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🇬🇧 MPs Warn UK Arctic Defences Leave Nation Exposed to Russia

A parliamentary committee has warned that significant capability gaps in UK Arctic defence leave the country vulnerable, urging urgent action to address shortfalls in Royal Navy warships and submarines.

The report calls on the government to strengthen its presence in the region as Russia pursues dominance over Arctic waters and strategic routes. MPs identified the absence of sufficient naval assets as a critical weakness in Britain's northern defence posture.

The Arctic is increasingly contested as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and exposes vast natural resources, raising its strategic importance for NATO allies and adversaries alike.

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🗳 Serbia Votes as Student Movement Challenges 12 Years of Vučić Rule

Serbians go to the polls Sunday in elections that could end over a decade of dominance by President Aleksandar Vučić's ruling party, following two years of student-led protests.

The opposition movement, driven largely by student demonstrators, has mounted the most sustained challenge to Vučić's political grip since he came to power. Critics say his government has hollowed out democratic institutions; the outcome could reshape Serbia's political direction and its relationship with both the EU and Russia.

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🌍 Australia Commits $44M to East Timor Defense — Curbing China's Reach

Australia signed a new defense agreement with East Timor, pledging A$62 million (US$44 million) to strengthen the nation's cyber and maritime security capabilities.

Defense Minister Richard Marles announced the deal in Dili, saying it will significantly increase joint defense exercises. "This is a time to double down on friendship, to double down on family," he said. Australia, East Timor's largest defense and security partner, framed the move explicitly as part of efforts to counter China's growing influence among Pacific and island neighbors.

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🏛 Met Police Investigate Alleged Rape Inside Parliament

The Metropolitan Police confirmed it is investigating a 63-year-old man over an alleged rape inside the Houses of Parliament, in a case linked to former MP Jeffrey Donaldson.

Without naming Donaldson directly, the Met issued a statement confirming the investigation is underway.

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🌍 Hungarian Central Bank Chief Detained in Fraud Probe

Former Hungarian central bank governor György Matolcsy has been detained as part of a financial fraud investigation, authorities confirmed.

The probe centres on foundations linked to the central bank that managed more than €1 billion in public funds. Matolcsy has denied any wrongdoing.

Matolcsy served as governor of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank and was a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, making the case one of the most significant legal actions involving a senior Hungarian official in years.

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⚡ EU Vows Arctic Oil and Gas Must Stay in the Ground

European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela has reaffirmed the EU's opposition to drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic, putting Brussels at odds with Washington and Oslo.

Síkela stated the bloc will maintain its stance against extracting natural resources from the region, even as the US and Norway pursue a different course. The position signals a firm divide between the EU and key allies on Arctic energy policy.

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🪖 Sudan Army Drones Kill 200+ Mourners and Market Civilians

Sudanese army drones struck a funeral procession and a fuel market in Sudan, killing more than 200 people, according to sources.

A truck carrying mourners to a funeral was hit, as was a market the army alleged was supplying fuel to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Both strikes occurred in RSF-held territory.

The death toll makes this one of the deadliest single incidents of Sudan's civil war. The army's stated justification — that the market was an RSF supply line — has not been independently verified.

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