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with their tractors this week, on motorways outside rome and turin. and in cyprus, farmers blocked the entrance to the european unions offices in nicosia on thursday. there were also demonstrations in bulgaria. and more tractor protests across spain, for the third day in a row with farmers disrupting traffic in barcelona and in smaller cities all over the country. and renewed eu talks on a south america trade deal have raised anxieties further. translation: we are tired of working and ...

across the region. theyre venting their anger over soaring fuel and fertilizer costs, low prices for their produce, and increasingly restrictive eu regulations. demonstrations by farmers are planned in poland, hungary and italy today. italys government has promised tax breaks to ease hardship for farmers after hundreds began gathering with their tractors this week, on motorways outside rome and turin. this was the scene on thursday. and in cyprus, farmers blocked the entrance to the eu...

and the ukrainecast presenter vitaliy shevchenko has been following developments. he gave me some background on the general whos been dimissed. valerii zaluzhnyi, to put simply, he was in charge of the ukrainian army. and as such, he was the architect of ukraines initial counteroffensive backin ukraines initial counteroffensive back in 2022. he is the face of ukraines relative military success. he is credited well with the fact that ukraines still there, still fighting, and yet he has ...

the green prosperity plan has taken something of a battering since then. and yet the labour leader was still insisting in a radio interview on monday that the pledge to spend £28bn a year was desperately needed". and i have been unwavering in relation to the mission, clean power by 2030. and i keep getting challenges from people saying, "you are moving the date back." that mission of clean power by 2030, i havent moved that date back at all, and i am very clear that we need investment...

the eus climate service says that for the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels across an entire year. limiting long—term warming to no more than 1.5 degrees is a key target in efforts to tackle climate change. counting is under way in pakistans general election. mobile phone services across the country are being restored, after being suspended just as voting began. police searching for the man suspected of carrying out the chemical...

near the syrian border, at a time and in a manner of its choosing. mr biden blamed the attack on radical iran—backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. our world affairs correspondent paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian—jordanian border. its one of many american bases across the region. there h...

published after considerable pressure from noble lords from across the house. this document... in this document, the home office was prepared to tell us that the average imagined cost of sending an asylum seeker to a third country however, the detail of the treaty suggest the cost may be higher for sending somebody to rewind. before we begin to fully debate the details of the legislation and its role in the implementation of the rwanda plan, will the minister be clear about how much th...

here is the news from al tansley. the government will set out its plans today for a major expansion of the nhs workforce in england. the 15—year strategy includes more university places for medical students, new apprenticeship schemes and a consultation on shortening degree courses. french authorities say nearly 700 people have now been arrested after a third night of violent protests in paris and other major cities. its after a police officer fatally shot a 17—year—old boy of al...

to violate un resolutions, and sow instability throughout the region. maritime agencies say theres been another missile attack on a cargo ship off the coast of yemen. a maltese—flagged vessel is said to have suffered minor damage. the oil giant shell says its suspended all shipments through the red sea indefinitely. iraq has recalled its ambassador from tehran after describing iranian missile attacks on targets in iraqi kurdistan as "a flagrant violation of sovereig nty". the united ...

yesterday in order to vote for changes they said would toughen up the legislation. heres our political correspondent hannah miller a plan that aims to stop dangerous channel crossings like this. a key pledge thats become rishi sunak�*s biggest parliamentary challenge. the ayes to the right 68. the noes to the left 529. last night, 60 of his own mps tried and failed to make changes to the rwanda bill. among them, three who resigned their roles to vote against the government. the now f...