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...To discuss the state of the war, I’m joined by the FT’s Europe editor, Ben Hall. Hey, Ben. Ben HallHi. Josh Gabert-DoyonOK, so, Ben, how significant is the loss of Avdiivka in this conflict?...
...On the other hand, I don’t think that the way to go about things is to take over state-owned media and in that way to restore pluralism. Ben HallYeah....
...The soldiers shot and killed residents who refused to obey their orders, including to hand over their phones, Polhuy said....
...They are wildly contrasting types; Samuel Barnett as Ben sits primly, knees and feet together, hands clenched, while Victoria Yeates’s Imo dashes and chivvies, clutches a score, claims a hug....
...The taxpayer-funded Teesside regeneration body chaired by Lord Ben Houchen faces a potential legal bill of more than £4mn after losing an action in London’s High Court against Britain’s fifth biggest port...
...He added a picture of him and the president shaking hands and smiling....
...The fall of Avdiivka would hand Russian leader Vladimir Putin his most significant military victory since Bakhmut — and a timely one given presidential elections on March 15-17....
...Russia on the other hand is taking the “meat-grinder” approach by recruiting vast numbers of soldiers who seem expendable on the battlefield....
...When Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in Israel, he insisted his hands would be “firmly on the steering wheel” despite the contentious presence of ultranationalists in his coalition government....
...Orbán’s Fidesz party has a two-thirds majority in parliament and exerts tight control over his MPs, so ratification is entirely within the prime minister’s hands....
...Even an autocrat like Russian President Vladimir Putin balked at mass mobilisation for months until battlefield setbacks forced his hand in the autumn of 2022....
...When Lech Mintowt-Czyz wrote speeches for Ben van Beurden, part of his job was helping the then chief executive of Shell emotionally connect with audiences in a way he was not used to....
...Ben Hall is the FT’s Europe editor. He’s been following the fate of these politically influential tycoons, and he joins me now. Hey, Ben. Ben Hall Hello....
...Grant Shapps has been appointed UK defence secretary, moving to his fifth cabinet job in a year, following the resignation of Ben Wallace....
...The PTI, Khan’s party on the other hand, they’re saying they don’t want to form a coalition....
...Nonetheless, the recent surge in asylum numbers is pushing voters into the hands of now established populist and far-right parties, propelling them to the cusp of, or into, office....
...Power has been concentrated in the hands of a popular president and its even more popular armed forces. Parliament, where businessmen could once buy the support of biddable MPs, has been sidelined....
...Since forming his coalition with ultra-orthodox parties, and Smotrich and Ben-Gvir last year, Netanyahu has repeatedly insisted that he is the person with “hands on the wheel”....
...Casting, Tiago Martins at Ben Grimes Casting. Hair, Yoko Setoyama at Dawes & Co. Make-up, Kanako Yoshida at LGA. Manicure, Eri Narita at WSM. Set design, Nick William White at Swan....
...On the other hand, White House officials and congressional leaders are considering combining aid for Israel and for Ukraine in a single funding request, which could conceivably open a way to extending help...
...It will include appearances by Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele....
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...Experience is all — so he decides to hand over to his son and embark on one more voyage....
...A dramatic battlefield success could strengthen Netanyahu’s hand. But opinion surveys suggest his chances are slim....
...Lord Ben Houchen, metro mayor of Tees Valley and the poster boy for the Tories’ levelling up agenda, warned that the prime minister would have to strive harder to retain voters who supported the Conservatives...
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