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UK foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATO
Read full article: UK foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATOBritain's top diplomat says Europe’s security “is on a knife-edge” and President-elect Donald Trump is right to say NATO member nations must increase military spending.
G7 foreign ministers push for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in final G7 of Biden administration
Read full article: G7 foreign ministers push for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in final G7 of Biden administrationForeign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are expressing cautious optimism about possible progress on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
Read full article: UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia staysThe U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base at Diego Garcia.
US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons
Read full article: US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weaponsU.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn't convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia.
Biden meets with British leader and brushes off Putin's threats about weapons for Ukraine
Read full article: Biden meets with British leader and brushes off Putin's threats about weapons for UkrainePresident Joe Biden has brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine’s allies allow it to use weapons deeper inside Russia.
Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region
Read full article: Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border regionUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has launched “counteroffensive actions” in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukrainian forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II.
US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv
Read full article: US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to KyivThe United States and Britain have pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats.
The US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine
Read full article: The US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against UkraineThe United States and Britain have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved.
UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
Read full article: UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international lawThe U.K. government says it's suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law.
India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
Read full article: India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visitIndia and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on critical technologies.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10
Read full article: Israel-Hamas war latest: Drone strike hits Tel Aviv, killing 1 and injuring at least 10Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10.
UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Read full article: UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in GazaThe new British foreign secretary has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month.
UK foreign secretary under fire for taking-a-knee comments
Read full article: UK foreign secretary under fire for taking-a-knee commentsLONDON Britains foreign secretary has drawn criticism after he suggested in an interview that taking a knee appeared to be from Game of Thrones and was a symbol of subjugation. Downing Street said that Raab had been expressing a personal opinion. The gesture has come to be recognized as a symbolic act in opposing racism and police violence and has been widely used by people worldwide protesting the death of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis on May 25. It gained momentum in 2016 when American football player Colin Kaepernick took the knee during the national anthem before a game to protest racism and police bruality. ___Follow all AP coverage of racial injustice and police brutality at https://apnews.com/GeorgeFloyd.