54 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of breaking Easter ceasefire more than 64 times

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had continued shelling and carrying out front line assaults despite the Easter ceasefire

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67 h. ago ‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own

With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decadePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition is refusing to say if it will introduce any policies to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade as it pledges to unwind most climate measures introduced under Labor.Peter Dutton’s position on the climate crisis came under scrutiny last week after he gave contradictory answers on whether he accepted mainstream climate science. Asked during a leaders’ debate on the ABC whether extreme weather events were worsening, the opposition leader said: “I don’t know because I’m not a scientist”.Dropping a Labor goal of 82% of electricity coming from renewable g...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war live: Putin cannot be trusted, says Ukraine after Russia announces ‘Easter truce’

Zelenskyy says drone attacks on Saturday show Russian president’s true attitude toward human lifeFull report: Putin announces surprise ‘Easter truce’Here are some of the latest images on the newswires:Russian troops recaptured the village of Oleshnya in Russia’s western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, the RIA state news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Moment Russian police storm gym and snatch men in forced conscription drive to bolster numbers in Ukraine

Shocking footage shows officers rounding up gym-goers at Spirit Fitness, in south-east Moscow , before ordering them to drop to the ground.

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3 d. ago Ukraine war live: Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ and claims Russia will not attack Ukraine again until Monday

Russian president says truce has begun and will last until midnight on Sunday, though Ukraine is yet to commentHere are some of the latest images on the newswires:Russian troops recaptured the village of Oleshnya in Russia’s western Kursk region from Ukrainian forces, the RIA state news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia says it has retaken another village in the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces

Russia claims to have seized the border village of Oleshnya, pushing Ukrainian forces from one of their last footholds in the Kursk region, according to Russia's Defense Ministry

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5 d. ago Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people including a child and wounding dozens

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5 d. ago Exact day this summer Vladimir Putin’s casualties in Ukraine could hit one million

There could be one million Russian casualties in Ukraine later this year, according to estimates - Mad Vlad's forces have suffered big losses since the full-scale invasion in 2022

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6 d. ago Russian glide bombs and artillery strike a Ukrainian city, killing 1

Russian glide bombs and artillery have struck a city in southern Ukraine, killing one and wounding five others as Moscow forces continued daily attacks across the country

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8 d. ago EU foreign ministers meet in wake of deadly Russian attack on Sumy as Zelenskyy issues plea for Trump to visit Ukraine – Europe live

EU foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg after Russian attack kills at least 34 in SumyThe Ukrainian air force said on Monday that Russia launched 62 drones to attack the country overnight, Reuters reported.Separately, regional officials said overnight attacks by Russia sparked a fire at a petrol station in Zaporizhzhia, injured at least eight people and damaged houses across the southeastern part of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain announces £450million military aid ‘surge’ to Ukraine ahead of defence summit

MoD says ‘major’ new military support package will boost Ukraine’s armed forces as they continue to defend against Russian attack

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1 week ago Britain is considering 'sending troops to Ukraine for five years' under new plans

Soldiers could be deployed to help train and reconstitute the Ukrainian forces in measures that would shield the war-torn nation from further attacks.

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1 week ago UK to send hundreds of thousands of military drones to bolster Ukraine war effort

Boost comes as defence secretary John Healey hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ at Nato in Brussels

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1 week ago Zelensky accuses Putin’s forces of systematically recruiting Chinese citizens to fight in Ukraine war

Two Chinese citizens were caught among Russia’s ranks in Ukraine’s war-torn eastern Donetsk region

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1 week ago Healey hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ as plans for Ukraine force continue

Defence ministers from 30 countries met in Brussels to discuss plans for a ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine.

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1 week ago Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force

Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia

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1 week ago Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces

Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13

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1 week ago John Healey to host ‘coalition of the willing’ defence ministers in Brussels

The UK and France have been at the forefront of discussions aimed at deterring Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine again.

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1 week ago Germany to send ‘clear signal’ of ‘strong, effective government’ under new coalition, says Friedrich Merz – Europe live

Presumed future chancellor says coalition has ‘strong plan’ after negotiations as polling shows popularity of far-right AfDEarlier today I brought you Donald Trump’s comments overnight on “major” tariffs to be announced “very shortly” on pharmaceuticals (9:20).My colleague Lisa O’Carroll looked at the risks such measures could pose for Europe:Pharmaceutical companies in the EU have warned of a “risk of exodus” to the US as stocks in the sector slid around the world on the back of Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on US drugs imports.Drugmakers’ shares across Europe and India, another foreign drugs hub, slipped on Wednesday after Trump indicated further carnage was on the way in addition to the 20% “reciprocal tariffs” on imports that kicked in overnight. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine’s military chief ‘must go’, says commander who quit to speak out

Oleksandr Syrskyi risking lives with ‘borderline criminal’ orders, says Bohdan Krotevych, former Azov brigade leaderA high-profile former Ukrainian commander has called for the head of the country’s military to step aside, accusing him of a lack of strategic imagination and putting Ukrainian soldiers’ lives at risk with “borderline criminal” orders.Bohdan Krotevych, who quit as the chief of staff of the Azov brigade in February partly so he could speak out, said he believed that armed forces commander, Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, “must go” and Ukraine’s military leadership must be shaken up. Continue reading...

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