33 minutes ago Moment Ukraine prisoners of war are reunited with families as 190 freed

President Zelensky has shared footage of the moment Ukrainian prisoners of war were reunited with their families.

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7 hours ago Moldovans go to polls to decide whether future lies with Russia or the west

Sunday’s presidential election and EU referendum takes place amid concerns over interference from MoscowMoldovans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and an EU referendum that will mark a pivotal moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country of fewer than 3 million peopleThe pro-western president, Maia Sandu, hopes to advance her agenda by winning a second term and securing a “yes” in a referendum to affirm EU accession as a “irreversible” goal in the constitution. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Moscow and Kyiv exchange 190 PoWs with United Arab Emirates mediating

Ukrainian soldiers embraced by loved ones after release; Pokrovsk residents urged to evacuate amid Russian advance in east. What we know on day 969See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Russia 'weaker' and Putin recruiting 1,000s of North Korean troops for his war would be 'desperation,' says PM

Sir Keir Starmer held talks in Berlin with Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz on the Ukraine and Middle East wars

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20 hours ago Russia tests nuclear unit as it rolls out ballistic missiles in latest threat to West

Separately, Russia’s defence ministry says it has conducted a test of a Kalibr cruise missile

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20 hours ago Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps

Russia has returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers in what appears to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022

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22 hours ago North Korea’s special forces in Russia ready to join Putin’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency says

Reports suggest that North Korea could dispatch a total of 12,000 troops formed into four brigades to Russia

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23 hours ago Video 'shows North Korean troops in Russia' as Kim Jong Un ignores 'World War 3' warnings and sends 12,000 troops to support Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Kim Jong Un has reportedly dispatched 12,000 troops to support Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine

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23 hours ago Apocalyptic WW3 fears as North Korea 'sends 12,000 troops' to help Putin fight Ukraine

North Korea reportedly looks set to deploy 12,000 troops to support Russia's war with Ukraine, with the troops having already left according to the National Intelligence Service (NIS)

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