Daily brief
The UK government is in talks with NATO allies about increasing its military presence in the Arctic, with separate discussions also reported between the UK and Germany regarding NATO forces in Greenland.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid called on Israel's prime minister to suspend the appointment of former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman as envoy to Britain, following her questioning in a corruption probe.
The UK government paid "substantial" compensation to Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah to settle a case over British complicity in his torture.
Moscow denounced what it called the UK's "salacious fantasies" of kidnapping Vladimir Putin, following a British official's recent remarks (ongoing coverage).
EU officials are reportedly seeking a 'Farage clause' in future Brexit reset talks with the UK to prevent a single politician from derailing agreements.