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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... #nato #russia #ww3
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December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #russia #ww3 #navy #englishchannel
Royal Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... #nato #russia #ukraine #ww3
Ukraine war live: Nato member evacuates villages after Putin attack
Former security minister Tom Tugendhat says incident is tantamount to Russia 'attacking Nato’
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Another organisation quits UK because of #Brexit - staff losing their jobs - barely reported by UK media travelweekly.co.uk/news/wttc-co...
WTTC confirms plan to quit London head office
Entire UK staff being consulted on statutory redundancy
travelweekly.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Jenrick delivers one of the most asinine speeches I have ever heard. He even brought along a prop, to explain how a judge becomes impartial setting aside personal views, then went on to attack judges for having views. His solution? Abolish tribunals. And who will adjudicate cases? Pfft. Details. ~AA
October 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #eu #steel
EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... #russia #ww3
Putin orders largest autumn army call-up in 10 years
The Kremlin despot wants 135,000 men between 18 and 30 years old to join the country's military service in a significantly bulked-up version of its seasonal recruitment drive.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Britain might 'already be at war with Russia', former MI5 chief warns
Eliza Manningham-Buller said Moscow's 'extensive' deployment of cyber attacks, intelligence work, 'physical attacks' and 'sabotage' in Britain are tantamount to conflict.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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news.sky.com/story/moldov... #eu #russia #democracy
Moldova's ruling pro-EU party takes lead in parliamentary elections against Russia-leaning rivals
With more than 99% of votes counted, Moldova's ruling party, namely the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), had a share of 49.99%, versus 24.28% for the Patriotic Bloc, which opposes closer ties wit...
news.sky.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #russia #ww3
Denmark says 'professional actor' behind drone incursions over its airports
But the defence minister says there is no evidence of Russian involvement after the latest incident.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... #ww3 #hybridwarfare #denmark
Ukraine war live: Trump slams Putin’s ‘bad leadership’ in threat against Moscow
It came after Nato’s North Atlantic Council hit out at the Kremlin’s ‘increasingly irresponsible’ behaviour after Russian jets entered Estonian airspace last week
www.independent.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ww3 #estonia #nato
Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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www.reuters.com/world/europe... #estonia #russia #nato #war #airspace
Estonia attempted to detain one of Russian 'shadow fleet' in Baltic Sea
The Estonian Navy said it attempted on Tuesday to detain a Russia-bound oil tanker under sanction by Britain, saying it sailed illegally without a flag, but did not board it when it refused to cooperate, instead escorting it to Russian waters.
www.reuters.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... #war #peace
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky calls out Putin’s ‘decorative’ peace talks delegation
Moscow has sent a ‘low level’ delegation to meet Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, while Trump says he could fly to Turkey on Friday ‘if appropriate’
www.independent.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... #politics #reform #farright
Rupert Lowe slams ‘viper’ Farage as inquiry into ex-Reform MP dropped
Rupert Lowe said Nigel Farage is a ‘coward and a viper’ who must never be PM
www.independent.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9... #hydridwarfare #russia #putin #ukraine
Spain-Portugal power outage latest: Power cut in Spain and Portugal doesn't seem to be caused by cyber attack, say officials
Trains, traffic lights, card payments, and phone networks were hit - the Spanish operator says some power is being restored.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Poland #ww3
Donald Tusk announces military training plans for all men in Poland
Poland's prime minister said his government plans to have a model ready by the end of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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edition.cnn.com/2025/03/09/e... #ukraine #russia #ww3 #war
Russia is advancing in Kursk, threatening Ukraine’s sole territorial bargaining counter | CNN
Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war.
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March 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Glad I attended.
March 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news... #ww3 #nuclearweapons #ukraine #trump #peace #russia
Trump says ‘monster’ nukes could be ‘end of the world’ in grim war warning
The US President told a news programme how it is "just bad you have to spend all this money on something that if it's used, it's probably the end of the world"
www.mirror.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/tech/doomsda...
Doomsday Clock ticks one second closer to total apocalypse
The world is closer than ever before to total apocalypse, the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock have warned.
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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www.politico.eu/article/chin... #princeandrew #china #spy
‘Chinese spy’ linked to Prince Andrew banned from the UK
The Chinese national was described by an aide to British royal as sitting “at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on.”
www.politico.eu
December 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #russia #nato #ww3
Nato must switch to 'wartime mindset', warns secretary general
Mark Rutte urged members to
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Facebook is not working well at the moment #facebook #facebookdown
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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www.foxnews.com/world/syrian... #syria
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad flees into exile as Islamist rebels conquer country
A lightening Syrian Islamist offensive over just days contributed to the demise of the over 50-year reign of the Assad Baathist regime in Damascus.
www.foxnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM