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UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians
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UK and European peacekeepers in Ukraine would be allowed to fire back at Russians

Western officials say possible Anglo-French force would also not rely on US systems or technology such as Starlink British troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by Russians when potentially stationed as peacekeepers in Ukraine after a ceasefire, western officials said. The Anglo-French led stabilisation force would also not rely on US systems or technology, such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, and is expected to be almost exclusively European if deployed.

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Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says
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Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says attack on aid hub was ‘vile’ and shows Russia does not want to de-escalate Russia on Monday bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine, killing at least 26 ​people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s emergency services said. Emergency services said two members of a rescue crew and four police officers were among the dead in the village ⁠of Komyshuvakha, in south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region.

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PM to ask countries affected by UK’s role in slavery to help shape formal apology
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PM to ask countries affected by UK’s role in slavery to help shape formal apology

Andy Burnham to launch ‘structured dialogue’ on issue at Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Baruda Andy Burnham will ask countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape an expected formal apology, Downing Street has indicated, arguing that their input is indispensable in crafting a enduring message. The prime minister is en route to the Commonwealth heads of government summit (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda, which begins on Tuesday.

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Oil slips more than 1% as talks continue on ending Iran war
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Oil slips more than 1% as talks continue on ending Iran war

In ​October, Saudi Arabia increased crude exports versus September despite attacks by ​the Iran-aligned ⁠Yemeni Houthis on its energy infrastructure, two of three ship-tracking companies said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, or OPEC+, kept December production ⁠targets ​steady on Sunday, confirming expectations that more policy ​adjustments will not occur until next year, as the group continues to struggle with export disruptions from ​the Iran war.

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How the EU can resist the divisive influence of the far right
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How the EU can resist the divisive influence of the far right

Thomas Laffitte on the threats facing the European Union and Giorgio Re on why the strongest defence must come from the democratic right and centre-right Your editorial rightly highlights the European far right’s maturing plans for Brussels’ political machinery (The Guardian view on the far right’s plans for Brussels: doing the work of Xi, Putin and Trump, 27 October). As I argued in a recent report from the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, anti-EU politics may have entered a phase of “post-Euroscepticism”.

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‘Ongoing dialogue’ with China after Mbappe row – Liga chief Tebas

La Liga president Javier Tebas said Monday he is maintaining dialogue with Chinese authorities in an effort to defuse a row over Kylian Mbappe’s comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga apologised for the comment after a backlash in China, where mocking former leader Mao — blamed by historians for millions of deaths — is taboo.

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Renewed war with US could be longer — Iran
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Renewed war with US could be longer — Iran

Iran warned on Sunday that any renewed war with the United States could last longer than the previous round of fighting, after President Donald Trump said he still had to “take care” of more targets. Diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war have been punctuated by repeated threats from the US and Israel

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