25 h. ago No fears over playing ‘man without a face’ Putin, Jude Law says in Venice

Star of The Wizard of the Kremlin says he does not expect any repercussions from portraying Russian leaderHe has long been considered one of the leading heart-throbs of the silver screen, but for his latest role in Olivier Assayas’s political drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law steps into the shoes of a far more forbidding figure: Vladimir Putin.Law has said he was unfazed by the prospect of playing Vladimir Putin and that he did not – he hoped “not naively” – fear any repercussions. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Jude Law doesn’t 'fear repercussions' after playing Putin in divisive new movie

The actor insisted the film is not “looking for controversy for controversy’s sake”, whilst being grilled by journalists at the Venice Film Festival

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3 d. ago British offices hit as Russia launches one of largest strikes of Ukraine war

The Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK over the strikes on Kyiv

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4 d. ago Putin sees British Council as 'nest of espionage' after 'outrageous' bombing

Russia’s deadly missile strike on Kyiv killed 18, damaged the British Council’s office, seen by Putin as a spy hub, in a deliberate escalation, Western leaders say.

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4 d. ago Shocking moment Russia strikes British Council building in Kyiv as Starmer accuses Putin of 'sabotaging peace'

The mass drone and missile attack marks the first significant attack on Ukraine’s capital since Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska

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4 d. ago BREAKING WW3 fears as Putin bombs British building and Starmer warns 'this must end'

Harrowing footage shows the strike hitting the education and cultural organisation at Zhylyanska Street in the Ukrainian capital, part of a huge overnight attack that killed 15, including four children

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4 d. ago WW3 fears as Putin bombs British building and Starmer warns 'this must end'

Harrowing footage shows a strike hitting the education and cultural organisation at Zhylyanska Street in the Ukrainian capital, part of a huge overnight attack that killed 15, including four children

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1 week ago Forget Oppenheimer... the real brains behind the atom bomb were BRITISH: 'Hidden' history of WWII's deadly weapon revealed

In this myth-busting book, Gareth Williams reveals that, without the involvement of British physicists, the all-American 'Manhattan Project' would never have got off the ground.

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1 week ago Trump needs to understand what the war in Ukraine is really about | Kenneth Roth

It’s not about Nato or the Soviet Union. It’s about democracyIt may be difficult for a real-estate mogul like Donald Trump to recognize, but Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not about slices of war-torn land in eastern Ukraine. It is about Ukraine’s democracy. Putin fears that the Russian people will see that democracy as an enticing alternative to his stultifying autocratic rule. Trump is unlikely to secure a peace deal unless he acts on that reality and changes the cost-benefit analysis behind Putin’s continuing war.Much of the public analysis of the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin, and the Washington collection of European leaders protecting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from the temperamental Trump, has been replete with red-herring issues. For example, Putin did not invade Ukraine because of feared Nato expansion. The unanimous consent of all Nato members required to admit Ukraine is nowhere on the horizon, especially since article 5 of the Nato tre...

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1 week ago ‘Appeasing bullies never works’: Readers split over Trump’s push for Putin

Our community is divided over Trump’s push for peace talks with Zelensky and Putin. While some feared he would concede too much, others warned that his approach would only embolden Putin

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1 week ago Is this the hot mic moment that gives away what REALLY happened at White House summit? Fears Putin will pull out of Ukraine talks as Trump commits to US security guarantees 

The Kremlin branded a 40-minute phone call between President Trump and Putin on Monday as 'frank' and only 'fairly constructive'.

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1 week ago Critics feared Trump and Putin were on the same page. Now, Trump and Zelensky appear closer than ever

Zelensky said his talks with Trump had been their ‘best’ meeting yet. White House Correspondent Andrew Feinberg recaps a historic day at the White House.

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2 w. ago Dongji Rescue review – epic tale of British PoWs saved by Chinese fishers gets blockbuster treatment

With Imax cameras and an $80m budget, this second world war epic about the rescue of 384 British prisoners boasts stunning scenes but a simplistic scriptThe sinking of the Lisbon Maru, an extraordinary second world war story in which 384 British PoWs were saved from a bombed Japanese cargo liner by Chinese fishers, has recently been excavated in an exhaustive, emotional documentary. In Dongji Rescue, co-directed by Zhenxiang Fei and Guan Hu, this staggering tale gets a blockbuster makeover that involves Imax cameras and an $80m budget. The film opens with the stunning vista of the eponymous island, then under Japanese control. The seeds of discontent are there, as the local Chinese population are forbidden from fishing. Still, they endure the occupation with grim acceptance.Standing apart from the pack are a pair of brothers, Abi (Zhu Yilong) and Adang (Wu Lei), orphans said to descend from pirates. Their physical prowess acquires a near superhuman dimension as they are shot scaling...

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2 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: Trump wants out of Ukraine and doesn't really care who takes control... I fear he'll give Putin what he wants to get peace

Donald Trump was given his marching orders in Alaska on Friday by Vladimir Putin , the Russian dictator and warmonger.

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2 w. ago Fears mount in Europe as Donald Trump 'backs Vladimir Putin’s land grab in Ukraine to end war'

The US president urged Volodymyr Zelensky to strike a deal with Russia to end the deadliest conflict since the Second World War

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sparks horror fears for Ukraine as Putin demands land grab to end war

The Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host the coalition of the willing on Sunday afternoon as Putin set the Donbas as his price for peace

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2 w. ago Trump's handshake with Putin sparks health fears as 'bruise mark' returns on hand

A mysterious mark resembling a bruise was seen on Donald Trump's hand as he 'warmly' embraced Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on US soil for the first time in a decade

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2 w. ago Donald Trump health fears intensify as he 'can't walk straight' at Vladimir Putin summit

Donald Trump touched down in Alaska and immediately made his way to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. However, the US President appeared to be struggling

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2 w. ago Putin health fears as Russia's leader limps off plane on way to Trump meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years - and it appears he was in discomfort during a highly anticipated meeting with Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin health fears as dictator seen limping from plane before Donald Trump meeting

Vladimir Putin appeared to limp as he walked down the stairs of his presidential plane ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska as they aim to work towards a peace plan

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