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Royal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn

The committee focused on the slow deployment of HMS Dragon to Cyprus this spring, declining numbers of frigates, and reports that all five Astute-class attack submarines were in dock this summer as evidence of a navy…

AfD’s Alice Weidel urges quick Ukraine talks and a return to cheap Russian energy

The party aims to shrink the Commission, turn the European Parliament into an assembly of delegates appointed by national parliaments, and seek an opt-out for Germany from EU policies it can’t reform to its liking —…

Talking to Putin: Europe seeks a negotiator-in-chief for Ukraine

A third European diplomat said it was vital that the EU itself be represented in the talks, instead of a small grouping of powerful countries such as Germany, France and the U.K. That means both Seibert and Pedro Lourtie…

Former Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claims

Ross appeared to tell the Al Jazeera journalist: "They can just kick the fuck out of someone. That's a certain amount. They can start cutting people's faces up, that's another amount. And they can stab someone. They can…

Russia ready for 3-way talks on Ukraine war, Kremlin says

The special envoy also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo on Tuesday, subsequently announcing a proposal for a three-way leaders’ negotiation. There have been several rounds of talks between the U.S. and…

The Guardian view on drilling in Jackdaw: a truly pragmatic approach would focus on Britain’s green transition | Editorial

If the disastrous consequences of a significant overshoot are to be mitigated, it argued, governments must start delivering the short-term actions to meet long-term targets on reducing fossil fuel consumption.…

Shabana Mahmood urged to ‘read the room’ on Labour opposition to immigration policy

Mahmood, the home secretary, is consulting on plans to increase the period before foreign workers can claim indefinite leave to remain from five to 15 years, backdated to apply to anyone arriving from 2021 onwards. She…

Ex-DUP chief faces new allegation of raping woman inside Westminster

“The allegation relates to one victim who is being supported by specialist officers,” the force said. “The investigation is in its early stages. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.” The 2016 allegations…

Burnham approves Jackdaw – and Labour’s unity on climate action is imperilled with the stroke of a pen | Zoe Williams

Appropriately, the theme suggested by readers was what can the public actually do in the face of what feels like paralysing climate doom? There is so much going on that is hopeful: biodiversity tracking, river…

As Miatta ignites the speaker’s gas-fuelled inferno, Reform show up as snowflakes | John Crace

After months of faffing around – there were the small matters of a party conference and a byelection to negotiate first – the government finally gave the go-ahead to drilling in the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea.…