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What will happen in Westminster next year?

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???? Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam’s on your podcast app???? On this special episode, Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard preview the year ahead in politics. They predict what Nigel Farage will…

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‘Croatia’s Trump’ wins first round of presidential election but now faces runoff

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Incumbent Zoran Milanović, a combative critic of NATO and the EU, finished well ahead of the ruling party candidate but just short of a majority.

Sunday, Dec 29

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Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines jet, attempted cover-up, Azerbaijan president charges

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The downing was an accident, but “some circles” in Russia tried to cover it up, Ilham Aliyev said.

As Belgium’s disposable vape ban looms, health minister urges EU to change smoking rules

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European Commission has delayed updated EU rules on tobacco products.

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Russia’s hybrid warfare could cause ‘substantial’ casualties, senior NATO official says

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Moscow has ramped up unconventional attacks against the West since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.

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More than 170 people killed in fiery plane crash in South Korea

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Tragedy at Muan International Airport is one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.

Saturday, Dec 28

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Musk calls AfD ‘last spark of hope’ for Germany in op-ed in Welt

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Billionaire entrepreneur's backing of the far-right party has triggered a backlash in the run-up to snap elections in Germany set for Feb. 23.

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Moscow foils Ukrainian plot to kill Russian officer and pro-war blogger, FSB says

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Kyiv hasn't commented on the FSB's claim, which comes 10 days after Ukraine assassinated Russia's chemical weapons chief in Moscow.

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Showdown in Georgia as pro-EU president refuses to step down

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Salome Zourabichvili says she will continue to do her job, calling the inauguration of a new president "not valid."

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Putin apologizes for Azerbaijan Airlines crash without saying Russia at fault

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Russian president says the airliner was attempting to land in Grozny amid Ukrainian drone attacks in the area.

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Moscow may be behind Azerbaijan plane crash, US says

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White House cites "early indications" of possible Russian involvement in the crash on Christmas Day.

Fico threatens to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is threatening retaliatory measures against Ukraine if Kyiv stops Russian gas transit to Slovakia as of Jan. 1.

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White House optimistic about Gaza cease-fire as talks stall over holidays

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Hamas is to blame for raising last-minute obstacles, per White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.

Friday, Dec 27

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Flights suspended to Russia following deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash

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Azerbaijani, Kazakh and Israeli airlines suspended flight to several Russian cities.

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German president fires starting gun for Feb. 23 election

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Dissolving of parliament sets the stage for what could be Germany’s sharpest swerve to the right in decades.

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Nigel Farage taunts Tories over ‘fake’ members

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The Reform UK boss has challenged Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to carry out an audit to prove which party has the most members.

WHO chief at Yemen airport during deadly Israeli air strike

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was about to board his plane when the airport was hit.

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Biden’s End and the Trump White House: The 2024 Wrap Up with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin

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For German please scroll down. EN From Donald Trump’s return to the White House to Kamala Harris’s historic yet challenging campaign, the 2024 Presidential election left the U.S. and the world asking: what’s next? In this special year-in…

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Slovak PM Fico offered to host Moscow-Kyiv peace talks, Putin claims

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"Why not?" Russian president asked reporters. "For us it's an acceptable alternative."

Thursday, Dec 26

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NATO seeks probe into Azerbaijani plane crash, as suspicions grow Russia downed it

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The Kremlin warns against premature conclusions, as reports mount that its air defenses misidentified the airliner as a Ukrainian drone

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Finland probes Russian shadow fleet involvement in new Baltic cable break

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Finnish police say there is reason to believe a ship belonging to Moscow's sanctions-busting flotilla caused the damage.

Trump wants Greenland (and its 55,000 EU citizens). EU says ‘no comment’.

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Greenland says island's fate will be decided by its inhabitants, while Brussels declines to "comment on comments."

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Russia’s Lavrov says France sought talks without including Kyiv

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Paris retorts that it's Moscow's job to end the war it started, and insists any peace deal must be on Ukraine's terms.

Wednesday, Dec 25

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Russia’s ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on Ukraine leads to power shortages, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian president accuses Vladimir Putin of “deliberately” choosing Christmas Day to carry out the attack.

Tuesday, Dec 24

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Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ stares across a frozen border at Russia

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Estonia's third-largest city is struggling to face off threats from Russia.

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Russian cargo ship sinks off the coast of Spain

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According to analysts, the ship was part of a mission evacuating Russian bases in Syria.

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Magdeburg attack fuels disinformation and mistrust in German leaders

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Ahead of the February election, governing politicians are under fire over security failures while the far right is attempting to capitalize.

Pedro Sánchez’s nightmare before Christmas

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Corruption probes around the prime minister of Spain are coming to a head at a crucial moment for his fragile government.

Can the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ really become its Trump whisperer?

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Some worry that Mandelson will see Trump 2.0 as something to be weathered rather than a revolution in U.S. politics that will have long-lasting ramifications.

Monday, Dec 23

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There’s nothing very new about the new French government

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The prime minister has failed his first big test. Despite another bunch of ministers, he hasn’t built a broader political base.