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Ursula von der Leyen calls for bloc to become ‘part of the solution’ through military force

He was supposed to deliver ‘a return to presidential normalcy’, but Biden’s administration is already struggling

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

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Opposition candidate now ‘clear favourite’ to win, but Bolsonaro’s behaviour is still cause for alarm

The deal to counter China will allow Australia to build nuclear submarines for the first time

Terror group is recovering after occupation and drone attacks diminished its threat

North Korea dominates headlines but neighbouring nations are also stockpiling arms

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Narendra Modi facing calls from Joe Biden to provide much-needed jabs to developing countries

Unlikely face-off sparked by her tweets questioning safety of Covid-19 vaccine

Survey suggests Europeans want German chancellor’s replacement to ditch consensus-building approach

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Erin O’Toole drafts in architects of UK PM’s 2019 win as battle with Liberals goes to the wire

UK transition from coronavirus pandemic to endemic dependent on vaccine, says minister

Insurgents struggling to stop exodus of highly educated and skilled workers ‘needed to make the country governable’

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President getting both ‘praise and pushback’ over mandatory jabs

US says the weapon may have nuclear capabilities and poses ‘threats’ to neighbouring nations

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Ex-colleagues ‘stunned’ by former EU hardliner’s pitch to replace Emmanuel Macron as French leader

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‘In his selfish unilateralism’, Biden is no better than Trump, said The Daily Telegraph

This weekend marks 20 years since the deadliest terror attack in history

From next May, digital avatars of the foursome will be performing concerts in east London

Last week, the Chinese Communist Party published a diatribe against ‘popular celebrities’ who bring ‘chaos to the internet’

Marking 20th anniversary of deadliest terror atrocity on US soil

US attorney had ‘unthinkable’ job of distributing compensation fund to victims and families

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The ‘massive’ €800m museum complex is designed to house Berlin’s vast holdings of non-European art

SB8 authorises private citizens to sue anyone who performs, ‘aids or abets’ an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

Home secretary warned threat could have ‘negative impact on our co-operation’