Germany This article is more than 6 months oldGermany did not listen to warnings about Russia, says Annalena BaerbockThis article is more than 6 months oldForeign minister says Ukraine war has changed country’s mindset about ‘chequebook diplomacy’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Russia’s war on Ukraine has forced us in Germany to think differently about our role in the world The Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed how Germany views security and made Berlin realise it failed to listen to eastern European allies who warned of threats from Moscow, Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, has written in the Guardian.

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How to eatSpanish food and drinkThis month, How to Eat is exploring how best to savour Spanish cured hams. Whack up the thermostat, clear your serving board of any unnecessary additions, give your ibérico a last massage ... and enjoy Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has a lot on his plate right now. But not, you imagine, any jamón. The very thought of it probably brings Sánchez out in a cold sweat after he recently stood up at a livestock fair in Extremadura and confused jamón serrano with jamón ibérico.

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The ObserverKatherine RyanInterviewKatherine Ryan: ‘I thought plastic surgery was aspirational’Eva WisemanThe comedian will have you in stitches, but she can also leave you speechless. Katherine Ryan talks to Eva Wiseman about breast implants and potty training – and the jokes even she wouldn’t risk today Katherine Ryan has named her autobiography The Audacity, a word (she explains) most commonly used to indicate disapproval. “Like, ‘HOW DARE she carry herself with that wicked abundance of self-belief?