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David Averre, Foreign Affairs Correspondent

David Averre is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent, currently working on global coverage for the Daily Mail World YouTube Channel. He also contributes long reads and deep dive content for the Daily Mail website. David was previously Daily Mail's Chief Foreign Reporter, covering world news with a particular focus on foreign policy and international security. He has broken major stories, interviewed former heads of state and reported from conflict zones across Europe and the Middle East.

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American assassins: Latest episode of Daily Mail's Photo Evidence examines side-by-side the Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump shootings and uncovers the eerie similarities

18/09/25 01:05

Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk were both shot at by young gunmen in two of the most shocking assassination attempts in recent American history. One man survived. One did not. But the circumstances surrounding each event were eerily similar....read

Chinese Navy ships collide whilst chasing a Philippine patrol boat
11/08/25 12:19
The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.
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Terrifying moment Chinese Navy ships ram EACH OTHER as they intimidate Philippine boat in waters Beijing claims it owns
11/08/25 10:41
The navy and coastguard ships collided (pictured) today near the contested Scarborough Shoal, an atoll around 140 miles east of the main Philippine island of Luzon.
Spanish minister sparks anti-Semitism row with France after labelling dozens of French Jewish children 'Israeli brats' after they were kicked off flight in Valencia for 'unruly behaviour'
31/07/25 08:39
Some 44 French-Jewish students aged between 10 and 15 and several adults were escorted off Vueling flight V8166 as it waited on the tarmac at Valencia airport on July 23 ahead of its return to Paris.
British tourists put on alert as new Greece wildfires spread amid 44C heatwave - as blaze tears through capital Athens
26/07/25 07:53
The southern European country (pictured) was first hit with the scorching temperatures on Monday and they have not relented throughout this week.
Jewish holiday camp accuses Spanish airline of 'brutality' after 44 children were removed from jet for 'unruly' behaviour and teacher arrested - as parents condemn 'anti-semitic act'
25/07/25 02:34
The holiday camp the children were flying with has now accused Vueling of brutality and filed a complaint against the airline.
Dozens of Jewish children are removed from flight for being 'unruly' with summer camp teacher arrested - as airline denies anti-semitism claims
24/07/25 03:02
Some 44 French-Jewish students aged between 10 and 15 and seven adults were escorted off Vueling flight V8166 as it waited on the tarmac at Valencia airport yesterday ahead of its return to Paris
Cyprus wildfires rage near tourist town
24/07/25 10:16
At least 100 square kilometres (39 square miles) was razed to the ground in a wine-producing region north of the city of Limassol after the blaze broke out around midday on Wednesday
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Russian passenger plane engulfed in fireball during landing crash
24/07/25 09:30
The An-24 twin-turboprop aircraft operated by Angara Airlines dropped off radar 'several kilometres from Tynda airport' in the Amur region earlier today
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Final moments of doomed Russian passenger plane before it crashed in fireball killing all 49 on board in remote mountain range
24/07/25 08:18
Footage shared to Telegram by onlookers on the forest floor showed the plane soaring dangerously low over the tree line as it made its final approach to Tynda
Out-of-control Cyprus wildfires bear down on tourist town as two people are burned alive trying to flee their car and luxury villas reduced to ash with mass evacuations underway
24/07/25 06:34
At least 100 square kilometres (39 square miles) was razed to the ground in a wine-producing region north of the city of Limassol after the blaze broke out around midday on Wednesday
Russian passenger plane crashes in fireball while coming into land 'killing all 49 on board'
24/07/25 06:18
The An-24 twin-turboprop aircraft operated by Angara Airlines dropped off radar 'several kilometres from Tynda airport' in the Amur region earlier today
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron launch defamation case against Candace Owens
23/07/25 08:53
The Macrons accused the right-wing podcaster of publishing 'outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions' that fuelled a 'campaign of global humiliation'
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German World Economic Forum founder, 87, is accused of bullying staff, filing huge travel expenses and making 'suggestive' remarks to female exec in bombshell internal probe
23/07/25 04:03
The probe was launched by the WEF board in April in response to whistleblower complaints over alleged unauthorised spending, bullying and inappropriate treatment of female staffers by Schwab
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Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron launch defamation case against US podcaster Candace Owens over 'preposterous' claim French first lady was born a man
23/07/25 03:05
The Macrons accused the right-wing podcaster of publishing 'outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions' that fuelled a 'campaign of global humiliation'
Putin's show of strength to the West
23/07/25 01:58
The so-called 'July Storm' exercise from July 23 to July 27 will test the readiness of the fleet for non-standard operations, the use of long-range weapons and other advanced technology
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Israel lashes out at 'cynical' Gaza famine claims and releases video of food trucks as more than 100 international aid groups warn of 'mass starvation'
23/07/25 11:18
Gaza's population of more than two million people is facing severe shortages of food and other essentials after some 21 months of war
Putin's show of strength to the West: Russia carries out huge wargames in Baltic and Caspian seas with 150 warships and 15,000 troops ahead of peace talks with Ukraine today
23/07/25 08:23
The so-called 'July Storm' exercise from July 23 to July 27 will test the readiness of the fleet for non-standard operations, the use of long-range weapons and other advanced technology
Greece closes the Acropolis as heatwave grips Athens
22/07/25 05:16
Southern Europe is being scorched by an unrelenting heatwave that has forced Greece to close ancient landmarks and triggered fierce wildfires across Italy, Spain and the Balkans
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Greece closes the Acropolis as 44C heatwave grips Athens and Malaga is hit by wildfires while tornado rips through airport in storm-hit France as Europe battles extreme weather
22/07/25 03:08
Southern Europe is being scorched by an unrelenting heatwave that has forced Greece to close ancient landmarks and triggered fierce wildfires across Italy, Spain and the Balkans
China begins work on world's biggest dam
22/07/25 01:17
Chinese Premier Li Qiang officially launched the construction project for the Motuo Hydropower Station at a ceremony at a remote Tibetan village yesterday, describing it as the 'project of the century'
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China begins work on world's biggest dam as nuclear-armed neighbour India warns of 'ticking water bomb' amid fears giant structure will be used as 'hydrowarfare weapon'
22/07/25 10:46
Chinese Premier Li Qiang officially launched the construction project for the Motuo Hydropower Station at a ceremony at a remote Tibetan village yesterday, describing it as the 'project of the century'
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Storms, wildfires and heatwaves blast Europe ahead of summer getaways
21/07/25 07:41
Searing heatwaves, devastating wildfires and violent storms are sweeping the continent, threatening lives, scorching landscapes and putting emergency services under pressure
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Deadly storms hit France, wildfires break out in Italy and Spain and 43C blowtorch heatwave hits Greece - as Brits prepare for the big summer getaway
21/07/25 02:16
Searing heatwaves, devastating wildfires and violent storms are sweeping the continent, threatening lives, scorching landscapes and putting emergency services under pressure
The 'baby pickpockets' of Venice: How gangs have recruited an army of children to prey on tourists in packed streets of Italian holiday hotspot
21/07/25 10:17
A slew of videos published on social media shows alleged pickpockets - often teenage girls and in some cases pregnant women - attempting to cover their faces
Japan election crisis as ruling Liberal Democrats are hammered with PM refusing to step down after hard-right party led by anti-immigration 'Japanese Donald Trump' made huge gains
21/07/25 07:05
The LDP's loss came in no small part due to the advance of the far-right Sanseito party, led by YouTube sensation and self-confessed Trump admirer, Sohei Kamiya
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Moment horrified tourists desperately provide first aid after famed daredevil Felix Baumgartner fatally crashed his paraglider into Italian swimming pool packed with children
18/07/25 02:12
Horrified tourists and staff at Le Mimose del Club del Sole holiday village were seen crowding Baumgartner as he lay poolside in images courtesy of Corriere Adriatico
Putin's costly Ukraine offensive amid Trump ultimatum
18/07/25 11:08
Putin intends to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia - which has thus far survived the toughest sanctions imposed by the West - can endure further economic hardship
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Putin's final 'Hail Mary' meatgrinder assault: '160,000' Russian cannon fodder troops mass for advance in last chance to grab Ukrainian land before Trump's 50-day ultimatum ends
18/07/25 09:08
Putin intends to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia - which has thus far survived the toughest sanctions imposed by the West - can endure further economic hardship
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Extreme sports influencer famed for dare-devil stunts plunges 650ft to his death in the Dolomites hours after posting haunting last Instagram video from mountain top
17/07/25 12:00
The lifeless body of Andreas Tonelli, 48, was found early Wednesday in a ravine in the Vallunga area of Val Gardena, part of the Dolomites mountain range in Italy's South Tyrol province
Putin ally suggests launching 'preventative strikes' against the West for practically waging 'full-scale war' on Russia - as Trump sours on Kremlin
17/07/25 10:29
'What is happening today is a proxy war, but in essence it is a full-scale war, sanctions packages, loud statements about the militarisation of Europe,' Medvedev said in his latest tirade
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Boy, six, 'who killed newborn after being left to roam French maternity ward was found on a chair next to the baby's crib calling the girl his "doll"', says horrified woman who discovered the scene
17/07/25 09:16
Baby Zayneb-Cassandra - who was born via caesarean section to parents Mohamed-Hamza (pictured) and Sephora - was found lying beside her crib with a traumatic brain injury last week
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Ukrainian 'draft dodgers' reveal how they avoided going to war
14/07/25 10:00
They fake diseases, bribe doctors for medical exemptions and even marry disabled women to get a carer's permit, all in hopes of stopping conscription officers from darkening their doors.
