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'Ready and willing to do what it takes' to protect our people, Rutte hits back at Putin's hawkish comments

Closing his opening statement, Rutte sends Nato’s response to Vladimir Putin’s hawkish comments that Russia did not want it, but would be “ready for war” with Europe.

He says:

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Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’

He was a Latin American president accused of colluding with some of the region’s most ruthless narco bosses to flood the United States with cocaine.

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Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry

The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital reported Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.

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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says

Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.

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Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says

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Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats

Beijing’s threats to Taiwan are “intensifying” and its preparations to invade are speeding up, Taiwan’s government has said while announcing a $40bn special defence budget and a swathe of measures to counter Chinese attacks.

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Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says

Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss” and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.

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US reportedly ready for next phase of Venezuela military operations – live

Trump has been escalating pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and has now labelled him and government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization.

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Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan

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Europe calls for role in Ukraine talks amid reported US-Russian peace deal

Europeans must be involved in any attempt to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia, the continent’s top diplomats said after reports of a US-Russia plan favourable to Kremlin interests emerged.