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Alessandra Scotto di Santolo
World News Reporter
Alessandra Scotto di Santolo is a World News Reporter at Express.co.uk. She covers political stories from all over the world and frequently writes about China, Brexit, the European Union, and Russia's war on Ukraine. Alessandra previously worked for Express.co.uk's video news team, having joined the Daily Express in 2017 after completing a Newspaper Journalism Master's Degree at City University of London.
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Dramatic moment Ukraine military strikes huge Russian equipment storage in major blast
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Britain selling arms to nation described as 'greatest threat to UK economic security'
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Israeli forces strap injured Palestinian to jeep bonnet and drive off during raid
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China ramps up invasion fears as Xi delivers disturbing threat to Tawain
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Macronism is over: French President sent major warning ahead of election gamble
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Putin sends Russian spy ship to Baltic Sea 'to wiretap Germany during Euro 2024'
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The luxury Tenerife town unknowingly inviting tourists in despite surge
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World's most scenic cities at night named - but UK doesn't make the cut
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Tourists warned of ban in beautiful Spanish holiday hotspot loved by Brits
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Middle East tensions peak as Hezbollah hits Israel naval base with massive explosion
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Lieutenant warns if Putin 'fires hypersonic missile at UK or US, no defence to stop them'
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European markets scramble back from the brink as elections loom
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Moment Russian tank is obliterated by kamikaze drone in blow to Putin's troops
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Vladimir Putin's strategy laid bare by former propaganda puppet now declared terrorist
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