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Secrets of the Ukrainian draft dodgers: Fighting-fit men who avoided going to war boast about skipping the country to live on benefits in the West and laugh about 'marrying a disabled woman' to get exempted
13/07/25 11:59
They fake diseases, bribe doctors for medical exemptions and even marry disabled women to get a carer's permit, all in hopes of stopping conscription officers from darkening their doors.
The terrorists threatening to grind international shipping to a halt
11/07/25 12:12
The Houthis have launched another violent campaign of attacks targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels, killing some of their crew and allegedly taking others hostage
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The terrorists threatening to grind international shipping to a halt: Houthi sinking of second ship stokes fears that Suez Canal could become off limits
11/07/25 10:28
The Houthis have launched another violent campaign of attacks targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea, sinking two vessels, killing some of their crew and allegedly taking others hostage
Moment top Ukrainian security official is executed in Kyiv street by masked assassin who then fled from the scene
10/07/25 09:33
Colonel Ivan Voronych was walking through the Holosiivskyi district of Ukraine's capital city this morning when a man sprang out from behind a car and shot him at point blank range
British tourist, 34, is killed and his friend critically injured in horror motorbike crash in Bali - before truck involved 'flees scene'
10/07/25 08:55
The holidaymakers were riding home from a night out in Buleleng Regency on the Indonesian island when they collided with a six-wheeler truck
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Rape shame of Putin's troops: Horrific details of 'extreme' sex attacks on Ukrainian women and girls are revealed in court ruling on Russia's 'abhorrent' abuses during invasion
10/07/25 08:12
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) yesterday found Russia guilty of committing various atrocities in Ukraine following the outbreak of war in the Donbas region in 2014
Afghans invite US tourists to visit with bizarre video featuring a mock hostage EXECUTION and poking fun at their country's reputation for terrorism
10/07/25 07:58
The slick marketing video opened with what at first glance resembled a scene from a horrific Islamist terror-style execution video
Spain's hard-right Vox party vows to deport eight million people who 'have not adopted our customs' or 'impose a foreign religion'
09/07/25 09:13
'Of our country's 47 million inhabitants... eight million are people who have come from different origins in a very short period of time,' said party spokesperson Rocio de Meer yesterday
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Experts dismiss NATO chief's claim that WW3 could start
07/07/25 04:02
Analysts argue that even if Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his military for Xi's sake, the two powers are now locked in a new Cold War with the West and preparing in tandem to reshape the global order
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Could Putin and Xi really invade Taiwan and Europe at the same time? Experts explain why a simultaneous attack is unlikely despite NATO chief's WW3 warning - but China and Russia are still trying to undermine the West
07/07/25 03:19
Analysts argue that even if Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his military for Xi's sake, the two powers are now locked in a new Cold War with the West and preparing in tandem to reshape the global order
Greece evacuates civilians near Athens amid fresh wildfires
04/07/25 03:12
The new wildfire broke out at Koropi, a town some 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Athens, where residents received text messages from civil protection units urging them to evacuate
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Greece evacuates civilians near Athens as it becomes the latest British tourist hotspot to be hit by wildfires
04/07/25 02:58
The new wildfire broke out at Koropi, a town some 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Athens, where residents received text messages from civil protection units urging them to evacuate
China 'is preparing to launch industrial-scale forced organ harvesting', as Beijing reveals plans to triple number of transplant facilities in province home to Uyghur Muslims
04/07/25 01:09
The National Health Commission announced plans to triple the number of medical facilities capable of performing organ transplants in the Xinjiang region
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Several injured as Rome petrol station explodes
04/07/25 08:47
Shocking footage showed fires raging and a huge cloud of smoke emanating from the site of the blast - a petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in Rome's eastern Prenestino district
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'It looked like hell': Dozens injured in huge explosion in Rome 'after truck hit pipeline at petrol station'
04/07/25 08:25
Shocking footage showed fires raging and a huge cloud of smoke emanating from the site of the blast - a petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station in Rome's eastern Prenestino district
