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A bureaucratic, peacetime approach to training and stockpiling among Zelenskiy’s allies is posing a threat to European security
For two months Ukrainian forces have been endeavouring to fight their way through densely fortified Russian positions to breach the so-called Surovikin line in an attempt to liberate their territory.… Read the rest
Protests against tax rises and cost of living turn violent with hospitals reporting many wounded by gunshot
At least two people have been killed during anti-government protests in Kenya, as police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the cost of living and tax increases.
Helena Smith in Athens
With cruise ships decanting thousands of tourists in Athens, tough new controls have been imposed at the country’s most visited site
It’s official: more than 25 centuries after it was built and nearly 200 years after it began attracting tourists, the Acropolis will adopt crowd control policies to ease the very modern plague of soaring visitor numbers.… Read the rest
Ben Wallace says west would like to see gratitude for help, as Zelenskiy complains over caution on Nato membership
Dan Sabbagh in Vilnius
The British defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has suggested Ukraine needs to put more emphasis on thanking the west for its assistance after Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s complaints on Tuesday that his country had not been issued a firm timetable or set of conditions for joining Nato.… Read the rest
Joe Biden faces backlash from organizations and from within his own party for greenlighting transfer of the weapons
Joe Biden has been condemned by human rights groups after he approved sending widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine, with one fellow Democrat branding the decision “unnecessary and a terrible mistake”.