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After nearly seven years, a major European diplomat is heading to Budapest on Monday Ukraine

After nearly seven years, a major European diplomat is heading to Budapest on Monday

Hungary has just wrapped up a busy week of diplomacy, with developments involving Ukraine, the Baltic states, the Visegrád Group and EU enlargement. But another significant meeting is already scheduled for Monday in Budapest – and a visit of this kind has not taken place in Hungary for nearly seven…
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September 14, 2026
Trains carrying Boris Johnson and foreign dignitaries were ‘likely’ targets of Russian drone attack, Ukrainian officials say  Boris Johnson

Trains carrying Boris Johnson and foreign dignitaries were ‘likely’ targets of Russian drone attack, Ukrainian officials say 

The trains that were carrying Boris Johnson and foreign dignitaries were the 'likely' targets of a Russian drone attack, Ukrainian officials have said.  The former prime minister was on a charter train from Kyiv when it received a drone alert as it approached the Polish border.  Amid fears of a…
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September 14, 2026
BORIS JOHNSON: The Kremlin’s ‘terroristic’ attacks on Ukraine will not work… now we must give Kyiv better air defences Boris Johnson

BORIS JOHNSON: The Kremlin’s ‘terroristic’ attacks on Ukraine will not work… now we must give Kyiv better air defences

There is only one reason why Vladimir Putin is launching his vicious attacks on Ukrainian railways – including the otherwise pointless destruction of a stationary civilian shunting locomotive yesterday, only a mile or so from the Polish border. The reason is that after four and a half years of a…
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September 14, 2026
Animated map shows spread of illegal Israeli settlements across Palestine Palestine

Animated map shows spread of illegal Israeli settlements across Palestine

Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. These settlements often look like ordinary suburbs: uniform townhouses, red-tiled roofs, and neat lawns, perched atop hills that give them a commanding view of the Palestinian towns and villages carved up to make room…
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September 14, 2026
The Papers: ‘Compulsory lentils’ and ‘Boris flees Vlad drone blitz’ Boris Johnson

The Papers: ‘Compulsory lentils’ and ‘Boris flees Vlad drone blitz’

Comments by President Donald Trump lead the Financial Times after he rejected increasing demands for restrictions on the growth of artificial intelligence , external (AI). The paper highlights the "rare show of unity" from AI leaders in calling for a more cautious pace of development - but says Trump responded…
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September 14, 2026
Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz Ukraine

Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz

Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India, as well as a state visit by Vietnam’s leader, he met with some 18 heads of state. Among them were the…
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September 14, 2026