10 h. ago European leaders praise positive call with Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin – Europe live

Zelenskyy accuses Putin of bluffing after a ‘united’ and ‘positive’ call between EU leaders and TrumpUkraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new warWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin ahead of the series of calls later today.Separately, Estonia has moved to expel a Russian diplomat over alleged “direct and active” involvement in “undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia.” Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump praises European leaders as ‘great people’ as they make final diplomatic push ahead of US

Zelenskyy will join calls with Trump and Vance in last chance to shape US position before Alaska meetingUkraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new warWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin ahead of the series of calls later today.Separately, Estonia has moved to expel a Russian diplomat over alleged “direct and active” involvement in “undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin for calls with European leaders and Trump ahead of US

Ukrainian president will join calls with Trump and Vance in last chance to shape US position before Alaska meetingUkraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new warWe are now getting reports via agencies that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has now arrived in Berlin ahead of the series of calls later today.Separately, Estonia has moved to expel a Russian diplomat over alleged “direct and active” involvement in “undermining the constitutional order and legal system of Estonia.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Married British Airways pilot and colleague lover demoted after fixing rota for Venice affair

The airline launched an internal investigation after a whistleblower reported the fling

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4 d. ago ‘She’s the one that matters’: the growing influence of Melania on Donald Trump

First lady is facing increased scrutiny as political experts suggest she is behind US president’s recent volte-faces on Gaza and PutinWhen Melania Trump arrives in Britain for her husband’s second state visit next month, it will not just be the photographic pack straining every lens for clues as to her opaque mood or signs of froideur in their marriage. It will also be British officials.Six months into his second term as US president, a period in which Donald Trump has pirouetted on just about every big international issue, mandarins in Whitehall have realised they need to focus less time on trying to tame him, and more on looking at his wife. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Married British father is killed on his first mission after volunteering to fight in Ukraine despite no military experience

Alan Robert Williams, 35, had moved from his home in Moreton, Merseyside, on May 7, to fight the invading Russian forces in Kharkiv after losing his job.

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6 d. ago Two wives battle it out over dead British accountant's £1.8m fortune after he married them BOTH in Las Vegas wedding chapels five years apart without getting divorced

Wealthy James Dinsdale died of cancer, aged 55, in October 2020, leaving his vast estate to be fought over by his two spouses, who he married in separate Vegas weddings.

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7 d. ago British couple accused of spying in Iran 'holding strong' after making first call home

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in January while on a motorcycle tour around the world and later charged with espionage

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8 d. ago Son of British woman held in Iran speaks to her for first time in 213 days

Joe Bennett says Lindsay Foreman sounded in good spirits despite her and husband being charged with espionageThe son of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has said speaking to her on the phone for the first time in 213 days felt like “five birthdays and 10 Christmases at once”.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling through the country from Armenia to Pakistan while on a round-the-world motorbike trip. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago George Santos pens dramatic prison letter detailing tears, mildew and bathroom horrors

Former Rep. George Santos has penned a dramatic letter from prison, revealing he's openly shed tears and has already been subjected to bathroom horrors.

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1 week ago Married British couple who have been held on espionage charges in Iran since January have been moved to separate prisons after they were 'subjected to torture'

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both 52, had embarked on a motorbike journey around the world when they were arrested in Kerman, southern Iran, on January 3 and detained on unspecified charges.

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3 w. ago Russian 'psychopath' torturer dubbed Dr Evil by Ukrainian POW victims for his brutality at hellhole gulag is unmasked by activists

Dozens of exchanged prisoners collaborated with independent journalists to track down the Putin prison medic who subjected them to physical and psychological abuse

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4 w. ago 'Brit parents jailed in Iran fell into a common trap, there’s only one way out'

Former Iranian hostage Anoosheh Ashoori believes that British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in Iran on espionage charges after falling victim to a common 'trap'

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4 w. ago Chinese court sentences a Japanese man to more than 3 years in prison on espionage charges

A Japanese business person has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges

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