Hamas to decide on Gaza ceasefire deal within 24 hours, Trump says
04/07/25 08:24
The American president said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to abide by a 60-day ceasefire deal with the Palestinian group, which he described as a 'final proposal'
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Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones hours after Trump-Putin call
04/07/25 08:06
Air raid alerts lasted more than eight hours overnight as Russia launched a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles targeting the Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Air Force said
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Hamas will decide whether to accept 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal 'within 24 hours' Trump says
04/07/25 07:57
The American president said on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to abide by a 60-day ceasefire deal with the Palestinian group, which he described as a 'final proposal'
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Russia launches its largest missile and drone attack of the war following Trump admission he got absolutely nothing out of Putin in phone call yesterday after scrapping Ukraine weapon deliveries
04/07/25 06:51
Air raid alerts lasted more than eight hours overnight as Russia launched a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles targeting the Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Air Force said
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Iranian media publishes footage of Israeli strike on Tehran last month
03/07/25 02:35
The shocking clip purports to show the moment a pair of missiles struck Quds Square in the Tajrish neighbourhood of the Iranian capital on June 15
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Iranian and Israeli media run footage 'showing enormous blast from IDF missile strike in Tehran, sending cars flying into the air'
03/07/25 01:51
The shocking clip purports to show the moment a pair of missiles struck Quds Square in the Tajrish neighbourhood of the Iranian capital on June 15
Mass evacuations in Crete as wildfire threatens tourists
03/07/25 09:10
Authorities said evacuations were ordered at three sites outside the port of Ierapetra on the island's south coast as the inferno raged out of control overnight Wednesday into this morning
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Mass evacuations on Crete as out of control wildfire bears down on tourists and Europe's heatwave hell continues
02/07/25 11:04
Authorities said evacuations were ordered at three sites outside the port of Ierapetra on the island's south coast as the inferno raged out of control overnight Wednesday into this morning
Poland halted migration with 'big, beautiful 116-mile fence'
02/07/25 02:23
The border fence was completed in June 2022 and spans a 116-mile-long stretch of the Polish-Belarusian border. It was subsequently upgraded with a variety of surveillance equipment
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DAVID AVERRE explains how Donald Trump's move to lift economic sanctions on Syria could mark turning point for the war-torn nation
02/07/25 02:07
Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting economic sanctions on Syria. DAVID AVERRE explains how this move could be a turning point for the war-torn nation.
How Poland stopped 98 per cent of illegal migrant crossings with 'big and beautiful' 116-mile, 16ft-high razor-wire border fence fitted with motion sensors and monitored by armed guards
02/07/25 11:52
The border fence was completed in June 2022 and spans a 116-mile-long stretch of the Polish-Belarusian border. It was subsequently upgraded with a variety of surveillance equipment
'Audio recording of Russian military suggests Putin's troops shot down Azerbaijan plane on Christmas Day, killing 38 passengers'
02/07/25 09:45
Flight J2-8243 crash landed just short of Aktau airport on December 25, killing 38 people. Investigators believe it was shot down by a Russian missile.
DAVID AVERRE explains how Disney cruise ship horror unfolded after girl fell overboard prompting her father to jump in and rescue her
01/07/25 03:53
David Averre explains how the Disney cruise ship horror unfolded after a young girl plunged from the fourth deck, triggering a frantic mid-Atlantic rescue operation.
One dead as knifeman goes on rampage stabbing four in Germany
01/07/25 07:28
Germany's Bild newspaper reported that one of the victims had died and that the incident happened on the grounds of the electric utility company Ueberlandwerk Rhoen
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Gaza's war within a war as family clans, criminal gangs and other armed militias engage in gun battles on the streets... while Israeli strikes continue to pound the territory
30/06/25 03:48
This ongoing war in Gaza has only served to fuel a civil war within the territory as rival clans seek to eliminate competition and loot aid that they can sell on at premium prices
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Europe boils over! Tourists and locals warned of scorching 'new normal' as deadly heatwave engulfs continent
30/06/25 03:03
The intense heat dome that has descended over Europe is shattering temperature records, straining infrastructure and posing serious health risks across the continent.
