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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as Kremlin accused of building up forces on frontline

Putin also claimed Moscow has never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union

The Independent UK

Russian missiles will not stop our support for Ukraine – the British Council’s vital work goes on

Our colleagues deliver educational and cultural programmes in some of the world’s most dangerous places. And they don’t give up when things get tough

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv after Moscow fires missiles and drones at Kyiv

Andriy Parubiy was killed in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities said, after reports of a shooting at around midday local time on Saturday

The Independent UK

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Russian Attack Kills 17 In Kyiv, Unleashes New International Fury

Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, including four children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said highlighted Moscow's rejection of peace moves.

International Business Times

UK summons Russian ambassador over ‘senseless’ attack on Kyiv

The Prime Minister condemned the attack as senseless.

Evening Standard

At least 23 dead in overnight Kyiv attack as UK and EU summon Russian envoys

Missile strikes on Ukrainian capital hit EU and British Council offices in deadliest assault in months

The Guardian - UK

Au revoir to French: Spanish becomes most popular language GCSE

More than 136,000 studied español for this year’s exams, as holidays and La Liga football help increase its appeal

The Guardian - UK

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Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin’s most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain

A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As relations ice over again, what can we learn from this artistic detente?

The Guardian - UK

Charles Chadwick obituary

Other lives: British Council officer who had his first novel published at the age of 73, three decades after he had written the manuscript

The Guardian - UK

British Council cuts are a false economy that would erode the UK’s global influence

Letters: Jo Johnson and Michael Meadowcroft respond to an article about the effects of funding pressures on the foreign aid budget

The Guardian - UK

British Council ‘may have to to close in 60 countries’ amid cuts to aid budget

Exclusive: Council has been asked to submit plans for the same funding or a cut of 2% ahead of spending review

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world

Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities

The Guardian - UK

As US retreats, is there a ‘soft power’ opportunity for UK?

Ministers see urgency of west’s declining influence, but funding for institutions such as BBC World Service is tight

The Guardian - UK

Russian envoy points finger at Britain over Ukraine’s covert drone strikes

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Evening Standard

Russian ambassador blames UK in part for Ukraine’s drone attacks

The British Council has meanwhile been barred from Russia, as tensions between Moscow and the West continue to deepen.

The Guardian - UK

‘When they are at risk they text me’: Gaza academic in UK powerless to rescue family

Nearly three years after accepting a UK scholarship, Bassem Abudagga has watched Gaza’s horrors close in on his relatives, and British bureaucracy fail to help

Evening Standard

Millennials ‘spill the beans’, while Gen Z ‘spills the tea’, study says

The Guardian - UK

Alastair Niven obituary

Scholar and literary administrator who nurtured the talent of many writers from Africa, Asia and the Commonwealth

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The Guardian - UK

British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work

With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessons

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to UK vaccine funding could lead to ‘huge numbers’ of child deaths overseas

Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of world’s poorest children could die if aid programme slashed, experts warn

The Guardian - UK

‘Artists should let the cat out of the bag’: Lubaina Himid to represent Britain at 2026 Venice Biennale

She was once forced to exhibit in a corridor by the ICA toilet. Now the 70-year-old artist is going to the ‘Olympics of art’ where she has ‘all sorts of things to say about Britain’s history and the British pavilion itself’

The Independent UK

Return of Trump may boost number of overseas university students in UK – report

The US may lose some of its lustre for international students due to the change of leadership in the White House, the British Council has said.

The Guardian - UK

How the British Council changed my life

Letter: Lenka Hudakova says the British Council kickstarted her lifelong pursuit of and passion for all things British

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the British Council: cherish and preserve

Editorial: Financial struggles dating back to the pandemic are imperilling the future of a bastion of soft power. The government should find a way to help

Evening Standard

British Council could ‘disappear’ in a decade without financial help, boss warns

The organisation’s current financial strife stems from a £200 million Covid-era loan from the Government.

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