Moscow to factor in France’s “nuclear umbrella” plans in Europe

Russia says it will take into account France’s plans to share its nuclear defence capabilities with other European countries. Russian Foreign Ministry warned it will be forced to revise the list of priority military targets if Paris moves to deploy nuclear weapons to non-nuclear European countries. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Pro-Russia former president set for landslide Bulgaria election win

Bulgaria’s former president is looking set to secure a landslide parliamentary election victory.

Eurosceptic Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party could form a robust minority government after years of political instability in the country.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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France and Poland hold defence cooperation summit

French president Emmanuel Macron and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk are holding a defence cooperation summit in Poland.

The talks on Monday are expected to provide an opportunity to strike partnerships in satellites and military communications.

Ross Cullen reports.

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Hungary reforms 100 days

Hungary’s incoming government has set out plans for its first 100 days in office ...

Election winner Peter Magyar says his administration will move fast, with plans to overhaul healthcare and reshape key ministries ... Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.

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Iran Promises Retaliation Amid Fears Over Peace Talks

Iran has promised to retaliate after the US seized an Iranian flagged cargo ship in the Gulf.

Donald Trump says an American destroyer fired on the vessel after it repeatedly ignored warnings.

US vice-president JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for a second round of talks - although there are growing concerns the Iranian delegation won’t attend.

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TERROR POLICE INVESTIGATE ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS IN UK

Counter-terror police are looking into whether a series of attacks against Jewish and Israeli sites in London have been carried out by Iranian-backed groups.

The latest was on Saturday at a Synagogue in Harrow in north London.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he's “appalled by recent attempted antisemitic arson attacks in North London”.

President of the United Synagogue, an umbrella body for Orthodox Judaism, Saul Taylor, wants the government to go further.

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Business ties in focus as South Korea's President visits India

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Boosting bilateral trade and investments will likely top the agenda during President Lee Jae Myung's India visit, along with talks on AI and shipbuilding. 

The first visit by a South Korean President to India in eight years is, analysts say, a sign of shifting foreign policy objectives on both sides. 

Ishan Garg tells us more. 

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Trump says US navy attacked Iranian cargo ship that defied blockade

US President Donald Trump says that the US navy has attacked an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that defied an American blockade of Iran’s ports, posing a new threat to the fragile ceasefire set to expire on Wednesday.

It comes as the White House says it’s dispatching Vice President JD Vance and other officials for more peace talks in Pakistan, even as Iranian state media said Tehran had not yet agreed to a meeting.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Tehran yet to confirm talks as Trump says US delegation heading to Pakistan

US President Trump has said talks with Iran will resume in Pakistan next week but Tehran is yet to agree to the meeting.

The White House said Vice President JD Vance was expected to lead a U.S. delegation, accompanied by the top Trump aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner - just days before a two week ceasefire is set to expire.

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Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Elderly French widow detained by ICE returns home

After spending sixteen days in US immigration detention, an 85-year-old widow has returned to France.

Marie-Thérèse Ross had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the US state of Alabama for overstaying her visa.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Trump: US blockade remains after Iran opens Strait of Hormuz

US president Donald Trump has signaled the US blockade on Iran will
remain "in force force" until Iran agrees to a deal.

He's also said that Israel is "prohibited" from bombing Lebanon.

It comes after Iran said the Strait was "completely open" during the
current ceasefire.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Acting ICE Director Resigns in US

The acting director of America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or “ICE,” is resigning from the role after just over a year into the role.

The Homeland Security Secretary announced the move, with Markwayne Mullin labelling Todd Lyons a great leader.

Mitch McCann reports:

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IMF warns against EU overreach to combat energy crisis

The International Monetary Fund has warned the European Union to limit overreach as it seeks to combat the current energy crisis.

The war in Iran and subsequent disruptions of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz have sent energy prices soaring over recent weeks.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Pakistan is stepping up preparations for a second round of US - Iran talks in Islamabad

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Pakistan is gearing up to host a second round of US–Iran talks in Islamabad.

This comes as the country’s chief of defence forces is in Tehran, working to narrow differences between Washington and Tehran.

Islamabad is playing the role of an intermediary between the two warring parties.

Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.

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UK PM & French President Hosting Strait of Hormuz International Meeting

Dozens of 'non-belligerent' countries are meeting to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.

The restricted supply of oil and gas through the vital waterway, as a result of the Iran War, has impacted the global economy.

The meeting, co-hosted by the leaders of the UK and France, comes in the wake of repeated criticism by US President Donald Trump over the lack of action taken by European and NATO allies throughout the conflict. 

Simon Gaitán reports. 

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Hungary document shredding accusations

Hungary’s election winner Peter Magyar is raising new allegations against the outgoing government. In a social media post on Friday, he claimed officials may be destroying documents tied to past decisions and urged insiders to come forward.The outgoing goverment led by Viktor Orban has yet to respond to these charges. 

Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest

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STARMER RESISTS CALLS TO RESIGN OVER MANDELSON VETTING

Aides to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer say he is not going to resign over the latest controversy around the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.

It's emerged Mandelson was appointed to that role despite failing security vetting.

The government insists no ministers were aware the Foreign Office overruled that vetting process.

The top civil servant in that department, Olly Robbins, has been sacked over the issue.

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones says Keir Starmer is 'furious'.

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UK CULTURE SECRETARY SAYS BBC JOB CUTS ARE ‘CONCERING’ EMPLOYEES

Employees at the BBC have been told that thousands of people could lose their jobs in the biggest cut the corporation has seen in 15 years.

 
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the news is causing ‘real concern’ for employees of the country’s biggest broadcaster.
 
Holly Bishop reports from London. 

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India to continue buying Russian petroleum despite US ending sanctions waiver

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According to reports, India will continue buying Russian oil from non-sanctioned entities after the US said its waiver on sanctions will not be extended.

Data suggests that India is the second largest buyer of Russian Urals after its supplies from the Middle East were hit due to the Iran conflict. 

Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.  

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Trump wants Israeli & Lebanese leaders in DC as ceasefire begins

US President Donald Trump says the leaders of Israel and Lebanon could come to the White House in the "next week or two" as part of a ceasefire agreement. 

A ten-day ceasefire has started, but it is unclear if the Iran-back militia group in Lebanon, Hezbollah will abide by it. 

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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