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  IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, French President Emmanuel Macron said the UK was a close ally despite what its leaders say Emmanuel Macron has warned of "serious problems" for France-UK relations after the favourite to be the next British prime minister refused to say if the French president was "friend or foe". Mr Macron reacted to remarks made by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who said the jury was out on the French leader. Mr Macron insisted the UK remained an ally, despite the occasional error made by its leaders. And Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Mr Macron was a "good buddy" of the UK. Senior politicians have accused Ms Truss, who is the frontrunner in the contest to succeed Mr Johnson as prime minister next month, of damaging the UK's relationship with France, a close ally. Relations between France and the UK - both key members of the Nato military alliance - have been rocky in recent years, particularly after the latter's depar...

  IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, A Himars launcher under tree cover in eastern Ukraine The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says that Himars missiles are changing the course of the war against Russia. The US-made system has been used to hit dozens of Russian targets such as command posts and ammunition depots. It has also been used to target bridges, including  those on the approach to Russian-occupied Kherson , which Ukraine is trying to reclaim. What is Himars? Himars - the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System - is a missile launcher mounted on a five-tonne truck which can fire  six guided missiles  in quick succession. The missiles supplied to Ukraine have a range of up to 50 miles (80 km), which is over twice the range of the howitzer guns which the US has previously given to Ukraine. Himars can also fire a single Army Tactical Missile System missile, which has a range of 186 miles (300 km). However, the US isn't supplying Ukraine with thes...