6 h. ago Brits escape deadly Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s home town after US halts intelligence

UK Defence Secretary John Healey will meet Pete Hegseth in Washington on Thursday as efforts continue to bridge a transatlantic rift over Kyiv’s future security

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17 h. ago Ukrainian mother who lost her only son fighting Russia accuses Donald Trump of 'blackmail' telling the US President: 'do not force us to kneel'

Yuliia Piskova, 48, said Washington is 'humiliating' her nation after it halted weapons supply, shut down intelligence sharing and demanded Volodymyr Zelensky beg for peace.

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28 h. ago Russia vows ‘maximum defeat on ground’ for Ukraine as Trump pushes for peace with Putin

Vladimir Putin’s Russia vowed to inflict ‘maximum defeat on the ground’ for Ukraine as it unleashed a huge attack with 181 drones and four missiles.

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41 h. ago Rachel Reeves warns Britain will not escape the pain of Donald Trump's trade wars as global markets tumble

It came as Mr Trump's swingeing new tariffs on imports from Mexico , Canada and China took effect - and all three countries said they would retaliate.

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61 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after Starmer says keep help flowing

Oil pipeline burns in Russia after Ukrainian drone attack; deadly Russian strike on Ukrainian military training ground. What we know on day 1,105 Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Starmer urges west to keep aid flowing as US announces suspension

Oil pipeline burns in Russia after Ukrainian drone attack; deadly Russian strike on Ukrainian military training ground. What we know on day 1,105 Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Russian Olympian dies after falling out of a window as widow claims 'it was an accident'

Buyvasar Saitiev was a three-time Russian Olympic champion, and was found dead after reporterdly falling out of his bedroom window in Moscow, Russia at the age of 50

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4 d. ago 'I was at the BRIT Awards – nobody escaped Jack Whitehall's digs and one part made emotional'

The BRIT Awards saw the biggest names in music flock to the O2 Arena on Saturday night and with Jack Whitehall back on presenting duties, everybody risked having a dig made at them

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6 d. ago Russian tourists die after being swept away by tide in shark

One found floating unconscious and the other seen being attacked by sharks

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7 d. ago His final photo was of the bomber that killed him: the last journalist to die before Assad fell

Anas Alkharboutli was fatally injured in a missile attack just four days before the president fled to Russia. His colleagues and friends explain why his life was more exceptional than his deathThe war was almost over when death came for Anas Alkharboutli. On 4 December last year, Bashar al-Assad’s forces, on the brink of collapse, killed the photojournalist in an airstrike near Hama. He was 32 years old.“We were excited to go to the frontline,” says Omar Haj Kadour, a photographer who was with Alkharboutli on the day he was killed. “Things were finally going well for the opposition.”Anas Alkharboutli (right) with his colleague Omar Haj Kadour. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump’s Iron Dome for America system is now reportedly called Golden Dome

The initiative, established by executive order, is touted to protect US skies from attacks, much like Israel’s systemDonald Trump’s Iron Dome for America initiative for a missile defense system protecting US skies from attack has been reportedly renamed the Golden Dome for America.In a video published on Thursday, secretary of defense Pete Hegseth referred to the project as “the Golden Dome or Iron Dome”. A defense official confirmed shortly after that the name of the initiative has been officially changed to “Golden Dome”, according to military news website Defense One. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: One dead and children injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: NATO planes scrambled over Poland after Putin launches missile and drone attack in western Ukraine

Tentative talks between US and Russia on Ukraine’s future have begun - but the reality for Ukrainians is still daily missile and drone attacks from Putin’s forces

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9 d. ago Putin offers to sell rare earth minerals to US, including from Russian

Donald Trump says he hopes ‘major economic development transactions with Russia’ will take placeMacron warns against ‘surrender’ in UkraineThe Ukrainian military has said Russia launched an overnight attack using seven missiles and 213 drones.Ukraine’s air force shot down six missiles and 133 drones, the military said. Another 79 drones did not reach their targets, likely due to electronic warfare, it added. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago BBC Escape to the Country couple from Australia left 'speechless' minutes into Wye Valley viewing

Escape to the Country host Sonali Shah was showing a British couple relocating from Tasmania properties in Gloucestershire - before a show 'first'

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1 week ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion

Drones intercepted in at least 13 regions including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa, according to Ukrainian authoritiesVolodymyr Zelenskyy is urging for peace in the region following the large-scale Russian attack. In a post on X, the Ukrainian president wrote:Every day, our people stand against aerial terror. On the eve of the third anniversary of the full-scale war, Russia launched 267 attack drones against Ukraine — the largest attack since Iranian drones began striking Ukrainian cities and villages. In total, nearly 1,150 attack drones, more than 1,400 guided aerial bombs and 35 missiles of various types were launched this week. I thank everyone who repels such attacks on a daily basis—our aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the air force and defence forces. I also thank those on the ground who save lives and respond to the aftermath of shelling—the state emergency service, medics, and the nationa...

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2 w. ago Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid growing rift – Europe live

US envoy Keith Kellogg is in Ukraine as the two countries’ leaders exchange criticismThe Ukrainian military said that Russia launched 161 drones and about 14 missiles during an overnight attack.The missile attack targeted critical infrastructure in the northeastern region of Kharkiv. Continue reading...

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