France wants Britain to pay up to £2bn to join the European Union’s latest plan to arm Ukraine, The Telegraph understands.

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While the media focused on U.S. threats to annex Greenland, House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a virtuoso speech to Britain’s Parliament.

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Britons might be surprised to learn how much hatred their country receives from Russia - with threats of nuclear obliteration now a common occurrence ...

Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson of the United States House of Representatives delivered a virtuoso speech to Britain’s ...