42 h. ago Do you think the Gaza peace deal will last? Take our poll and have your say

Following two years of devastating war, Israel and Hamas have finally agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal - the closest we've come yet to ending the Gaza conflict. But do you think the truce will hold?

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4 d. ago How Merkel cosied up to Putin: As former German leader blames Poland for war in Ukraine, how she blocked Ukraine's NATO membership, filled Russia's war coffers and tried to build ties with Vladimir

Most recently, in an explosive interview with Hungarian outlet Partizan, the former chancellor blamed Poland and the Baltic states for Putin 's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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1 week ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions

Ukrainian leader offers to assist Poland and others and says some launches may have come from Baltic SeaUkraine’s president has offered to help Poland and other European countries in countering the recent wave of Russian drone incursions – and suggested some of the uncrewed aircraft may have been launched from the Baltic Sea.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to a security forum in Warsaw, said his country was offering “to Poland and all our partners to build a joint, truly reliable shield against Russian aerial threats”, drawing on Ukraine’s experience. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia 'using oil tankers as drone platforms' to launch attacks against Europe

As the Kremlin expands its threats towards the west Ukraine's leader warns Russia is using oil tankers as massive attack platforms from where troops can launch drone attacks against European targets

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2 w. ago NATO 'closest to global armed conflict since the day it was formed'

A war between Nato and Russia is at the closest point since the Western military alliance was set up in 1949 as a unified deterrent to kind of horrors seen during World War Two

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2 w. ago Zelensky arrives in New York for ‘intense’ week of meetings with Trump and world leaders

Ukrainian leader was joined by first lady Olena Zelenska as he plans to appeal for sanctions against Russia

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2 w. ago Zelensky vows to make Ukraine stronger as he arrives in New York to meet Trump

Ukrainian leader was joined by first lady Olena Zelenska as he plans to appeal for sanctions against Russia

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy heads to the UN as US envoy vows to defend Nato territory

Ukrainian president is expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York; Washington’s new UN envoy convenes emergency meeting. What we know on day 1,308See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in New York where he will attend the United Nations general assembly and try to drum up support for a US-led peace effort to end the war in Ukraine. “We are doing everything to stop the war,” he wrote on X on Tuesday, adding that he had two dozen meetings scheduled. The Ukrainian leader is expected to meet US president Donald Trump and other world leaders on the sidelines of the UN meeting, and deliver an address on Wednesday.Zelenskyy said he would also attend the first leaders’ summit of the Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, which would for the first time be held on a global stage. The meeting, he said, underlined “the global nature of the changes brought about by this war, the war that Russia began ...

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3 w. ago 'Closest we have been to open conflict since WW2' says NATO leader as new Ukraine pact is close

Poland's Defence Minister has confirmed an agreement with Ukraine 'is close' after a visit to Kyiv

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3 w. ago Trump says 'Putin let me down' but assures 'Russia and Ukraine will get done'

Donald Trump has spoken out about his thoughts on the war between Russia and Ukraine – and claimed he had higher hopes for Russian leader Putin – who has 'let him down'

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3 w. ago We must not let the shooting of Charlie Kirk become Trump’s Reichstag fire | David Van Reybrouck

Take heed from European history: this could be the pretext for the repression of the US president’s political opponentsIf 2025 was already shaping up to be the worst year of the century for the post-1945 rules-based world order, the past week has been its most destructive week yet. Israel deepened its disregard for international conventions by sending 10 fighter jets to Qatar, bombing a Hamas delegation participating in ceasefire talks in Doha. The last meaningful forum for diplomatic negotiation may now have gone up in smoke.At least 19 Russian drones violated Poland’s airspace. For the first time in its history, Nato airpower was engaged against enemy targets inside a Nato country. Whether the incursion was a technical mishap or deliberate probing by Moscow, as western experts believe, this was “the closest we have been to open conflict since the second world war,” Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said.David Van Reybrouck is philosopher laureate for the Netherlands and Flande...

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4 w. ago Trump dubs Russian drones entering Polish airspace 'a mistake' as he fobs off move that landed the West the closest it's been to open conflict since WWII

European leaders expressed alarm on Thursday over Russian hostility threatening their countries after the incursion into NATO-member Poland deepened fears over WWIII.

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4 w. ago Is it safe to travel to Poland amid WW3 fears following Russian drone attack?

Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, said the country was "the closest to conflict since WWII" following the attacks

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