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Joe Biden has insisted he will push ahead with his re-election bid despite two major gaffes at the NATO summit and a growing number of Democrats calling on him to stand aside.His appearances at the Washington event were seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last month. However, speaking at the end of the three-day summit he mistakenly referred to Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]

Europe has not prioritised its security enough for "many, many years", the Danish prime minister has warned. Speaking from the NATO summit in Washington DC, Mette Frederiksen said the military alliance's European members need to step up their efforts to help Ukraine and secure peace. "Different American presidents have been putting the same message on the table - you have to do more, you have to take care of your […]

England fans hoping to see the Euro 2024 final in Berlin against Spain are facing steep price hikes, with some flights costing three times what they normally would.Hotels and flights take-off The cost of a hotel for Sunday night is showing as double the usual price and a one-way flight on Sunday morning costs three times more than standard, research by Sky News shows.The price of a one-way flight to […]

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Ukrainian president that British missiles can be used for defensive strikes against targets inside Russia.The announcement came as the new British prime minister met Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington DC on Wednesday. The decision over the Storm Shadow missiles, which has been welcomed by Ukraine, represents a hawkish shift in policy from the stance taken by the former Conservative government.Signalling the […]

Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza's health is "relatively stable", his lawyer has said, after he was transferred to a prison hospital.One of Mr Kara-Murza's lawyers was able to visit him in the prison hospital on Wednesday where he had been held incommunicado for several days, his legal team said. They had tried to visit him last Thursday at the penal colony in the Siberian city of Omsk, but were […]

F-16 fighter jets will be flying in Ukrainian skies this summer, the US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said.Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, Mr Blinken said the jets are en route to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands. Follow latest updates on UkraineHe added that a robust package for Ukraine will be unveiled over the next couple of days that will […]

Former reality TV personality Spencer Matthews is preparing to attempt a new Guinness World Record by running 30 marathons in 30 days - through scorching temperatures in the Jordanian desert.The 35-year-old is now an endurance athlete, podcaster and entrepreneur, and has previously completed three ultramarathons in the Amazon Rainforest as well as the Arctic. He has also taken part in the Marathon des Sables, dubbed the "toughest footrace on Earth" […]

Dozens of people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza.The strike at the entrance to the school hit the tents of displaced families in the town of Abassan, east of Khan Younis, with most of the victims being women and children, according to Palestinian medical officials. The Israeli military said the incident occurred when it struck a Hamas fighter who took part in the […]

Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been charged with pressuring a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.The former supermodel has been put on bail which stops her from contacting any of those involved in the proceedings with the exception of her husband, according to an official who could not be named. Preliminary charges against Bruni-Sarkozy include witness tampering and attempting to commit […]