2 h. ago Ukraine faces horror Christmas as Putin ramps up fighting in bitter winter

Putin's 'hundreds of millions of pounds a-day' war machine eats up Moscow's war budget almost as fast as he sacrifices 1,000 troops a-day - but Ukraine faces bitter winter

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26 h. ago How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts

From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not madeExperts have warned that the world’s ability to feed itself is under threat from the “chaos” of extreme weather caused by climate change.Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But early warning signs have arrived as crop yield rates flatline, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits and the impacts of climate change taking effect. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago How Venezuela sends oil around the world despite sanctions — and why Trump wants to put a stop to it

The U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker last week in a move described by Nicolas Maduro’s government as an ‘act of international piracy’

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41 h. ago Putin claims speculation of war with the West is ‘hysteria’ – two weeks after threatening Europe

Russian president said Moscow is not seeking war with Europe despite escalation of hybrid attacks

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41 h. ago Can YOU guess the famous landmarks? Take the test based on the incredible map that charts 2.75 billion structures in 3D

The Daily Mail has taken seven famous landmarks from scientists' interactive GlobalBuildingAtlas map - so can you work out what they are?

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42 h. ago Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks

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44 h. ago Vladimir Putin stooge makes chilling World War 3 warning over Ukraine war

Belarus President and close ally of Vladimir Putin makes chilling prediction that US has to broker peace between Moscow and Kyiv - or the conflict could spread into World War

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45 h. ago WW3 fresh alert as Putin ally reveals chilling list of European targets

A mouthpiece for Vladimir Putin has unleashed a fresh threat to Europe in a chilling TV address

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47 h. ago WW3 fears ramp up as Putin's pal lists Europe targets and warns 'don't blame us'

A mouthpiece for Vladimir Putin has unleashed a fresh threat to Europe in a chilling TV address. The latest rant from the Kremlin ally comes as Brits have been warned to prepare for conflict

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51 h. ago Revealed: Key details about latest Ukraine peace deal – and the main hurdles Russia keeps putting in the way

Ukraine emerged from two days of talks with Trump’s envoy positive about progress

Economics

56 h. ago How the top 10 richest tech tycoons have more wealth than majority of world's economies

Teslaboss Elon Muskhas a net worth of $676billion which puts him above all but 24 nations in the world - and close to Argentina's gross domestic product of $684billion.

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58 h. ago Putin mouthpiece lists capital cities Russia 'will destroy' in direct WW3 threat

Putin ally Vladimir Solovyov issued a new threat to the West just days after saying a nuclear strike on Britain was 'inevitable' following the death of paratrooper George Hooley

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64 h. ago Damage revealed after drone blast on £300m Putin submarine – but bungling Russians try to con the world with bizarre pic

MOSCOW has rushed out carefully framed footage of a £300million submarine, insisting it survived a world-first Ukrainian underwater drone attack unscathed. Yet the video avoided showing the vessel's stern, where analysts say damage is most likely. Russian state media published the footage purporting to debunk Ukrainian claims that a submarine had been crippled at the...

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66 h. ago Russians launch rare protest over plan to build a church honoring soldiers

A conservative religious television channel labelled opponents of the project ‘raving Communists’

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2 d. ago Peace plans ready to be presented to Russia in days, says Zelenskyy

US says talks with Ukraine in Berlin have resolved 90% of difficult issues – but no sign Putin willing to compromiseEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals negotiated with US officials on a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could be finalised within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin.After two days of talks in Berlin, US officials said on Monday they had resolved “90%” of the problematic issues between Russia and Ukraine, but despite the positive spin it is not clear that an end to the war is any closer, particularly as the Russian side is absent from the current talks. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Explore every building in the WORLD: Incredible map charts 2.75 billion structures in 3D

From historic homes in Edinburgh to towering skyscrapers in Shanghai, you can now explore every building in the world from the comfort of your home.

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3 d. ago Moment Ukraine destroys Putin's £298m Russian submarine in devastating strike

Explosive footage shows Ukraine's Sea Baby drones obliterating a Russian submarine believed to be carrying four Kalibr missile launchers at Novorossiysk port in a colossal blast

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3 d. ago Biden bowl or Milei statuette, anyone? Meloni to put world leaders’ gifts up for auction

Italian prime minister’s charity sale may also feature presents from Narendra Modi, Viktor Orbán and Volodymyr ZelenskyyPassing on unwanted presents might be considered a little discourteous – unless it’s done the right way.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will offload 270 gifts given to her by world leaders during her travels abroad, which could include a chainsaw-wielding statuette of Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, or a pair of blue python skin shoes with gold heels, in a charity auction. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Putin 'open' to Ukraine joining EU in peace deal but offer won't be on table 'forever'

Russia has reportedly said it is open to allowing Ukraine to join the European Union as part of a potential peace deal, according to US officials working with both countries

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4 d. ago Pulse by Cynan Jones review – short stories that show the vitality of the form

The Welsh author vividly captures the solitude, hard labour, dramas and dangers of rural lifeIn these six stories of human frailty and responsibility, Welsh writer Cynan Jones explores the imperatives of love and the labour of making and sustaining lives. Each is told with a compelling immediacy and intensity, and with the quality of returning to a memory.In the story Reindeer a man is seeking a bear, which has been woken by hunger from hibernation and is now raiding livestock from the farms of a small isolated community. “There was no true sunshine. There was no gleam in the snow, but the lateness of the left daylight put a cold faint blue through the slopes.” The story’s world is one in which skill, endurance, even stubbornness might be insufficient to succeed, but are just enough to persist. Continue reading...

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