We detail the US aid package approved by Congress last night, join celebrated novelist Monica Ali as she reveals the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist and discuss why shares in Gucci’s parent company, Kering, have plunged. Plus: we talk about Caravaggio’s last painting, “The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula”.
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Will Russia launch a nuclear weapon into space?
Erdogan in Egypt
How could the Indonesian election affect foreign relations?
Trump threatens international security
Ukraine gets a new military chief
Pakistan goes to the polls
Hamas proposes a ceasefire deal
Mexico’s president considers his legacy
Who is El Salvador’s self-proclaimed ‘cool dictator’?
Is India’s opposition coalition bound to fail?
The EU agrees to a €50bn Ukraine aid package
Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison
How will Washington react to a deadly airstrike on US troops?
What are ‘Iran-backed’ militant groups?
UK-Canada trade talks stall
Thousands in Argentina strike over Javier Milei’s reforms
Does North Korea want a war?
Britain and US strike again on the Yemeni Houthis
Where did it all go wrong for Ron DeSantis?
What do the attacks in the Red Sea mean for global trade?
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