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🇬🇧 Badenoch Calls for £10bn UK Air Defence Overhaul

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has put forward a £10 billion plan to strengthen the UK's air defences, citing what she describes as a rapidly deteriorating global security environment.

The proposal reflects rare cross-party alignment: both the government and the Conservatives agree the UK's current air defence capabilities are insufficient for the present threat landscape.

The plan signals a broader push within British politics to accelerate defence investment as NATO allies reassess their security postures.

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📊 US-China Trade Truce Extended — Here's Why It Holds

Presidents Xi Jinping and Trump have agreed to extend their trade truce, with both sides acknowledging mutual leverage as the key factor keeping the deal intact.

Neither country holds a decisive upper hand — China retains export leverage while the US controls market access — making the fragile equilibrium a calculated standoff rather than a resolution. With the rules-based global trading system effectively non-functional, analysts see the truce as the most stable outcome currently achievable.

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🇺🇸 Trump Approval Holds at Record-Low 32%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows President Trump's approval rating holding steady at 32%, matching his record low from the previous month's survey.

The figures come with roughly four weeks until the midterm elections, as Republicans move to boost support for their candidates ahead of the vote.

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🌍 Ex-German Intelligence Chief Hanning Arrested

German authorities have arrested August Hanning, former president of the BND foreign intelligence service, on suspicion of obtaining classified documents from his former agency.

Investigators are examining whether the information was subsequently passed to foreign actors. According to reporting by WDR, NDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, a source inside the BND allegedly supplied Hanning with the secret documents.

Hanning led the BND from 1998 to 2005 and later served as State Secretary at the Interior Ministry. The case raises serious questions about the security of Germany's intelligence apparatus.

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🇪🇺 France and Germany Demand EU "Kill Switch" on China Trade

France and Germany have jointly called for a new EU trade tool that would allow Brussels to immediately cut off market access for countries causing severe economic distortions — a measure explicitly aimed at China.

The proposed "systemic reaction" instrument would grant the European Commission sweeping emergency powers to act rapidly against market-distorting practices. Paris and Berlin are also pushing for retaliation planning and a broader overhaul of EU trade defence tools.

The joint demand marks one of the strongest signals yet of a hardening European stance toward Beijing, with the two largest eurozone economies now aligned on a more confrontational trade posture.

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🇮🇱 FlyDubai Attacker Planned to Crash Plane Into Ben Gurion Airport

An investigation into the FlyDubai incident has found the attacker intended to crash the aircraft into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.

The finding significantly escalates the nature of the incident, framing it as a foiled terrorist attack targeting one of the region's busiest airports. The investigation is ongoing.

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🕌 Yemen Forces Launch 'Battle for Liberation' Against Houthis

Yemeni government forces have launched a major military offensive against Houthi rebels, declaring a "battle for liberation" to retake territory seized by the group.

The operation targets remaining Houthi-held areas captured last month, according to official statements.

The offensive marks a significant escalation in the Yemen conflict, which has persisted for years amid shifting front lines and intermittent international diplomacy.

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