European defense ministers warn Putin isn’t looking for peace
"No results whatsoever comes for those who want to negotiate with Putin," German defense minister Boris Pistoripus said. "The results are what? It doesn't lead to anything. There is no signal whatsoever that Putin is…
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French government fails to convince students to stop protests
On Monday, the government told students it would look into reforming France’s university admissions platform, Parcoursup, which student groups consider opaque and a source of inequality, starting in 2028. It also…
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7 big questions as Britain hikes defense spending
5) What does Buy British actually mean? The government has been consulting with the defense sector and wider British industry over what exactly constitutes a British company under its plans to implement a new "Buy…
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Le gouvernement envisage de ne pas reconstituer les stocks stratégiques de diesel
Cette obligation posait en effet plusieurs défis . Dans l’hypothèse où la situation géopolitique resterait durablement tendue et où les prix de marché demeureraient élevés, les distributeurs auraient dû racheter et…
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Political battle intensifies within Labour over Rosebank oil field
He is making a direct appeal to Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to approve the plans to allow production to begin in the North Atlantic. Environmentalists have long campaigned against the proposals for drilling in the…
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Quebec’s new separatist government wants a bigger role in EU ties
Von der Leyen has even proposed to make Canada an “associate member” of the EU — an offer that goes too far for some of the bloc’s member countries. Early drafts of a joint summit declaration include a digital trade…
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No 10 appears to backtrack on PM's freedom of movement referendum suggestion
Asked earlier by broadcasters if he could introduce freedom of movement without a referendum, Andy Burnham said "no". But sources told the BBC no decision on that has been made and the prime minister's deputy…
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Shabana Mahmood launches review into murder of student Henry Nowak
It follows claims that there were several warning signs that the perpetrator, Vickrum Digwa, had a history of threatening behaviour and an obsession with weapons. Nowak, 18, died in December after being fatally stabbed…
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No 10 plays down UK joining EU single market after Burnham suggests referendum would be needed – as it happened
Brexit had not "played out" like it was promised to the public, he said in an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain . But he subsequently caused some confusion by seeming to imply that he would only take the country…
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‘Local services are vital’: Former rough sleepers on what helped them off the streets
What was the one thing that finally ended his rough sleeping and sofa surfing? "My mindset, mainly," the 61-year-old said. "The realisation that I was getting old and I couldn't live like this for ever. And also help…
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