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- Parliament to vote on VAT increase to fund army’s defence spending
- Forcible military recruitment in Ukraine leads to violence and abuse concerns
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- Boy, 13, saves newborn brother from choking at family home in London
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- Taktisch wählen initiative urges voters in Saxony-Anhalt to back SPD, Greens
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Parliament is yet to approve additional funding and must also vote on a proposed VAT increase through 2040 to support the army’s defence spending priorities. These decisions are crucial for addressing current military budget challenges.
The election campaign in Saxony-Anhalt intensifies as the “Taktisch Wählen” initiative urges voters to support the SPD and Greens to prevent an AfD-led government. Current polls show the AfD leading with 43%, raising concerns about the distribution of seats if smaller parties fail to clear the 5% threshold.
French film producer Nicolas Altmayer, 61, and Dior public relations director Mathilde Favier, 57, died in a car crash in Deux-Sèvres, France, while overtaking a truck. Their deaths have prompted tributes from across the film and fashion industries, highlighting their significant cultural impact.
A late painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has resurfaced in a private collection and will be sold in April, Viennese auction house Kinsky said Thursday.
EXCLUSIVE: Russian opposition leader Ilya Ponomarev criticises Western allies for their cautious stance on the Ukraine conflict, singling out the United States and Germany, while Hungary’s delayed approval of Sweden’s NATO membership raises concerns among alliance partners.
UN judges on Friday will rule on South Africa’s request for emergency measures against Israel, which is accused at the World Court of state-led genocide for its military operation in Gaza.
A young Russian woman was jailed for 27 years on Thursday for delivering a bomb that exploded in the hands of a pro-war military blogger last year and killed him on the spot.
France’s Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
Mr Sunak warned the ECHR: “I’ve been very clear, I won’t let a foreign court stop us from getting flights up and running and establishing that deterrent.”
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