81 m. ago Trump swallowing Putin’s lies is a bigger threat to Ukraine than bombs | Rafael Behr

In Alaska the Russian leader will claim to want peace, but only on his terms – and play on the president’s desperation to ‘make a deal’ quicklyWars do not have to be won. Total victories loom largest in the popular imagination because those are the stories nations always tell to sustain patriotic feeling. The fuller version of history is written in stalemates.That is worth remembering when Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Both leaders have incentives to pretend that Ukraine’s fate can be settled decisively without any Ukrainians at the negotiating table. That doesn’t make it so. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck

The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EUGrowing up in Zurich often felt like being removed from the world. It shouldn’t be that way: after all, Switzerland is at the heart of Europe. Riding on the cosy Zurich trams, one hears all the world’s languages; and the airport offers more direct intercontinental flights than Berlin. And yet, coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window.That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports. The US is the most important destination for Swiss products: 18.6% of all its exports go there. If Trump maintains the tariffs, sales to the US “will be effectively annihilated”, said Switzerland’s industry lobbying group. The rightwing Swiss business minister, Guy Parmelin, announced a furlough programme to shield the economy from “mass layoffs”. The tabloid newspaper Blick captured the mood with a sta...

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7 h. ago A legal fight is playing out around a Mexican migrant activist accused of human trafficking

A legal battle is playing out in Mexico after police detained a well-known migration activist earlier this month, accusing him of human trafficking

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7 h. ago Man who investigated Shannon Matthews case describes moment he realised the truth

The search for Shannon Matthews, nine, became a major missing person police operation and, after several weeks, she was found at an address in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

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7 h. ago Elderly woman's 6am nightmare as major change to online support announced

People across Britain will be supported to get online to stop them missing out on basics like receiving emails or getting cheaper train tickets or house insurance

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7 h. ago Train derailment horror as 35 cars carrying 'hazardous material' crash together sparking fire

Terrifying images show carts carrying hazardous materials piled on top of each other after a train came off the tracks causing mass disruption

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7 h. ago Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US officials in deal with White House

High-ranking figures extradited to US as Trump officials ratchet pressure on networks sending drugs across borderMexico has extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as US authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border.Authorities sent 26 prisoners who were wanted in the US for ties to drug-trafficking groups, Mexico’s attorney general’s office and security ministry said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The transfers were carried out after a promise from the US justice department that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in any of the cases. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer to join crucial Ukraine talks with Donald Trump ahead of major Putin summit

Downing Street said the Prime Minister is 'absolutely focused' on a solution to the conflict - now in its third year - but insisted it must be 'grounded in Ukraine's national interests'

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9 h. ago Incredible photos of Perseid meteor shower captured in Wales

Spectacular images of the Perseid meteor shower over Wales have been caught

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9 h. ago Sky Sports unveil six major changes to how they'll show new Premier League season

Sky Sports have unveiled a rebrand of their Premier League coverage ahead of the first season of the new £6.7billion broadcast deal, with Multiview the biggest change

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9 h. ago Putin races to grab territory in Ukraine with lightning advance days before meeting with Trump

Battlefield reports claim Russian sabotage and reconnaisance teams have breached weak points in eastern Ukraine, advancing up to six miles past the front line in two days

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10 h. ago Coronation Street legend 'to return' to stop Carla and Lisa’s wedding in revenge twist

Coronation Street could be welcoming back a soap icon in a major wedding twist

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10 h. ago Jack Grealish and his battle with pens as mad hold goes viral – but it wasn't always this way

The more we look at images of Jack Grealish holding a pen, the weirder it gets, but having delved into the archives it has become clear that it wasn't always this way

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11 h. ago Tropical Storm Erin mapped as 'first hurricane of the season' races towards US

The National Hurricane Center expects tropical Storm Erin - which is powering across the eastern Atlantic Ocean - to intensify, potentially becoming a major hurricane as early as this weekend

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12 h. ago Gary Neville tells Man Utd to make one more transfer if they want 'healthy' league place

Gary Neville believes the capture of a new goalkeeper can help make Manchester United a top six side - especially if their new look attack is able to produce in the final third

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12 h. ago World War 3 fears as Chinese warships smash into each other in disputed waters

China suffered a major embarassment after footage confirmed reports that one of its warships had crashed into its own coast guard vessel while in pursuit of some Philipino fisherman

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13 h. ago Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires

Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Rome as scientists say high temperatures and fires are reminder of climate emergencyThe deadly heatwave fanning wildfires across the Mediterranean region has claimed at least three lives and forced thousands of people from their homes.Firefighters continued to battle blazes on Tuesday and authorities braced for further damage as temperatures in some areas surged well past 40C. In Spain, a Romanian man in his 50s died after suffering 98% burns while trying to rescue horses from a burning stable near Madrid on Monday night. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago ABC anchor Linsey Davis speaks out about long health battle with uterine fibroids

The ABC news anchor is scheduled to get a hysterectomy on August 15

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14 h. ago Horror moment immigration cops handcuff disabled boy sitting in car with his nan

Gut wrenching images show the moment US immigration officers armed with guns handcuff a disabled teenager outside a school as Trump's ICE officers continue their rampage

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14 h. ago The major health benefits that come with dancing later in life

Experts about how taking to the floor can boost both health and wellbeing

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