteria for entry by reforming its government. Joe Biden, the US president, said earlier this month that he opposed the...
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Ukraine-Russia war live: US tells Ukraine it can’t use its Atacms missiles inside Russia
Ukraine could strike troops, air bases and logistics hubs inside Russia after Joe Biden authorised American weapons to be fired across the border. The partial lifting of the ban on firing US-supplied weapons into Russia, which applies only to the defence of Kharkiv and does not change a ban on long-range deep strikes further inside...
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Biden bows to international pressure to allow Ukraine to use US weapons on Russia
The opinion of Nato allies is shifting towards allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike military targets on Russian soil, the Czech foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Jan Lipavsky said there was a growing belief that it was better to allow Kyiv to destroy Russian aircraft before they can take-off armed...
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Russia takes 100-square-miles of Ukrainian territory in a week
China-Russia trade has boomed since the Ukraine invasion and hit $240 billion in 2023, according to Chinese customs figures. Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, has rebuffed Western criticism of his country’s ties with Moscow, enjoying cheap Russian energy imports and access to vast natural resources, including steady gas shipments via the Power of Siberia pipeline....