4 d. ago Moment Vladimir Putin beams as visiting dictator crowns him 'King of Russia'

Vladimir Putin could barely hide his delight when Myanmar's brutal military junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing described him as the 'King of Russia' - and thanked him for his gift of six elephants

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4 d. ago Searches skyrocket for King Charles' new breed which has Crufts crown

There were 552 searches on the Lagotto Romagnolo on the information pages of The Kennel Club’s website in the three days following the announcement about the new royal arrival – up 723 percent on the previous three days

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4 d. ago Searches skyrocket for King Charles' new breed that has Crufts crown

There were 552 searches on the Lagotto Romagnolo on the information pages of The Kennel Club’s website in the three days following the announcement about the new royal arrival – up 723 percent on the previous three days

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4 d. ago In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king

Noah Musingku made a fortune with a Ponzi scheme and then retreated to a remote armed compound in the jungle, where he still commands the loyalty of his Bougainville subjectsOne autumn morning, I boarded a plane from Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, to Buka, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. A collection of islands and atolls the size of Puerto Rico, Bougainville is located 600 miles east of Moresby, across the Solomon Sea. Its southern shore is just three miles from the politically independent Solomon Islands, and its people share a culture, linguistic links and dark skin tone with their Solomon neighbours. But thanks mostly to European colonisers, who drew the borders, Bougainville is the farthest-flung province of Papua New Guinea, whose lighter-toned inhabitants Bougainvilleans often call “redskins”, betraying a sense of otherness in their own country that partly explains why I am writing about them here.I say partly because if not for the islan...

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5 d. ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia's cryptic plea to 'be alone' after being 'on different pages'

Danny Jones' wife Georgia opened up about how tough she found being home alone for a month and what it was like when she was reunited with the McFly star after he was crowned King Of The Jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

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2 w. ago US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’

Keith Kellogg takes different tone from Trump, who contrasted ‘very good talks’ with Putin with cooler relationship with Ukraine’s leaderThe US envoy to Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war”, striking a dramatically different tone from Donald Trump, who has called Ukraine’s president a “dictator”.Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday after a three-day visit. Posting on social media, he said he had engaged in “extensive and positive discussions” with Zelenskyy and his “talented national security team”. “A long and intense day with the senior leadership of Ukraine,” he said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy to meet US envoy after fallout with Trump as European leaders rush to contain crisis – live

Ukrainian president says he will meet US envoy Keith Kellogg on Thursday; UK and French leaders plan Washington visit in effort to influence US-Russia talksTrump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable riftLavrov also speaks about Russia’s alliances with Belarus, North Korea, China and Iran, and countries in Africa.He says the “comprehensive partnership with China” was “at an unprecedented level and exceeding any prior alliances of a classic type,” with both leaders attending important anniversaries in each other’s countries.I will tell you something that is a key issue for us at this stage of international development, and that is our move towards a multipolar world. It is a historic process, and it is to do with the subjective trend of new power centres appearing on the world map.Our partners in the Global South and in the east are unique civilisations and religions and are members of various integration associations, but all of them are united by a desire towards ...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer gives chilling message to Donald Trump over Putin risk

Keir Starmer said that a US security guarantee is the 'only way' of stopping Vladimir Putin's aggression as he claimed Europe faces a 'generational moment' over Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer gives chilling warning to Donald Trump over Putin danger

Keir Starmer said that a US security guarantee is the 'only way' of stopping Vladimir Putin's aggression as he said Europe faces a 'generational moment' over Ukraine

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