24 h. ago Why so many Thai nationals are among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

46 Thais have died since the start of the war

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24 h. ago Massive Attack at LIDO Festival: 'a moment of unity and a call to action'

Massive Attack deliver a powerful set at LIDO where Gaza takes centre stage

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26 h. ago Kyiv accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ over prisoner swap delay claims as Kharkiv hit by drone attack – Ukraine war live

Kyiv and Moscow in dispute over prisoner swap as at least three people killed in night-time attack on Ukraine’s second cityUkraine’s air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian military said.“This morning, on 7 June 2025, as a result of a successful air force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,” the military said on the Telegram messenger, according to Reuters. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Ukraine denies Kremlin’s claims over prisoner swap as Kharkiv hit by Russian drone attack – Ukraine war live

At least three people killed and a further 21 injured after night-time attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysUkraine’s air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian military said.“This morning, on 7 June 2025, as a result of a successful air force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,” the military said on the Telegram messenger, according to Reuters. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Kremlin claims Ukraine has postponed prisoner swap as Kharkiv hit by Russian drone attack – Ukraine war live

At least three people killed and a further 21 injured after nighttime attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysUkraine’s air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian military said.“This morning, on 7 June 2025, as a result of a successful air force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,” the military said on the Telegram messenger, according to Reuters. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Kharkiv hit by ‘most powerful attack since start of war’ as Kyiv calls for extra pressure on Moscow – Russia

At least three people killed and a further 21 injured after nighttime attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysUkraine’s air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian military said.“This morning, on 7 June 2025, as a result of a successful air force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,” the military said on the Telegram messenger, according to Reuters. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Emergency workers search for survivors after aerial attack on Kharkiv kills 3

Emergency crews battled flames and searched for survivors after a massive Russian drone and missile strike hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday (7 June), killing at least three people.

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32 h. ago Ukraine’s second city hit by ‘most powerful’ Russian attack ‘since start of war’– Russia

At least three killed and a further 22 people injured after nighttime attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysMy colleague, Daniel Boffey reporting from Kyiv, has written an in-depth piece about the man behind the success of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb.Vasyl Malyuk, who hailed giving Russia a “slap in the face”, has scored a series of high-profile successes as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), writes Boffey. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Russia vs Nigeria LIVE: International friendly result, latest updates and reaction after Super Eagles earn draw

Russia and Super Eagles play out an entertaining draw in Moscow

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54 h. ago Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers amongst the rubble and food growing ever scarcer

People across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon

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66 h. ago Russian ambassador blames UK in part for Ukraine’s drone attacks

The British Council has meanwhile been barred from Russia, as tensions between Moscow and the West continue to deepen.

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3 d. ago 6 Go on Trial Over London Arson Attack Blamed on Russia's Wagner Group

6 Go on Trial Over London Arson Attack Blamed on Russia's Wagner Group  The Moscow Times

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4 d. ago Furious Brits start Magaluf sun lounger war as they reveal how they keep early towels off

A group of four Brits thought some guests were taking it too far by waking up at 2am and placing their towels on sun beds to reserve a spot, so they took matters into their own hands

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5 d. ago Putin knows a nuclear revenge attack will force Ukraine's surrender. These are the four ways he'd strike... and we're powerless to stop this holocaust: COL RICHARD KEMP's chilling warning

Russia is wounded, far more badly than the Kremlin ever believed possible. Ukraine's extraordinary special forces mission in enemy territory has done damage to Putin's war machine.

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6 d. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to exchange bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers during crunch talks, as Moscow accuses Kyiv of 'putting on a show for European old ladies' by demanding return of 'stolen' children

Under the terms of the agreement, some 6,000 bodies of fighters from each side killed in action will be handed over for burial along with at least 1,000 prisoners of war on each side

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6 d. ago A surprise drone attack on airfields across Russia encapsulates Ukraine's wartime strategy

The covert operation was described as one for the “history books” by Ukraine’s president

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6 d. ago When the Phone Rang review – meditation on memory, displacement and the trauma of exile

In Serbian artist Iva Radivojević’s third feature – part memoir, part drama – a girl tries to recall her exiled past as a personal loss melds with the start of the Yugoslavian warHovering between memoir, docu-essay and drama, Serbian artist Iva Radivojević’s third feature opens with a phone call that changes everything. Eleven-year-old Lana (a proxy for Radivojević, played by Natalija Ilinčić) receives the news that her grandfather has died; home alone, she is told by the speaker to communicate that to her mother. The Bakelite clock on the wall says it is precisely 10.36am on a Friday in 1992, “when the country of X was still a country”.Friday 10.36am 1992 becomes a point and a rift in time, through which the historical erupts into the personal; a more intimate companion piece, perhaps, to the 2006 Romanian new wave classic 12.08 East of Bucharest. The news of Lana’s grandfather’s death melds with the start of the Yugoslavian war (perhaps the two events are linked, as he was a retir...

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6 d. ago UK politics live: Labour reveals new nuclear programme and submarines ahead of Starmer defence review

UK will build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme

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6 d. ago Dozens of Russian warplanes destroyed in Ukrainian drone attack, claims Kyiv

Putin will be ‘infuriated’ by the attack, a Russia expert said, which comes a day before Moscow and Kyiv sit down in Istanbul for direct peace talks

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7 d. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for talks with Russia on Monday

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday,

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