Ukraine on ‘irreversible path’ to Nato membership, Starmer tells Zelenskyy

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Prime minister uses call with Ukraine president to restate UK support in face of Trump interventions

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Ukraine remains on “an irreversible path” towards Nato membership, Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call that underlined the divide between Europe and the US over the future of the country.

According to a Downing Street readout of the call with the Ukrainian president, Starmer stressed “the UK’s concrete support for Ukraine, for as long as it’s needed”.

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‘I was starved and tortured’: Keith Siegel urges Trump to ensure all hostages freed – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘I was starved and tortured’: Keith Siegel urges Trump to ensure all hostages freed  The Times of Israel
  2. Hostages freed from Gaza discover personal lives shattered by Hamas  The Associated Press
  3. Released American hostage says Trump is 'the reason I am home alive'  Fox News
  4. Moms of freed young Israeli hostages detail what their daughters endured as Hamas captives  CNN
  5. Freed Israeli hostages tell families of torture while held by Hamas  The Washington Post
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German defense minister blasts Trump’s ‘clumsy’ Ukraine negotiating play – POLITICO Europe

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  1. German defense minister blasts Trump’s ‘clumsy’ Ukraine negotiating play  POLITICO Europe
  2. Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine  The New York Times
  3. Munich Security Conference: Donald Trump Hands Europe the Bill for Ukraine Aid  Bloomberg
  4. European allies demand support for Ukraine and seat at Trump-Putin negotiations  PBS NewsHour
  5. How Trump blindsided Europe as he schmoozed with Putin  POLITICO Europe
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U.S.-Russia Talks ‘Obsolete’ After Chernobyl Drone Strike – Kallas – The Moscow Times

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  1. U.S.-Russia Talks 'Obsolete' After Chernobyl Drone Strike – Kallas  The Moscow Times
  2. A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal  The Associated Press
  3. Kremlin dismisses Ukraine's accusation that Russia attacked Chornobyl nuclear plant  Reuters
  4. Russian drone damages Chernobyl nuclear plant's shelter, Zelenskyy says  USA TODAY
  5. High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears  The New York Times
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Trump’s Gaza plan unites jihadist and far-right circles, experts warn

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Trump’s threat to take over Gaza is galvanizing two of the most dangerous and organized extremist movements

As Donald Trump continues to threaten to take control over the Gaza Strip, an unlikely consensus has emerged across hardcore jihadist and far-right circles: both strongly oppose any new US military actions in the territory.

Now experts are warning that Trump’s plan is galvanizing two of the most dangerous and organized extremist movements with track records of domestic terrorist attacks.

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Suspect in Munich vehicle ramming shouted’ Allahu akbar’ to police after attack: Prosecutor – ABC News

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  1. Suspect in Munich vehicle ramming shouted' Allahu akbar' to police after attack: Prosecutor  ABC News
  2. German prosecutors investigate possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack  The Associated Press
  3. Car Hits Crowd in Germany, Injuring at Least 30 in Suspected Attack  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Farhad Noori, Afghan migrant who drove car into Munich crowd, was a bodybuilding ‘Islamic extremist’ who said ‘Allahu Akbar’  New York Post
  5. Car ramming in Munich injures at least 30 on eve of major security conference  NBC News
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Australian nurses lose ability to practice after threatening to kill Israelis – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Australian nurses lose ability to practice after threatening to kill Israelis  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Nurses suspended after viral video threatening to kill Israeli man: Australia Health Department  Fox News
  3. Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis  The Associated Press
  4. Two nurses in Australia suspended for reportedly making antisemitic comments  NBC News
  5. Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis  Al Jazeera English
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Putin is capable of attacking NATO country ‘next year,’ Zelenskyy warns – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Putin is capable of attacking NATO country ‘next year,’ Zelenskyy warns  POLITICO Europe
  2. Trump says he believes Putin ‘wants peace’ with Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns not to trust Russian leader’s claims – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. Russia, North Korea To Amass 150K-Strong Force on NATO's Doorstep: Zelensky  Newsweek
  4. Putin 'not preparing for peace,' Zelenskyy says after deadly ballistic missile strike  ABC News
  5. Zelensky warns Russia is preparing to send 100,000 troops to Belarus, possibly for an offensive against a NATO country — The Economist  Meduza
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