White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live

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Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokespersonRussian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow today to discuss a plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. You can follow all the latest developments in our Ukraine blog.“The special election in Tennessee’s seventh district will come down to what groups are motivated to turnout on election day, and who stays home,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. Continue reading...

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Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation

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European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks – as it happened

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Business groups urge Tory peers to stop blocking Labour’s workers’ rights bill

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Russia seeks $230bn in damages from Euroclear over seized assets

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