14 h. ago Putin's rapist red army: As Russia is accused of committing vile atrocities in Ukraine, historian PATRICK BISHOP reveals the chilling similarities to the Soviet forces' march through Germany

The frightened women huddled in a dormitory in the German town of Bunzlau listened to the sounds of battle getting nearer - with rising hope in their hearts...but their relief would soon turn to horror.

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17 h. ago Jimmy Thelin reveals Scottish Cup fever has made it to Sweden as Aberdeen boss knows how big Celtic battle is

The Red Army sold out their Hampden showpiece allocation of 20,000 briefs within hours as they bid for glory

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40 h. ago Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison

The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been sentenced to 12 years in prison

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69 h. ago JD Vance says Russia is 'asking for too much' to end its war with Ukraine days after US warned it will no longer mediate in Moscow

US vice president JD Vance has accused Russia of 'asking for too much' to end its invasion of Ukraine, just days after the US said it would no longer mediate peace talks. 

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69 h. ago AI version of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court – video

Chris Pelkey was killed in a road rage shooting in Chandler, Arizona, in 2021. Three-and-a-half years later, Pelkey appeared in an Arizona court to address his killer. Sort of. 'To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,' says a video recording of Pelkey. 'In another life, we probably could have been friends.' Pelkey continues: 'I believe in forgiveness, and a God who forgives. I always have, and I still do.' Pelkey was 37 years old, devoutly religious and an army combat veteran. Horcasitas shot Pelkey at a red light in 2021 after Pelkey exited his vehicle and walked back towards Horcasitas’s car. Pelkey’s appearance from beyond the grave was made possible by artificial intelligence in what could be the first use of AI to deliver a victim impact statement.AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Aberdeen Scottish Cup Final tickets sold out as Red Army answers the call following 50/50 Celtic split demand

The Pittodrie club were on the hook to pay for any unsold briefs but they have shifted them all in one day

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5 d. ago Aberdeen fans’ ticket stampede for Scottish Cup final against Celtic as thousands snapped up within hours of going on sale

The Red Army have been handed around half of Hampden for the clash with Treble-chasing Celtic

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5 d. ago Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany

Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German capital in May 1945

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5 d. ago Explosive sex toys and cosmetics: the story behind the DHL parcels plot

Exclusive account reveals previously unreported details and insights into how Kremlin’s sabotage campaign played out on the ground – and the multinational effort to track down the network behind itOn a frosty November morning last year, a broad-shouldered man with short grey hair staggered, exhausted, into a small guesthouse on the outskirts of Bosanska Krupa – a quaint Bosnian border town where ancient stone bridges span the emerald-green waters of the Una River.Alexander Bezrukavyi had been on the run for more than three months, pursued by European security services who accused him of working for Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia accuses World of Tanks developer of 'extremist activities' as assets seized

Lesta Games, the developer of the Russian version of World of Tanks and World of Warships, has had its assets seized by the Russian government last week after accusations of 'extremist activities'

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1 week ago Archie and Lilibet's flowing red hair wins them an army of new fans... but it's not just their British relatives they take after as Harry jokes about his 'ginger gene'

Meghan Markle, 43, posted an adorable image of Archie and Lilibet, who are five and three years old respectively, picking pink roses in the garden of their Montecito mansion on Sunday.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had detained a man it suspects of killing a senior general with a car bomb outside Moscow. Russia has accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday, which killed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. The FSB alleged a Ukrainian agent it named as Ignat Kuzin rigged a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha with a homemade explosive device from a Ukrainian secret service stash in the Moscow area and that the bomb was then detonated remotely from Ukraine. A video released by the FSB showed a man identified as Kuzin, and what was said to be his arrest taking place on a forest road. Kyiv has not commented on the blast, which bore the hallmarks of previous attacks on military figures and high-profile backers of the Kremlin’s offensive.Donald Trump has sai...

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2 w. ago Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov accuses Europe of ‘reviving Nazi views’ over Ukraine

Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov has accused Europe of “reviving Nazi views” over Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa for state visit following Trump's renewed criticism

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in South Africa for a state visit following U.S. President Donald Trump’s new accusations that he is prolonging the war against Russia by pushing back against any plan to give up Ukrainian territory in a peace deal

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2 w. ago Zelensky accuses Russia of breaking Putin’s ‘truce’ as Ukrainians gather together to mark Easter

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire

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2 w. ago Harrowing tale of astronaut left to die in space as his country disintegrated below him

Sergei Krikalev was forced to orbit the Earth for months in the Soviet Union's Mir space station as his bones and muscles were damaged by microgravity

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2 w. ago Starmer backs call for full ceasefire in Ukraine as Russia’s ‘Easter truce’ ends

Ukraine has accused Russia of continuing its attacks despite Vladimir Putin claiming to have ordered a unilateral ceasefire over the weekend.

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2 w. ago Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks

Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks  MSN

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2 w. ago Ukrainians gather together to mark Easter as Zelensky accuses Russia of breaking Putin’s ‘truce’

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other on Sunday for breaking a one-day Easter ceasefire

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Putin’s Easter ceasefire 2,000 times

Ukrainian president dismisses move as ‘PR’ amid reports of strikes, while Moscow also claims breaches by KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline.Citing a report from Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy said Russia was still using heavy weapons and since 10am on Sunday an increase in Russian shelling had been observed. Continue reading...

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