23 h. ago Brit soldier George Hooley killed in Ukraine had 'rare gift' and 'open heart'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has joined British commanders in paying tribute to Lance Corporal George Hooley, who died in a 'tragic accident' in Ukraine watching a weapon test

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47 h. ago Member of UK armed forces dead in Ukraine after weapons test 'tragic accident'

A member of the British Armed Forces has been killed in Ukraine in a 'tragic accident', the Ministry of Defence said

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47 h. ago Brit soldier killed in Ukraine ‘accident’ while watching local troops train with new weapons away from front line

A BRITISH soldier has been killed in a “tragic accident” while watching local troops train with new weapons in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence has said. The MoD announced the sad news on its official social media channels today. The man's family have been notified after the "tragic accident" which occurred away from the frontlines,...

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8 d. ago BREAKING: NATO sends Putin brutal message with $1bn pledge as peace talks in tatters

NATO members will soon spend at least one billion US dollars per month on American weapons for Ukraine

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8 d. ago Father's 'shock' as British soldier is accused of helping Russia kill Ukrainians

Former British soldier Ross David Cutmore was detained in Ukraine on suspicion of covertly working for the Russians to supply firearms for major assassinations.

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9 d. ago Ukraine detains British military instructor 'acting as Russian spy' who 'supplied weapons for three high profile killings by Putin's secret services'

A British military instructor in Ukraine has been detained on suspicion of covertly working for the Russians to supply firearms for major assassinations.

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9 d. ago The Latest: Pope Leo ends first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut blast site, Mass at port

Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he is wrapping up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon

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2 w. ago Zelensky & Europe give nervy response to Trump’s Ukraine peace plan – as US warns ‘sign by Thursday or have weapons cut’

VOLODYMYR Zelensky and Europe have offered a shaky response to Donald Trump's peace plan as the US warned Ukraine must sign the deal by Thursday - or have weapons "cut". Sources close to the situation said that Kyiv was under greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace discussions. In a post on X,...

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3 w. ago Poland detains several people in connection with explosion on railway used to supply aid to Ukraine

Polish security minister says explosion was ‘a terrorist attack’

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3 w. ago Two Ukrainians who ‘collaborated with Russia’ were behind railway explosion, Poland says

PM Donald Tusk said the individuals had fled for Belarus

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3 w. ago Russian intelligence likely to be behind explosion on Polish railway track, say officials

A train driver had first reported damage on the railway line near Mika village

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3 w. ago Polish railway explosion was 'unprecedented act of sabotage', Prime Minister Donald Tusk says

The blast on a key railway line used to transport weapons to Ukraine follows a wave of attacks that have hit Poland and other European countries

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3 w. ago ‘Foreign state’ behind explosion on Polish railway track used to send weapons to Ukraine, says minister

The explosion occurred on a route used to deliver weapons to Ukraine

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3 w. ago Poland hints it suspects Putin over train explosion and 'unprecedented act of sabotage' designed to cause train disaster and mass casualties

Heavily hinting at suspected Russian involvement, Tusk said the perpetrators would be caught 'regardless of who their backers are'.

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3 w. ago Polish railway line is blown up in 'unprecedented act of sabotage' as Warsaw suggests 'foreign intelligence services' may have ordered attack

Polish authorities confirmed one act of sabotage and a second incident 'highly likely' to be sabotage over the weekend.

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3 w. ago Polish PM says explosion on railway track used to send weapons to Ukraine was ‘act of sabotage’

The explosion occurred on a route used to deliver weapons to Ukraine

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3 w. ago Explosion on Polish railway was ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’, says PM – Europe live

Donald Tusk says ‘worse fears confirmed’ over damage on route used to ferry aid deliveries to UkraineIn further comments after his visit to the site of the incident this morning, Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk called it “an unprecedented act of sabotage aimed at the security of the Polish state and its citizens.”“An investigation is under way. Just like in previous cases of this kind, we will catch the perpetrators, regardless of who their backers are,” he pledged. Continue reading...

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last month Foreign Office warns against travel to parts of India following deadly explosion

The UK Foreign Office has issued an updated travel warning for India following an explosion at the Red Fort Metro Station in New Delhi this week that has left 13 people dead.

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last month Car bumpers, homemade pies no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going

Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fireIn a post office 10 miles (15km) from Ukraine’s frontline, in a suburb of the eastern city of Kharkiv, business is brisk on a chilly autumn morning – despite the ballistic missiles that had shaken the city at midnight, lighting up the sky with a false dawn of flames.The customer area is fitted out with phone-charging stations “and a small co-working space, which people can use during blackouts, since we have generators”, says the branch manager, 30-year-old Yaroslav Dobronos. There is also a changing room, in which a young woman is trying on, with a critical gaze, a new pair of jeans, before repacking them and sending them straight back.Nova Poshta logistics hub in Kyiv, where packages are moved through a complex set of scanners and chutes before being loaded on to lorries for the journey to their destinations...

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last month Next day delivery, no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going

Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fireIn a post office 10 miles (15km) from Ukraine’s frontline, in a suburb of the eastern city of Kharkiv, business is brisk on a chilly autumn morning – despite the ballistic missiles that had shaken the city at midnight, lighting up the sky with a false dawn of flames.The customer area is fitted out with phone-charging stations “and a small co-working space, which people can use during blackouts, since we have generators”, says the branch manager, 30-year-old Yaroslav Dobronos. There is also a changing room, in which a young woman is trying on, with a critical gaze, a new pair of jeans, before repacking them and sending them straight back.Nova Poshta logistics hub in Kyiv, where packages are moved through a complex set of scanners and chutes before being loaded on to lorries for the journey to their destinations...

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