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UK to invest £2bn in drones to make army ‘10 times more lethal’

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Philadelphia paper warns Fetterman to take Senate job seriously – ‘or step away’

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Second round of Ukraine-Russia talks end with PoW deal but no ceasefire

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02/06/2025 19:01 The Guardian

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US firms say Trump trade war is hitting production as dollar nears three-year low

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02/06/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft

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First Thing: Eight hurt in incendiary device attack at Colorado rally for Israeli hostages

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02/06/2025 10:11 The Guardian

China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce

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Starmer defends not putting date on 3% defence spending target as UK to announce plans to build new submarines – politics live

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Albanese again pushes back on US demand for Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth calls for Australia to boost annual military spend by tens of billions ‘as soon as possible’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has again sidestepped US calls for Australia to dr...

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Poland: Karol Nawrocki wins presidential election runoff in blow to Donald Tusk’s government

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