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1. Ukraine-Russia war: Zelensky calls Putin ‘slave to war’ at Munich conference and demands EU accession date

   Ukrainian president says US ‘too often’ asks Kyiv rather than Moscow for concessions

2. Starmer to deploy UK warships to Arctic following Trump’s Greenland threats

   The prime minister also used his speech at the Munich Security Conference to underline the UK’s commitment to Nato as he spelt out the ‘urgency’ of forging a closer UK defence relationship with Europe

3. Navalny died after being poisoned with dart frog toxin by Russia, UK says

   Britain and its allies said only Russia would have the ‘means, motive and disregard’ to launch such an attack – as his widow calls for Putin to be held accountable

4. Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin

   Alexei Navalny was a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin

5. What is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death?

   The toxin is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine

6. Baby food part of urgent US recall over potentially toxic substance

   Product was distributed in all U.S. states except for Alaska

7. Erika Kirk honors late husband Charlie on first Valentine’s Day since his death: ‘My favorite love story’

   Erika shared a photo of a handwritten note from her late husband

8. Netflix quietly scraps show after just one season, creator reveals

   The series was cancelled due to low viewing numbers

9. The Simpsons showrunner says series will ‘never have a finale’

   Unusual way long-running animated series would end has been revealed

10. Harry Styles on ‘important’ changes he’s made to feel ‘free’ from intense fame

    ’It was time for me to stop and pay some attention to other parts of my life,’ singer said