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Dec 3, 2025 - World

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is now briefing the media after the commission’s weekly meeting, presenting the bloc’s plan to help fund Ukraine’s continuing fight against Russia.I will bring you the key lines here. Continue reading...

Dec 3, 2025 - World

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), one of the country's largest private defence companies, is using smart, computer-assisted rifles to fix human errors on the battlefield.

Dec 3, 2025 - World

Anne Owers highlights delays in escalation after crash in August 2019, after which Anne Sacoolas flew to USForeign Office failures led to opportunities being missed to achieve justice for the family of Harry Dunn, killed in August 2019 in a motorcycle crash outside a US airbase, an independent review commissioned by the Labour government has found.Dame Anne Owers, who led the review, said: “Ministers and senior officials were not involved early enough, and this meant that opportunities were lost to influence – rather than respond to – events. Continue reading...

Dec 3, 2025 - World

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says.He made his remarks as the European Commission unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble caused by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths. Continue reading...

Dec 3, 2025 - World

This week it was announced that three more former Tory MPs have gone over to Nigel Farage’s partyThis is from Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, on Nigel Farage’s denial of the FT story. (See 9.33am.)A handy reminder that in 2019 Farage did a deal to put Boris Johnson in No10 and push through his disastrous Brexit deal.But instead of taking responsibility, of course Farage plays the victim. Continue reading...