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World leaders condemn ‘horrible’ and ‘antisemitic’ shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, DC – live

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UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

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Thursday briefing: Labour U-turns on winter fuel cuts – but is the political damage already done?

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Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong

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Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israel’s control by end of offensive – as it happened

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Israeli troops fire ‘warning shots’ at 25 diplomats visiting occupied West Bank

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Finland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border

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