4 hours ago Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told

Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC saysPolice officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in 2018 as a drug overdose despite warnings from the ambulance and fire services that it had similarities to the first poisoning four months earlier in Salisbury, a public inquiry has heard.The UK government believes the novichok was brought into Britain by agents tasked by Vladimir Putin to target the former spy Sergei Skripal, who had been settled in Salisbury after a spy exchange, the inquiry heard earlier this week. Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned on 4 March 2018 and both survived. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Putin military doubling 'kamikaze' drone attacks on Ukraine to 1,500 last month, say western officials

The number of these air strikes was reportedly 350 in July, 750 in August, and 1,500 in September

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6 hours ago People around Vladimir Putin 'concerned' at Ukraine war cost but no sign he wants peace, say western officials

The Russian president is not believed to have changed his war aims since he ordered his troops into Ukraine in February 2022

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6 hours ago Vladimir Putin admits constant hospitalisations as Kremlin rushes to deny ill health

Officials were quick to quash potential speculation that developed in the wake of a recent television appearance by Putin, who has been dogged by rumours of ill health since 2022

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19 hours ago Putin preparing to rush 'at least 10,000' North Korean troops to Ukrainian border after 'striking deal' with Kim Jong Un

Ukraine is facing the threat of a huge influx of North Korean troops who are being trained by Russia's army, after a deal said to have been struck between president Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

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27 hours ago Zelensky unveils his ‘victory plan’ to end Putin’s invasion at Ukraine’s parliament

It comes as Russian forces launches one of its largest drone salvos at Ukraine in recent months

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28 hours ago Putin his place: Moment smug Vladimir tries to catch out his subordinate by pointing out an 'error' on a map . before the brave official politely corrects the Kremlin supremo

This is the moment a smug Vladimir Putin is taken down a peg by one of his top energy officials in a dispute during a tense discussion about Russia 's Arctic infrastructure projects

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29 hours ago ‘The comeback is on’: Ainslie’s Britannia grab first points of America’s Cup

British boat now trail Emirates Team New Zealand 4-2Kiwis are caught out by change in conditions There’s been a sea change in Barcelona, where, after six calm days, the waves finally picked up enough to sweep Ineos Britannia to their first points in the 37th America’s Cup.The British boat, skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie, won both of the day’s races, and now trail Emirates Team New Zealand 4-2 in the best-of-seven series. They were the first points Great Britain have won in an America’s Cup race since 1934, when Endeavour, skippered by the aviation pioneer Sir Tomas Sopwith, lost 4-2 to the US yacht Rainbow, skippered by Harold Vanderbilt. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago Putin's 'army of cannibals' return home from the front line – and locals are fuming

It only took a year for Russian President Vladimir Putin to realise he was losing soldiers faster than he could replace them, so agreed to allow criminals to join in exchange for early release

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