Washington calls for restraint after Israel strikes Turkish base in Syria – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Washington calls for restraint after Israel strikes Turkish base in Syria  The Jerusalem Post
  2. A US envoy says Israel did not give a warning to the US ahead of a recent Syria air strike  AP News
  3. Syria, Israel hold US-mediated talks to ease tensions, Syria news agency says  Reuters
  4. Mossad chief meets Syrian FM in effort to defuse tensions after airstrike  The Times of Israel
  5. Syria’s foreign minister says door open for diplomacy with Israel  Al Jazeera
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Former senior Russian official warns “unknown sources” could attack U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine – CBS News

  1. Former senior Russian official warns "unknown sources" could attack U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine  CBS News
  2. Britain’s giving Ukraine access to secret missile technology. Will it make a difference?  CNN
  3. UK officials prepare for potential Trump talks as Burnham plans New York trip  The Guardian
  4. U.K. will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information  NPR
  5. Burnham Isn’t Ready For How Much Russia Hates the UK  Bloomberg
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EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says – Reuters

  1. EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says  Reuters
  2. Zelensky Says His Ex-Defense Minister Was Wrong to Call for Elections  The New York Times
  3. Zelenskyy details rift with Ukraine’s dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov  AP News
  4. A ‘Tsunami’ for Ukraine: Zelensky Rejects Wartime Elections  Time Magazine
  5. Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC  BBC
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Iraq may show how U.S. can squeeze Iran’s trade partners – Reuters

  1. Iraq may show how U.S. can squeeze Iran's trade partners  Reuters
  2. Turkey Braces For Potential Gas Squeeze as US Targets Iran Trade  Bloomberg
  3. As US applies ‘D-Day’ economic pressures on Iran, the battle shifts to Iraq  The Christian Science Monitor
  4. US sanctions on Iran may strain Iraq’s economy, impact oil markets  Crypto Briefing
  5. Iraq power supply at risk from sanctions on Iran gas  Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI
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Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims

Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’

Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow Conservative cabinet ministers to remove Rishi Sunak as prime minister months before the general election, it has been claimed.

Anthony Seldon, who has written political biographies of every prime minister since John Major, has alleged in a new book that Badenoch, who was business secretary at the time, phoned several other cabinet ministers to ask “if anyone was interested in changing the captain”.

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Badenoch plotted to remove Sunak as PM months before election, book claims

Anthony Seldon’s book alleges Badenoch asked fellow Tory ministers ‘if anyone was interested in changing the captain’

Kemi Badenoch plotted with fellow Conservative cabinet ministers to remove Rishi Sunak as prime minister months before the general election, it has been claimed.

Anthony Seldon, who has written political biographies of every prime minister since John Major, has alleged in a new book that Badenoch, who was business secretary at the time, phoned several other cabinet ministers to ask “if anyone was interested in changing the captain”.

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