British pub landlord 'who bragged of Banksy and supercar collection' is sued over '£330million Crypto Ponzi scheme'
30/06/25 10:59
Peter McInnes, 56, originally from Merseyside, is accused of playing a central role in a 'cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme' that lawyers say extracted more than £330 million
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Inside Japan's secretive execution jails where death row inmates are given minutes notice before facing the noose - as serial killer dubbed 'hanging pro' is sent to the gallows
30/06/25 12:29
There is a chillingly theatrical element to how the condemned are executed in Japan - the only member of the G7 besides the US that still metes out capital punishment
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Iranian minister admits 'serious' damage to nuclear facilities
27/06/25 03:11
Ayatollah Khamenei insisted the attacks had done 'nothing significant' to Iran's nuclear sites in an address that also saw him claim the Islamic Republic had 'defeated Israel' and dealt the US a 'slap'
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Iranian minister admits airstrikes caused 'excessive and serious' damage to its nuke facilities - hours after Ayatollah accused Trump of 'exaggerating' damage
27/06/25 02:52
Ayatollah Khamenei insisted the attacks had done 'nothing significant' to Iran's nuclear sites in an address that also saw him claim the Islamic Republic had 'defeated Israel' and dealt the US a 'slap'
Israel unsure of Iran's enriched uranium location
27/06/25 12:41
Israel Katz said that the military was unsure of the location of the 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, claims Tehran has produced
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The '100% communist' set to become New York's new mayor: How hard left poster boy Zohran Mamdani, 33, plans to tax the rich and make bus rides free after shock NYC primary victory
27/06/25 12:02
The 33-year-old marked his stunning political ascension when he declared victory in the Democratic primary from a Queens rooftop bar, beating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Israel admits it has no idea where Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium is - as Tehran declares it has no intention of restarting nuke talks with US
27/06/25 08:46
Israel Katz said that the military was unsure of the location of the 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, claims Tehran has produced
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Flattery will get you everywhere: The world leaders who have decided sucking up to Trump is the best way to handle him
27/06/25 07:08
It seems that sucking up to the leader of the free world - at least in public - is the most efficient way to avoid his ire… or to simply get him out the door.
Japan carries out rare execution as 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine people, raped the women and chopped up their bodies in house of horrors is hanged
27/06/25 06:40
Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ' Twitter killer,' was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering nine victims in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media
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How much each NATO country will pay to meet 5% defence spending target
26/06/25 03:05
Of the 5% of GDP members are expected to earmark for defence in 2035, 3.5% will be dedicated to core military spending, with a further 1.5% dedicated to security-related areas
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How much each NATO country will pay once new 5% defence spending target comes into effect - as Trump vows to hammer Spain with tariffs for refusing to fall in line
26/06/25 01:42
Of the 5% of GDP members are expected to earmark for defence in 2035, 3.5% will be dedicated to core military spending, with a further 1.5% dedicated to security-related areas
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Britain will need America's permission to carry out tactical nuclear strikes with new fighter jets
26/06/25 08:39
When the UK receives its jets and the bombs at the end of the decade, it will be the first time that Britain has boasted an air-launched tactical nuclear weapon since 1998
Brit who claimed he 'accidentally' hacked Finnish pensioner to death with an axe after the 75-year-old 'tied him up and raped him' is jailed for 12 years
25/06/25 01:27
Garo Jlitakryan, 32, admitted lashing out at his victim, who has not been named, with an axe at least six times on July 29, 2024 in the victim's home town of Seinäjoki
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Plane crash disaster attorney reveals technical flaw she believes caused Air India tragedy
25/06/25 09:34
Mary Schiavo, lead attorney in the aviation department at law firm Motley Rice, suggested that a computer error could have caused the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's engines to throttle back.
Iran moves to suspend cooperation with UN watchdog
25/06/25 08:23
Iranian lawmakers voted in favour of suspending cooperation with the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog after a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on nuclear facilities
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Iran SCRAPS co-operation with nuclear watchdog - banning inspectors from enrichment facilities as world fears regime could step up bomb program in wake of US strikes
25/06/25 07:23
Iranian lawmakers voted in favour of suspending cooperation with the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog after a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on nuclear facilities
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