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10/01 01:34 - ‘Putin wants to meet’ – Trump 10/01 01:21 - US annexation of Greenland would pose ‘military threat’ – top Russian MP 10/01 00:52 - Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules 10/01 00:46 - Los Angeles wildfires: crews search for victims as death toll expected to rise 10/01 00:38 - Australia weather: rainy week forecast for Sydney and Brisbane – but BoM says summer isn’t over yet 10/01 00:01 - Hiring freeze at dozens of NHS cancer and diagnostic units despite rising referrals 09/01 22:42 - At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid 09/01 22:17 - US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants 09/01 22:17 - US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants 09/01 21:55 - Military defeat has 'significantly weakened' Hezbollah's ability to impose its will in Lebanon 09/01 21:43 - Fresh weather warnings for ice across UK 09/01 20:51 - Russian spy who lived in English hotel boasted of being like James Bond character Q, court hears 09/01 20:46 - Is the world at greater risk of more wars? 09/01 20:46 - Is the world at greater risk of more wars? 09/01 20:46 - Australia news live: competition watchdog warns of upcoming gas shortfalls; rescued Hadi Nazari ‘keen for another hike’ 09/01 20:44 - Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest 09/01 20:44 - Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest 09/01 20:35 - Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts 09/01 20:23 - UK claims Trump has Easter target for Ukraine peace deal 09/01 19:25 - Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to share branches 09/01 19:14 - Poland to let Netanyahu visit Auschwitz 09/01 19:08 - A different kind of President: How will history remember Jimmy Carter? 09/01 19:00 - Slovak PM warns of looming EU collapse 09/01 17:59 - Pound falls to lowest in over a year after UK borrowing costs rise 09/01 17:35 - California fires live: Los Angeles mayor says winds and drought created ‘perfect storm’; 20 people arrested for looting 09/01 17:31 - U.S. Saw an Opportunity While It Pushed to Arm Ukraine 09/01 17:26 - Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic 09/01 17:10 - Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity 09/01 16:20 - Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland 'a warning to China', says Meloni 09/01 16:19 - Russia says closely watching Trump’s Greenland claims 09/01 16:19 - Russia says closely watching Trump’s Greenland claims 09/01 16:02 - Lebanon Elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as President 09/01 15:56 - US seizure of Greenland is ‘not going to happen’, says David Lammy 09/01 15:49 - Zelenskyy urges western allies ‘not to drop ball’ when Trump returns 09/01 15:36 - UK weather: new yellow weather warnings for ice issued for large parts of UK – as it happened 09/01 15:12 - Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package 09/01 15:07 - With Trump Arriving, Zelensky Urges Allies Not to ‘Drop the Ball’ 09/01 15:06 - Creating warm clothes for Gaza’s displaced children 09/01 15:06 - Creating warm clothes for Gaza’s displaced children 09/01 15:00 - Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? 09/01 15:00 - Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy? 09/01 14:19 - Russia is alarmed by Trump's Greenland plan - but it could work in the Kremlin's favour 09/01 14:01 - Labour’s agriculture plans will increase chicken waste in rivers, say campaigners 09/01 13:09 - U.N. Raises Global Growth Forecast, but Warns of Potential Inflation Risks 09/01 12:43 - News24 | Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins 09/01 12:40 - Joseph Aoun: Lebanon’s respected army chief becomes new president 09/01 12:21 - Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations 09/01 12:21 - Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations 09/01 12:21 - Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50 09/01 12:21 - Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50 09/01 12:03 - M&S reports strong festive sales but says tax rises will lead to cost cuts 09/01 12:00 - Extremism in US military is ‘sleeping danger’ says author of Pentagon report 09/01 11:39 - Don't eat your Christmas trees, Belgians warned 09/01 11:32 - Russia says it is keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland 09/01 11:29 - Moldova torn between European aspirations and nostalgia for Soviet era 09/01 11:00 - Kurdish general urges Trump to leave US troops in north-east Syria 09/01 10:39 - Lammy dismisses Trump’s Greenland threats but sidesteps question over whether Musk comments are incitement to violence – UK politics live 09/01 10:34 - European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’ 09/01 10:30 - Sudan: Blinken says ethnic hatred drives group to murder and rape 09/01 10:23 - Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk 09/01 10:23 - Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk 09/01 10:21 - Two lynx captured after being illegally released in Scottish Highlands 09/01 09:52 - England seamers struggle before Ashes warm-up abandoned 09/01 09:52 - Lebanon meets to finally elect president after two-year vacancy 09/01 09:23 - Pound falls to 14-month low as bond sell-off piles pressure on Rachel Reeves 09/01 09:04 - Amid Divorce Speculation, Here’s What's Apparently Going On With Jessica Alba And Cash Warren 09/01 09:04 - Trump shares inflammatory video with crude reference to Netanyahu 09/01 08:44 - ‘For Ethiopia’s heritage’: War hero’s family fights to reclaim stolen medal 09/01 08:44 - ‘For Ethiopia’s heritage’: War hero’s family fights to reclaim stolen medal 09/01 07:49 - Syrians mark a month since al-Assad’s overthrow with concert in capital 09/01 07:49 - Syrians mark a month since al-Assad’s overthrow with concert in capital 09/01 07:00 - As Russia seeks influence in Africa, former students play central role 09/01 05:21 - Ukraine allies plan final defence meeting ahead of Trump inauguration 09/01 05:00 - Retailers warn of higher prices in 2025 and urge ministers to ease tax burden 09/01 04:32 - The Papers: 'Apocalypse' LA and 'Reeves faces extra tax rises' 09/01 04:18 - ‘We’re done’: owner of Walter White’s house in Breaking Bad puts it on market – for $4m 09/01 02:52 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050 09/01 02:52 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050 09/01 00:35 - Trump’s Ukraine envoy sets 100-day timeline to end conflict 09/01 00:08 - As Trump talks up trade war with China, fears rise for rare earths supply 09/01 00:08 - As Trump talks up trade war with China, fears rise for rare earths supply 09/01 00:06 - Israel's Defense Industry Booms on Foreign Demand and War at Home 08/01 23:15 - IDF restricts media coverage of soldiers to protect them from risk of legal action 08/01 22:50 - Israel-Hamas war: Israeli troops recover body of hostage from Gaza 08/01 22:30 - Post-cold war peace ‘well and truly over’, warns David Lammy 08/01 22:25 - US accuses RSF paramilitary of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader 08/01 22:00 - Cold snap grips UK with amber snow warning and -20C possible overnight 08/01 21:50 - Russian Strike Kills 13 in Southeastern Ukraine 08/01 21:48 - California wildfires: deadly blazes continue to grow as officials warn of shortage of firefighters – latest updates 08/01 21:00 - Blinken and top Democrats push back against Trump bid for US to take over Greenland – as it happened 08/01 20:42 - ‘We must stand together’: European leaders warn Trump over Greenland threat 08/01 20:42 - ‘We must stand together’: European leaders warn Trump over Greenland threat 08/01 20:10 - Russian strike kills 13 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 08/01 20:10 - Russian strike kills 13 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 08/01 19:22 - Is he serious? Allies wary as Trump threatens Greenland, Panama, Canada 08/01 19:15 - News24 | 'Uneasy' Europe warns Trump over Greenland ambitions 08/01 18:30 - Former Brexit negotiator Oliver Robbins appointed top civil servant in Foreign Office 08/01 18:25 - Temperatures forecast to plummet to -20C in parts of the UK 08/01 18:19 - Two power station owners to get more than £12m for three hours of electricity 08/01 18:09 - UK weather live: new amber weather warning for snow issued for south-west England