Russian defeat in Ukraine vital for Europe – Macron

40 minutes ago About sharing Ukraine says its forces are currently outgunned by Russian troops, asking allies for urgent weapons supplies By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron has said it is key for Europe’s security to defeat Russia in Ukraine, amid urgent pleas for more weapons from Kyiv. He was speaking in…

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‘Ice bumps’ reveal history of Antarctic melting

3 hours ago About sharing America’s Landsat spacecraft have been looking down on Antarctica since 1973 By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos Scientists say they now have a better idea of exactly where and when the margin of Antarctica started melting. They’ve traced the changing shapes of bumps on the ice surface that mark locations…

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Hope for Gaza ceasefire by next week, says Biden

8 minutes ago About sharing A Palestinian woman carries her baby as smoke rises over the Gaza Strip on Monday US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to have a ceasefire “by next Monday” in the Israel-Gaza war. His comments come amid reports of some progress reached in ongoing negotiations involving Israel and Hamas…

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Maidstone ‘s FA Cup run comes to end with 5-0 loss

Coventry striker Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick to crush Maidstone’s dream of a historic FA Cup quarter-final place. The sixth-tier Stones were bidding to become only the second non-league team in 109 years to reach the last eight, having already dispatched English Football League sides Barrow, Stevenage and Ipswich. They came up against a…

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Sweden’s bid to join Nato clears final hurdle

1 hour ago About sharing Nato membership spells an end to Sweden’s lost-established neutrality By Paulin Kola BBC News Hungarian MPs have overwhelmingly ratified Sweden’s bid to join Nato in a long-delayed vote which paves the way for the Nordic nation’s membership. Sweden applied to join after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Hungary…

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