Monday, February 3, 2025

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The Independent's world affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from inside Kyiv's nightly battle against Putin's drone bombardment, Trump renews calls for Canada to become America's 51st state, and a leading doctor says research was misrepresented in Lucy Letby's trial.

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1| Inside Kyiv's nightly battle against Putin's drone bombardment

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2 | Trump calls for Canada to become 51st state as Trudeau refuses to back down in trade war

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3 | Leading doctor says research was misrepresented in Letby trial

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4 | Farmer Tony Martin who shot dead burglar dies aged 80

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5 | Starmer calls on EU leaders to ramp up defence spending over Putin threat

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