including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people s republic of korea. warnings from doctors that monkeypox could have a massive impact on access to sexual health services. australia goes to the polls in an election pitting two political veterans for the country s top job. and could this be the first of a record breaking heatwave across europe? hello and welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the world. relations were already difficult after finland applied tojoin nato prompted by the war in ukraine. now moscow has taken action against its neighbour over energy supplies. russia s energy giant, gazprom has switched off gas deliveries it says finland is refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. meanwhile, the british foreign secretary has said she wants to see ukraine s neighbour moldova armed with nato standard military equipment, to guard it against potential russian aggression. in ukraine itself, russian forces are int
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this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. finland says russia has cut off supplies of natural gas days after finland announced it was applying to join nato. meanwhile in ukraine, russia intensifies its attacks in the donbas region as its forces capture more territory in the south and east. the senior civil servant, sue gray, met with the prime minister to discuss publishing photos as part of her inquiry into downing street lockdown parties. joe biden discusses security and north korea s nuclear programme with south korea s president in seoul. with south korea s president in seoul. today, president yoon and i committed to strengthening a close engagement and work together to take on challenges to regional security,