25 h. ago Putin savages Ukraine with drone attack hours after announcing Istanbul 'peace talks' that Trump called a 'potentially great day'

The Kremlin dictator appeared to seek to set a trap for Volodymyr Zelensky as he unleashed Shahed kamikaze planes at Ukraine's capital city and other regions.

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63 h. ago Ten explosions heard near Kashmir airport as India and Pakistan exchange fire

Multiple explosions have been heard near Srinagar International Airport in Indian Kashmir, according to Indian officials, just hours after blackouts were issued amid drone attack reports

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9 d. ago ‘He loves us and he’s doing it’: Trump fans’ faith undimmed by first 100 days

Despite plunging opinion polls, for those attending a campaign-style rally in Michigan the president is delivering In Trump they trust. While pundits and protesters have called it 100 days of hell, talk to Donald Trump’s most faithful supporters and you will hear them use words such as “amazing”, “fantastic” and “ecstatic” about his presidency.The Trump base, that amorphous group that has long intrigued pollsters, remains rock solid in its support for the 78-year-old and quite ingenious in finding new ways to eulogise his leadership. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukrainian drone attack kills at least 7 people hours after Kyiv and Washington's mineral agreement

More deaths were reported in Ukraine on land occupied by Russia where seven people were killed in a drone attack, hours after Kyiv signed the minerals deal with the US

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1 week ago Devastating aftermath of Russian drone attack on Odesa as minerals deal struck

Ukrainian emergency services tackled huge fires in Odesa following a Russian drone attack that took place in the early hours of Thursday (1 May), according to the local authorities.

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2 w. ago Trump offers peace proposal for Ukraine and Moscow to finish 'cruel and senseless war'

In a post to his Truth Social on Friday, Trump called for 'high level talks' between the two warring nations after he touched down in Rome to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis.

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2 w. ago China calls reports of ongoing US tariff talks ‘baseless’ while Trump claims administration ‘actively’ seeking deal – live

Spokesperson for China’s ministry of commerce says any claims of progress in China-US negotiations are ‘without factual evidence’South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he talked about the war in Ukraine and the need to foster good bilateral relations with the US in his phone call with Donald Trump.“We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible to stop further unnecessary deaths... to meet soon to address various matters regarding US-South Africa relations,” Ramaphosa wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discuss 'ongoing and productive' trade talks in first call since the US slapped 10 per cent tariffs on British goods

The two leaders discussed the 'ongoing and productive discussions' on trade between the two countries, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

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