46 minutes ago Angela Merkel accuses Putin of gleefully 'enjoying' her discomfort after Russian president brought his pet Labrador into meeting with German chancellor despite her having a fear of dogs

Following the pair's first meeting in Sochi in 2007, the German Chancellor claimed that Putin had deliberately brought along his pet Connie in an attempt to intimidate and unnerve her.

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48 minutes ago Zelenskyy fears Ukraine is ‘testing ground’ for Russian weapons amid rise in Shahed strikes

Kremlin has fired 500 drones over the border in the past week and set up two factories to make ‘hundreds a week’Ukraine’s president said the country had been targeted by nearly 500 drones in the past week as well as more than 20 missiles and complained that Russia is using the country as “a testing ground” for its munitions.Though Russia’s first ever use of the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile on Dnipro on Thursday captured global attention, on Sunday Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted the increased level of Shahed drone attacks. Continue reading...

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53 minutes ago Joshua Zirkzee offered nightmare Man United escape route ahead of Ruben Amorim call

Joshua Zirkzee has struggled to adapt to life at Manchester United following his summer move from Bologna, having failed to score since the opening day of the season

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55 minutes ago Iranian minister to meet European counterparts after nuclear offer rejected

Meeting comes amid fears Middle East tensions will lead Iran to redouble its efforts to acquire a nuclear weaponIran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, will meet his European counterparts in Geneva on Friday after the collapse of a deal last week under which Iran would have limited its uranium enrichment to 60% purity, just below the threshold to make nuclear weapons.The offer was regarded by Iran as a first step to rebuilding confidence between it and the west over what it insists is its civilian nuclear programme. There are growing fears that wider tensions in the Middle East could result in Tehran redoubling efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon and trying to declare it necessary for its national self-defence. Continue reading...

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94 minutes ago Michael Carrick offers update on Ben Doak and says Liverpool wonderkid's being targeted

Liverpool wonderkid Ben Doak has impressed on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough so far this season and manager Michael Carrick believes he is now being specifically targeted by opposition teams

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2 hours ago Rufus Wainwright offers ‘most controversial opinion’ as he names Chappell Roan as favourite artist

Musician said the ‘bar needed to be raised’ when it came to a specific community of pop fans

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2 hours ago Russia makes huge change to adoption law as Vladimir Putin's crackdown on the West goes on

Vladimir Putin is cracking down on Western countries after signing new adoption laws which prevent some countries from adopting Russian children, with further crackdowns made

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3 hours ago Top Russian general and 500 North Korean soldiers 'killed by British Storm Shadow missiles' in devastating attack

The strike launched by Ukraine on November 20 wiped out Lt-Gen Valery Solodchuk and also resulted with 18 Putin officers reported lost, with a further 18 wounded, it has been claimed.

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3 hours ago Philippe Clement is out of Rangers credit as Hotline bets it all on last chance lottery ticket

Craig Swan took your calls as Kilmarnock fan offers to drive McInnes to Ibrox and Lawrence Shankland's next destination is no secret

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3 hours ago Secret declassified document reveals list of Vladimir Putin's assassination targets for the first time as memo accuses Russian president of 'authorising killings abroad'

The bombshell memo, released following a Mandatory Declassification Review request from Bloomberg, has revealed that Putin directly ordered several assassinations.

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