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Mette Frederiksen says she backs the European Commission’s proposal for a reparation loan for Ukraine, secured on frozen Russian assetsSiliņa says the EU should move on drones very quickly, as she rejects some criticism that fully developing the bloc’s “drone wall” could take up to three-four years.“We don’t need three years, and I believe we can do it in a much shorter time.It just depends on the leaders we can agree on a much shorter time, because with drones, how they’re developing so fast, three years is too long.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/01/mette-frederiksen-denmark-europe-russia-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-hybrid-war-security-europe-live-news Author : Tom Bryant (now)

Defend Our Juries has received 1,500 pledges to attend demonstration and expects hundreds more to register by SaturdayA mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action on Saturday could set a record for the number of people arrested at a single event of civil disobedience, the organisers have said.Defend Our Juries said it had received 1,500 pledges to attend the demonstration in London and risk arrest and was expecting hundreds more to register by the weekend. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/01/palestine-action-protest-london-could-set-record-number-arrests-say-organisers Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-10-01 09:19:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Competing bills rejected in Senate as Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of partisan politics. Follow the latest news and updates after the US government shut downUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedA deep impasse between Donald Trump and congressional Democrats prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal. So what will take to end the shutdown?What Republicans wantPresident Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising. Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This

As typical annual dual-fuel charge rises to £1,755, charities warn over record £4.4bn owed to suppliersThree and a half years after war plunged Europe into an energy supply crisis, millions of households in Great Britain are braced for another winter of painful gas and electricity bills.On Wednesday, the quarterly cap on charges will increase again. Despite a fall in wholesale gas prices, the ceiling for a typical annual dual-fuel bill will rise by 2% to £1,755 to help cover the costs of energy policies and network upgrades. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/01/homes-in-great-britain-brace-for-winter-with-soaring-energy-debts Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Publish