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Nuclear plants at risk from Russia’s missile strikes: Ukraine energy minister
German Galushchenko calls for air defenses, saying one missile in September fell only 100 metres from a nuclear unit. → Read More
The tiny town where Germany’s Russian pipe dream became a nightmare – POLITICO
The past and future of European energy flows though the port of Lubmin. → Read More
US and Europe allies reaffirm Iran stance in Paris meeting
European foreign ministers ‘welcomed the prospect of a US and Iranian return to compliance’ with nuclear deal. → Read More
Boris Johnson wants current lockdown to be ‘the last’
The UK prime minister wants ‘cautious but also irreversible’ steps to ease restrictions. → Read More
EU wants more time to ratify Brexit deal, says UK
David Frost said there was no ‘wish on our side and I hope not on the EU side to extend this more than necessary.’ → Read More
UK hits 10 million first doses of coronavirus vaccine
Almost half a million people have also received a second dose, government figures show. → Read More
Johnson urges social media ‘debate’ after Trump Twitter ban
The UK prime minister is asked how ‘comfortable’ he is with social media giants’ power. → Read More
Capitol riot forces UK Tories to ditch Trump
Brexiteers stuck with Trump even as he became more erratic — but even they have gone cold now. → Read More
Rare win for Boris Johnson — but Brexit storm hasn’t passed
The political process of leaving the EU is over but the consequences will drive British politics for decades. → Read More
British business’ last-minute plea for Brexit ‘grace periods’
Call for a set of grace periods and standstill agreements reflects mounting despair among British businesses. → Read More
Boris Johnson urges a (confusing) little Christmas
British prime minister strengthens his advice to limit contact over the holidays but declines to change the law. → Read More
How the UK will rollout the coronavirus vaccine
Elderly care home residents and health and social care staff top the prioritization list. → Read More
Rishi Sunak: UK economic emergency ‘only just begun’
UK’s independent Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast concludes the economy will have contracted by 11.3 percent by the end of 2020. → Read More
Rishi Sunak’s risky bet
The UK chancellor is popular across the board, but will that survive the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic? → Read More
Boris Johnson woos Joe Biden with defense plan
Twice this week the British prime minister has set out policies he hopes will resonate with the incoming US president. → Read More
British business calls for more time to Brexit
UK firms warn that even with a trade deal, both sides need to phase-in changes to border checks over six months. → Read More
Joe Biden hits the phones, calls European leaders
US president-elect’s team declines to disclose order of transatlantic calls. → Read More
UK government hits back at Premier League over lower league bailout impasse
Boris Johnson’s spokesperson points out that top-flight clubs ‘spent over £1 billion on players in the recent transfer window.’ → Read More
What a Joe Biden win would mean for the UK
Boris Johnson has work to do to woo Joe Biden should he become US president next week. → Read More
Keir Starmer: Labour’s anti-Semitism ‘day of shame’
Report by UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission finds the party interfered politically into investigations of anti-Semitism complaints. → Read More