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  • Healey expects UK to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034

    Healey expects UK to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034

    There is “no doubt” that UK defence spending will rise to 3% of GDP by 2034 at the latest, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.

    A source told the BBC this was Healey’s opinion, not a new commitment.

    The government will unveil its strategic…

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  • Macron warns US and the Indo-Pacific not to abandon Ukraine at the expense of focusing on China

    Macron warns US and the Indo-Pacific not to abandon Ukraine at the expense of focusing on China

    Macron said that any shifts to developing a more hard-line deterrent stance in the Indo-Pacific is still tied to how the world — and particularly the West — treats other critical issues.

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  • A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected

    A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon was virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected, Manitoba’s premier said Friday, as wildfires raged in the province.

    Premier Wab…

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  • Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 30, 2025

    Olivia Gibson, Daria Novikov, Grace Mappes, Jennie Olmsted, Jessica Sobieski, Angelica Evans, and George Barros with Nate Trotter

    May 30, 2025, 5:45 pm ET 

    Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This…

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  • Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins latest Freedom Flotilla voyage

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg and Irish Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham are said to be among the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s crew voyaging to Gaza to deliver aid this weekend.

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  • ‘I want the right to go out with them’

    ‘I want the right to go out with them’

    SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures.

    Influencers…

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