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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Chancellery with a military honours ceremony in his first trip to Berlin since becoming prime minister 18 months ago. Discussions are expected to focus on Ukraine, defence spending levels, and a push by Germany to bolster NATO's air defences in Europe amid Russia's relentless missile strikes on Ukraine. IMAGES
Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party arrives to appear in court over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics. Donaldson resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on March 29 after police charged him with "historical" sexual offences against two complainants. One of the province's best known politicians, Donaldson has said he will be "strenuously contesting" the allegations. IMAGES
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak to Warsaw, with the British leader in the Polish capital for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets soldiers stationed in Poland accompanied by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, with the UK leader on a diplomatic visit to Warsaw for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe accompanied by defence minister Grant Shapps comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
Britain will gradually boost its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces during a visit to Poland. "Over the next six years, we'll invest an additional 75 billion pounds in our defence," Sunak says alongside Jens Stoltenberg, NATO chief. SOUNDBITE
UK leader Rishi Sunak meets NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in Warsaw where he will announce £500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv in its more-than two-year battle against Russia's full-scale invasion, according to his Downing Street office. IMAGES
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