11 h. ago Ukraine 'fools' Russia into handing over £370k bounty after faking assassination

Ukraine was able to "fool" Moscow into giving away half a million dollars for information on who was responsible for "killing" a top general who was alive this whole time

Economics

12 h. ago Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on village at 27

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Kherson killed 27 people

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12 h. ago Lack of reading is security threat by 'leaving kids vulnerable to fake news from Russia'

Just 33% of kids aged over eight say they enjoy reading in their free time, down from 51% two decades ago. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says it's a national security threat

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18 h. ago Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on occupied village at 27. Kyiv rejects accusation

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine's Kherson region has killed 27 people

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18 h. ago Police in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable

Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland

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36 h. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 in New Year drone strike days after ‘false flag’ blitz on Putin’s palace

RUSSIA has accused Ukraine of launching a vicious New Year drone strike that killed 24 people, including a child, and left many more wounded. Shocking pictures have emerged of a cafe and hotel that was allegedly levelled by the overnight strike on the New Year's Party. Mad Vlad is said to be plotting a devastating...

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41 h. ago Australian man reportedly killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia

‘He chose to stay when it would have been easier to leave,’ a friend wrote

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41 h. ago Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks

Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks

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42 h. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in drone strike on a hotel and café

Vladimir Saldo, the Kremlin-installed governor of Kherson, has made currently unverified claims about the attack. Pictured: Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure.

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60 h. ago Cargo ship accused of damaging Baltic Sea cable seized by Finland

The ’Fitburg’ was en route from the Russian port of St Petersburg to Israel at the time of the incident

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64 h. ago Russia releases video 'evidence' of Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence

The clip, shot during the night, showed a damaged drone lying in the snow in a forested area in north-west Russia this week.

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65 h. ago Drug gangs pose grave threat to European security, agency warns

Scale of Europe’s narcotics crisis ‘not even possible to imagine’, says EUDA director Alexis Goosdeel

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68 h. ago Spin bowling on the back foot with pace dominating quickfire Ashes

Nathan Lyon has been the only specialist spinner on show with touring tweaker Shoaib Bashir sidelined by England Disappointment can be found in all corners of this Ashes series. England’s victory came too late. Australia may have secured the urn again but Glenn McGrath’s usual prediction didn’t hold. It’s been a serious letdown for the neutral, never mind that a 3-2 scoreline is still in the offing. This was meant to be the one where England had a shot, where the Sydney finale would actually have something on the line beyond World Test Championship points.Instead we’ve had 13 days of play out of 20, star quicks from both sides missing hefty chunks or all of it and stern-faced discussions about how much grass was left on the “G”. It’s fallen well short as a spectacle. Part of that lies in the absence of the slow stuff, a lack of high-quality spin ruining the show. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia accused of dancing on bodies of the dead for reopening theatre it bombed in Ukraine

RUSSIA has been accused of dancing on the bodies of the dead for reopening a theatre it bombed in Ukraine. Amnesty International says 12 people died when the Mariupol Drama Theatre was hit in 2022, part of a three-month siege of the now Russian-occupied city. It was fully restored and an opening gala was denounced...

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3 d. ago Putin raises stakes in peace talks with boast of Oreshnik missiles in Belarus

Russia says its ally is hosting intermediate-range weapons a day after accusing Ukraine of drone attack on Putin’s house

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3 d. ago The lack of skilled construction workers in London makes for uncomfortable reading

The lack of skilled construction workers in London makes for uncomfortable reading  Southwark News

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3 d. ago Unleash the hounds! And terriers and lapdogs. The American Kennel Club adds 3 breeds

They’re ready to embark on 2026

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3 d. ago Russian losses in Ukraine rising faster than ever, finds new analysis

Analysis reveals a significant rise in the number of obituaries of soldiers published in Russia in the past five months

Politics

3 d. ago BREAKING: Russia threatens to kill Zelensky over denied plot warning leader to 'hide'

Dmitry Medvedev has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "stinking Kyiv b*****d"

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3 d. ago Russia refuses to offer proof of 'Ukrainian attack on Putin's residence' because 'every drone was shot down'

It comes after Moscow threatened to pull out of peace talks last night after accusing Kyiv of attempting to assassinate the Russian leader.

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