Western banks in Russia pay €800m in taxes to the Kremlin; EU candidates get ready to debate ahead of June elections; Pedro Sanchez stays on as Spain’s prime minister and a forklift exam in South Korea draws more test takers than ever before. Plus: we speak to Mark Kuijpers, head of Greystar for Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
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10 years since the disappearance of flight MH370
Sweden officially joins Nato
Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Cairo
Emmanuel Macron is in Prague to request Ukraine arms
No press conference for premier Li Qiang at China’s National People’s Congress
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India’s farmers take to the streets
How is the war in Gaza affecting US elections?
Could Western troops fight in Ukraine?
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Two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Live from Warsaw
The US role in Gaza and London’s thinnest hotel
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Ukraine’s way forward after Munich
World leaders react to the death of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny
US warnings over Russia’s nuclear advances and Japan’s slip into recession
Former general leads Indonesia’s presidential race and the dating app that requires a high credit score
US Senate passes Ukraine aid bill and France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign
Biden-Netanyahu relations sour and Germany fears a far-right takeover of the judiciary
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