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US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine
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The US State Department says it has approved the sale of more than two billion dollars' worth of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The 500 missiles have been paid for by contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway. Ukraine needs the interceptors to defend itself from escalating Russian attacks, but there is a global shortage due to their use by the US in its war against Iran. Also: Russia's most prominent independant paper closes after years of state persecution. Shares in US technology companies fall sharply for a second day on Wall Street as concerns rise over the hundreds of billions of...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Saturday the 31st of October these are our main stories.
The US government approves the sale of vital Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Kiev says it needs them now. We can find out why that won't happen. Russia's most prominent independent paper closes after years of state persecution.
Is there any truly free media left there? shares in US technology companies fall sharply for a second day in a row on Wall Street, as concerns rise over the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in AI. Also in this podcast, police in Scotland confirm that they're looking into the time the King's
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