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Francken, De Wever's party ally, insisted that it would be "crazy" if the government fell over the budget impasse given the current geopolitical tensions as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to destabilise Europe.

On the campaign trail, Mamdani repeatedly insisted he would use his platform to fight the president—not seek accommodation with him.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has long insisted that Russia's military will have to keep fighting for several more years if it is to have any chance of fully occupying the entire Donbas.

His team insist "it is incredibly important to know the facts" and they argue it was for the police in the first instance to do that publicly.

Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately delaying the recovery of the dead hostages' bodies, while Hamas has insisted it is struggling to find them under rubble.