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It doesn’t have to be welfare versus warfare. Changes that make tax fairer could fund both

Historically, UK spending on defence has often been pitted against welfare, education and local government. But at a time when the government has pledged to meet Nato’s target for defence spending – 5% of GDP in the next decade, up from around 2.3% – it appears to be offering a…

The Conversation

Britain and its people are not safe, former Nato chief warns Parliament

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

Evening Standard

British people are not safe and the country is underprepared for war, security chief warns

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity

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This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. We can all see where that has led, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘The U.S. can’t be trusted anymore’: Europe’s two military powers just signed a pact that might make America irrelevant

Europe's plan B when America can't be trusted anymore

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,240

Here are the key events on day 1,240 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war briefing: US moving ‘with haste’ to enable weapons shipments to Kyiv, says Washington

Nato commander says separately that preparations under way to send first Patriot systems to Ukraine in deal involving European countries buying arms. What we know on day 1,241

The Guardian - AU

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NATO Just Funded A British Startup That Says Its AI Tech Can Spot Deadly Bio Threats Before They Spread—Even The Ones We Didn't Know Existed

The NATO Innovation Fund has co-led a $35 million Series A round into Portal Biotech, a U.K.-based life sciences startup that claims it has developed the world's first platform for full-length, single-molecule protein sequencing.

Benzinga

‘Treachery in its blood’: Putin’s loyal attack dog threatens pre-emptive strikes on the ‘sick, very outdated’ West

Russia isn't playing around anymore.

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Iceland to launch talks on defence partnership with EU, von der Leyen says

The agreement with the EU is independent of Iceland's NATO membership and existing defence pacts with the United States, public broadcaster RÚV said.

Euronews

Ukraine to boost domestic arms production to counter Russian forces, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine is keen to increase its domestic production as uncertainty grows about how many more weapons shipments Western countries can provide, and how quickly.

Euronews

UK, Germany Vow To Tackle People Smuggling Gangs

Britain and Germany signed landmark deals Wednesday to boost defence ties and crackdown on people smuggling gangs on the first official visit to the UK by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

International Business Times

Germany Contradicts Trump Claim That Patriot Missiles Are Already En Route to Ukraine

Germany refuted President Donald Trump's claim that Patriot missile systems are already on their way to Ukraine, stating it has no knowledge of any shipments.

Latin Times

Starmer praises German plans to ‘strengthen’ laws to tackle small boats

Speaking on a visit to an Airbus plant in Stevenage, Sir Keir welcomed German commitments to tackling people-smuggling gangs.

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Euronews

Are EU citizens on board with higher defence spending?

European leaders seem to be failing to get the message across, as EU citizens rank defence only seventh out of 10 investment priorities.

Latin Times

NATO Member Bombs Their Own Bunkers in Preparation For Possible Russian Siege

A member of NATO is bombing their own bunkers, testing how well their defenses would hold up in the event of a Russian attack.

The Independent UK

What are Patriot missiles and what role do they play in Iran and Ukraine wars

Zelensky claims more than 800 Patriot missiles were used in just three days of fighting in the Middle East by the US forces, what Ukraine deployed in four years against Russian invasion

Al Jazeera

Europe assumes financial burden of Ukraine war, angering Russia

Trump casts European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine as a victory as UN warns civilians being killed at record rate.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine aims to expand domestic arms production to 50% of needs within 6 months

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine plans to boost domestic arms production to meet half its military's needs within six months

The Guardian - UK

Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – as it happened

Alexus Grynkewich says Russia will remain a threat even if a peaceful solution to war in Ukraine can be found

The Independent UK

How Ukraine’s drone-infested front is slowing Russia’s advance

ANALYSIS: The Russia-Ukraine war has become the most drone-intensive conflict yet – and Ukrainian commanders believe they are the only thing keeping Russian forces at bay, writes Max Hunder and Sabine Siebold

International Business Times

Merz Makes First Trip To London Amid Warming Post-Brexit Ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London Thursday to sign a "friendship treaty" with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as Britain seeks to improve post-Brexit ties with its neighbours.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Weapons will be Europe’s support to Ukraine – not Trump’s, Kallas suggests

‘If you promise to give the weapons, but say somebody else is going to pay, it’s not really given by you’; Russia bombs shopping centre, killing two. What we know on day 1,240

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s a bit of a queue forming’: how UK firms are enticing buyers for the next generation of fighter jets

Inside the hangars where robots are poised to keep the UK a top-tier military nation and continue more than a century of building military aircraft

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Merz to sign UK–Germany treaty targeting smuggling gangs and boosting defence ties

New bilateral deal includes deeper industrial and security cooperation after Brexit and amid global instability

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