21 h. ago Putin is trying to trick Donald Trump, Zelensky says as he calls for 'force to be used' against Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to trick Donald Trump, and has called for allies to use force against Russia. 

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2 d. ago Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine as Zelensky issues new warning to the West over Putin

The former Prime Minister was spotted watching a sunrise across the Black Sea in Odesa alongside excited Ukrainians taking selfies.

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4 d. ago Yvette Cooper gives powerful message to Zelensky in Kyiv after Putin strikes

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has paid tribute to brave Ukrainians, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky they do this 'for all of us' after intensified Russian aggression

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7 d. ago Putin told US he will occupy Donbas region by end of 2025, Zelensky claims

Vladimir Putin told the US he will occupy the Donbas region of Ukraine by the end of 2025, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed.

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7 d. ago Bombed as they collected their pensions: Zelensky shares horrific video showing bodies strewn across the ground after Putin airstrike hit villagers waiting in line

A Russian glide bomb has struck a village in eastern Ukraine as pensions were being distributed, killing more than 20 civilians, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

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9 d. ago Putin's missiles HITS Zelensky government building for first time: Russia successfully strikes key offices of Ukrainian administration in boldest attack since war began in 2022

The dramatic attack on the Cabinet of Ministers came as more than 800 drones and missiles were launched into Ukraine overnight in what has been branded an 'escalation of terror'.

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1 week ago Sabrina Impacciatore, star of The White Lotus and The Paper: ‘I felt ugly, insecure, never enough’

The Italian actor, who won millions of international fans for her fiery turn in ‘The White Lotus’, talks to Ellie Harrison about becoming a queer icon, her new role in ‘The Paper’, and what happened when she met Al Pacino in LA

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2 w. ago Trump suggests Putin and Zelensky 'may have to fight longer' before talks can happen as he casts doubt on peace progress

Trump conducted high stakes meetings with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he seeks to restore peace to the region.

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2 w. ago Trump compares Zelensky and Putin to children and says ‘maybe they have to fight a little longer’

Trump previously said he was arranging a meeting between Putin and Zelensky

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2 w. ago Zelensky warns Russian strike an ‘attack on Europe and Trump’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed Russia's major aerial attack on Kyiv shows President Vladimir Putin is “choosing ballistics” instead of "real steps towards peace".

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2 w. ago Transcendence for Beginners by Clare Carlisle review – a philosopher’s guide to enlightenment

Can we experience something bigger than ourselves in the midst of busy, humdrum lives? Some philosophers find inspiration in mountains, such as Nietzsche, and some in caves, like Plato. Clare Carlisle found hers in a cave halfway up a mountain.It happened 20 years ago: walking on a Himalayan path, she met a holy man who lived in a cave nearby. Not your stereotypical sadhu, he didn’t have matted hair and wasn’t semi-naked but wore nice trousers and an acrylic pullover. Nor did he have any obvious wisdom to impart; at the last of their three meetings, he and Carlisle mainly got stoned and giggled about the chicken-like patterns on a cushion she had brought him as a gift. Yet, after leaving, she felt a “yearning” for something that they had shared: a sense that there could be a more “noble” way of living, or that we could experience “transcendence”, a higher perspective on life. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Attack on British Council is a 'clear message of hostility from Putin'

Vladimir Putin's attack on the British Council building in Kyiv is a 'clear message of hostility', foreign affairs experts have warned. 

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3 w. ago Russia being ‘disrespectful’ to Ukraine peace process, Downing Street says

Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman said Vladimir Putin and others were stalling peace talks and having ‘unrealistic’ asks.

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3 w. ago Vance boasts Trump’s ‘energetic diplomacy’ will end Ukraine war

Vance insists Russia made ‘significant’ concessions -- but can’t name them -- as Russia’s foreign minister walks back claim of Zelensky meeting within ‘two weeks’

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3 w. ago Putin not ready to meet Zelensky until agenda agreed, says Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov

Ukraine’s president says Moscow is doing ‘everything’ to stop a summit with Vladimir Putin

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3 w. ago Putin is not ready to meet Zelensky for talks, says Lavrov in blow to Trump

Russia’s foreign minister said an agenda for a potential summit between the two leaders was ‘not ready at all’

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3 w. ago Putin dusts off his delaying tactics playbook as Kremlin stalls Zelensky peace

Vladimir Putin is dusting off his stalling and delaying tactics playbook as peace talks with Ukraine falter and Russia continues to build up troops on the frontline and pound Ukrainian targets. 

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3 w. ago Putin and Zelensky have only met once before – here’s what happened

With Donald Trump pushing for a meeting between the two war time leaders, we look at their last encounter

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3 w. ago Trump is ready to ‘crush’ the Russian economy if Putin doesn’t meet with Zelensky, says Lindsey Graham

Republican insists sanctions could become necessary to punish Kremlin leader for snubbing diplomatic discussions on ending Ukraine war

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3 w. ago Trump hopes he can get into heaven and believes solving Ukraine war will get him there

US president suggested brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine would help him ‘get to heaven’

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