13 h. ago Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out

Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out  PBS NewsHour

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21 h. ago Starmer secretly makes rare nuclear submarine visit in show of strength ahead of Ukraine talks

Sir Keir Starmer made a rare secret visit to one of Britain's nuclear submarines ahead of a crucial meeting of military figures in the UK to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine.

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22 h. ago Starmer insists Putin fears British nuclear weapons ahead of crunch talks on ‘coalition of willing’

The PM’s remarks come ahead of a crucial meeting of military figures taking place in the UK on Thursday amid plans to put a peacekeeping force in Ukraine

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30 h. ago Military figures to meet as Ukraine diplomacy push continues

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet with defence planners.

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62 h. ago ‘We put all of life into the mincer’: These New Puritans on their kaleidoscopic new album

Adored by Björk, Massive Attack and Elton John, the cult avant-popsters are back with an album that takes in everything from Greek church bells to Ukraine. We meet the Barnett twins among the Southend amusement arcadesJack and George Barnett arrange to meet me at the Hope Hotel, an 18th-century pub in their native Southend. With Talking Heads on the jukebox and pints already flowing at midday, it feels like we’ve stepped back into the good-time Essex seaside town of old. The twins arrive, Jack in a dark grey tweed and black fleece, George in knitwear and leather jacket. They suggest going outside so we don’t have to shout over 1980s hits, but if anything the sonic interference of Southend – all amusement arcades and revving motors – is worse.It turns out this chimes with the creation of Crooked Wing, the fifth album from their band These New Puritans. Jack was living on an industrial estate in Tottenham, London, between factories and evangelical churches. “I think some of the loudne...

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3 d. ago From London to Lviv: how Trump’s new world order has shaken Europe

At each stop on 1,000-mile trip, discombobulated Europeans are grappling with new and unsettling realities as the US reforges its alliancesEurope live – latest updatesWhile Donald Trump talks of the “big beautiful ocean” separating the US from the war in Ukraine, 1,000 miles of rail track links London St Pancras to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine.The 19-hour trip takes in Brussels, the German economic powerhouse of Frankfurt, and Vienna, the Austrian capital, before the train rattles into Kraków in south-east Poland and Przemyśl, the Polish border town where the slimmer railway gauges of western Europe meet the wider tracks of Ukraine and Russia to the east. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer announces Ukraine development as peacekeeping plans advance

UK military chiefs and allies will meet Thursday to advance peacekeeping plans for Ukraine, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges Russia to engage in ceasefire negotiations.

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5 d. ago Ukraine ceasefire plans moving to operational phase, Starmer says

UK prime minister accuses Putin of trying to delay peace and calls for ‘guns to fall silent’Keir Starmer has called for the “guns to fall silent in Ukraine” and said military powers will meet next week as plans to secure a peace deal move to an “operational phase”.The UK prime minister said Vladimir Putin’s “yes, but” approach to a proposed ceasefire was not good enough, and the Russian president would have to negotiate “sooner or later”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Starmer announces 'coalition of the willing' militaries to meet next week over Ukraine peace plans

Starmer said the ‘world is watching’ Russia’s next moves closely.

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5 d. ago Starmer says Putin must 'come to the table' as world leaders meet over Ukraine crisis

Starmer said the ‘world is watching’ Russia’s next moves closely.

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8 d. ago Ukraine war live: Russian operation in Kursk is in final stage, Kremlin claims, as US negotiators head to Moscow

Russian operation to expel Ukrainian forces in final stage, claims Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, following visit to region by President Vladimir PutinTrump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefireForeign ministers of leading western democracies will meet in Canada on Thursday after seven weeks of rising tensions between Trump and US allies over his upending of foreign policy on Ukraine and imposing of tariffs. The Group of Seven ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, along with the EU, meet in the remote tourist town of La Malbaie, nestled in the Quebec hills for two days of meetings that in the past have broadly been consensual on the issues they face. Top of the agenda for Washington’s partners will be getting a debriefing on US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s talks on Tuesday with Kyiv in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where Ukraine said it was ready to support a 30-day ceasefire deal.But in the run-up to the...

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8 d. ago Russia mulls Ukraine ceasefire proposal as G7 foreign ministers meet in Canada

US officials have travelled to Moscow to put the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire to the Kremlin.

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9 d. ago Starmer hails Ukraine ceasefire ‘breakthrough’ as defence chiefs meet for talks

The Prime Minister joined America in urging Vladimir Putin to now agree to the ceasefire, as he insisted the ‘ball is now in the Russian court’.

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9 d. ago Moscow hit by ‘largest ever’ drone attack as US and Ukraine officials meet for peace talks – Europe live

US and Ukraine officials meet in Jeddah after Moscow authorities said one person was killed in a drone attack on the Russian capitalUS and Ukrainian delegation have started their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine’s foreign ministry just said, posting a video of the Ukrainian delegation arriving for the talks.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow expects that the United States will inform Russia about US talks with Ukraine taking place on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moscow hit by ‘largest ever’ drone attack before US and Ukraine officials meet for peace talks – Europe live

US and Ukraine officials meet in Jeddah after Moscow authorities said one person was killed in a drone attack on the Russian capitalAnd just hours before the talks were due to get under way, Ukraine targeted Moscow in what authorities said was its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital, killing at least one person, sparking fires and forcing the suspension of flights and train travel.The Russian defence ministry said 337 drones were launched at Russia over Monday night, with 91 of them targeting the Moscow region. The Moscow city mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said it was the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the city. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Moscow comes under 'massive' drone attack leaving civilians killed and three injured, Russian officials say as they blame Ukraine on day of crunch peace talks with US

The attack came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.

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1 week ago Ukraine launches 'largest drone attack' against Moscow hours before crucial peace talks

The attack killed one person and wounded multiple others - and came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia

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1 week ago Senator who just returned from Ukraine tears into Elon Musk for calling him a 'traitor'

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly slammed Elon Musk after the billionaire called the lawmaker and combat veteran a 'traitor' for his visit to meet with Ukrainian officials and wounded soldiers in Kyiv.

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1 week ago Trump ‘considering sanctions’ on Russia after bombardment of Ukraine

Moscow launches missile and drone strikes across Ukraine day after US stopped sharing intelligence with KyivEurope live – latest updatesRussia has carried out massive ballistic missile and drone strikes across Ukraine a day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks.The strikes came early on Friday as a Ukrainian delegation prepared to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for talks about a possible end to the war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US and Ukraine plan peace talks as Zelensky welcomes Europe’s plan to rearm

US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia next week after White House paused military aid

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