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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will travel to the US to ask President Donald Trump for Patriot air defence missiles for Ukraine, following his first official visit to Kyiv where he chaired a meeting of the coalition of the willing. He also promised to help Ukraine produce Storm Shadow cruise missiles. An expert said domestic production would take years but could pressure the US to share Patriot interceptor blueprints, while noting Ukraine still faces a hard winter and limited ready-made supplies.

The US Treasury Secretary unveiled new sanctions targeting countries with close economic ties to Iran, threatening to remove entities facilitating money laundering from the dollar system and targeting five sectors including digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. Iran rebuked the call, insisting its trading partners will not take the sanctions into account. Separately, the UK government announced plans to build over 70,000 social and affordable homes in England over the next decade as part of a wider £39 billion scheme, with regional allocations and around 60% expected for social rent.

A man has been charged and five people remain in custody following the fatal collision on Teesside in which seven people died, including two police officers; the alleged offences include participating in organised crime group activities. Other news included an oil tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz that left it disabled, a tornado in southern France injuring over 40 people, and new data showing record ocean heat. In business, President Trump threatened fresh 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles after Canada pulled out of trade negotiations, a move with significant implications for Canada's economy.