Osborne’s EU budget claim challenged
Chancellor George Osborne’s claim to have halved the UK’s £1.7bn EU budget surcharge is challenged by his EU counterparts. BBC News – UK
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Ukraine says tanks cross from Russia
An armoured column including 32 tanks and 30 trucks has crossed the border into Ukraine from Russia, security officials in Kiev say. BBC News – Europe
Miliband attack claims ‘nonsense’
Ed Miliband dismisses reports of unrest among Labour MPs over his leadership, including reported calls for him to quit, as “nonsense”. BBC News – UK
EU to press Luxembourg on tax breaks
The EU Commission says it wants information from Luxembourg over alleged tax breaks offered to more than 300 global companies. BBC News – Europe
Argentine leader Fernandez ‘stable’
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is in a stable condition in hospital where she is being treated for an infection, doctors say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
No Israel charge over Gaza ship raid
A UN-backed court says it will not take action over Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship in 2010, even though it believes war crimes may have been committed. BBC News – Middle East