US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide

Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a …

Source: The Guardian

UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules

End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo

Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and …

Source: The Guardian

EU leaders seek ‘clarity’, ‘rational assessment’ of Trump administration

EU leaders gathering Monday in Paris for an informal meeting called by President Emmanuel Macron over the new US administration's policy shift regarding Europe are looking for "clarity" and a …

Source: France 24

Argentina opposition calls for impeachment of Javier Milei after cryptocurrency collapse

President endorsed $Libra crypto token on Friday before it collapsed, leading some to call it a financial ‘rug pull’

Opposition politicians in Argentina have called for the impeachment of president …

Source: The Guardian

Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement: NGO

Settlements in the territory, pushed by Israeli hardliners, are viewed as a major obstacle to peace.

Source: Al Jazeera

Fugitive who "disappeared without a trace" after bombing is arrested

Salvatore Vespertino had been on the run since 2023 from an eight-year prison sentence for having severely wounded a police bomb squad officer in 2017.

Source: CBS News

On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters

In a small town south-east of Kyiv, a team of civilians sit in the back of a pickup truck with machine guns pointed at the sky hoping to shoot down …

Source: France 24

Is news reporting in Cambodia becoming more dangerous?

Concerns over press freedom in Cambodia are growing after reports of a recent crackdown against local and foreign journalists.

Source: Deutsche Welle

European defence shares surge as investors bet on higher spending

Donald Trump has called on European governments to boost their defence budgets

Source: Financial Times

Netanyahu ‘committed’ to Trump’s plan to take over Gaza

Comments suggest Israeli PM will reject Hamas pledge to hand over control of territory to the PA

Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that he is “committed” to Donald Trump’s plan to …

Source: The Guardian

Arson attack that killed innocent Melbourne woman linked to tobacco wars, police say

Katie Tangey, 27, died after arsonists hit the wrong address while she was house-sitting her brother’s home in Truganina in January

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Source: The Guardian

‘No safe place’: the BBC documentary showing Gaza through a child’s eyes

BBC Two’s Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone gathers intimate footage of three children surviving in the besieged strip

“Have you ever wondered what you’d do if your world is …

Source: The Guardian