6 h. ago Keir Starmer refuses to send birthday wishes to despot Vladimir Putin

Flying into Mumbai for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Keir Starmer said the UK government would continue to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin over Ukraine

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8 h. ago Putin humiliated on birthday as Ukraine suicide drones blow up key facility

Ukraine bombarded Russia with suicide drones hitting the city of Tyumen deep in Siberia in one if longest distance attacks so far on Vladimir Putin's 73rd birthday

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20 h. ago Ukraine's Donetsk region seen as Russia’s gateway, not the ultimate prize in war

For more than a decade, Russian aggression has made Ukraine’s Donetsk region synonymous with war

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29 h. ago European airport shuts after Putin pal Lukashenko sends balloons filled with packs of cigarettes at it

BALLOONS stuffed with thousands of cigarettes have flown across an airport and shut it after being launched by a pal of Vladimir Putin. Vilnius Airport in Lithuania was shut down on Sunday night when 25 meteorological balloons were detected entering the country by the National Crisis Management Centre.   Two of the balloons - entering...

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30 h. ago Vladimir Putin 'discussing attack on NATO' as warning issued to all of Europe

EU defence chief Andrius Kubilius said the continent should be prepared to defend itself from Russia and take a leaf out of Ukraine's book when it comes to drones

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35 h. ago Ukraine's ex PM accuses China of being an 'accomplice' to Putin's invasion and is 'financing Russia's war chest' by buying oil from Moscow

Arseniy Yatsenyuk lashed out at Beijing , dismissing claims the Asian superpower was 'neutral' in Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin 's murderous effort to overrun Ukraine.

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39 h. ago Ukraine claims drone strikes on Russian ammo plant, oil terminal and weapons depot

The Ukrainian military claims its long-range drones have hit key Russian targets, including an ammunition plant, an oil terminal, and a weapons depot

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42 h. ago I'm a longevity expert and you really CAN reduce your biological age. It may sound outlandish but here are 11 ways to do it...

When world leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were recently overheard discussing the possibility of surviving to 150, it prompted a global scientific debate.

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44 h. ago I'm a longevity expert and you really CAN reduce your biological age. It may sound outlandish but here's 11 ways to do it...

When world leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were recently overheard discussing the possibility of surviving to 150, it prompted a global scientific debate.

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52 h. ago Angela Merkel says Poland and the Baltic states are responsible for Putin's war in Ukraine

Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has blamed Poland and the Baltic states for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. 

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64 h. ago Four killed as Russian drones and missiles bombard Ukrainian city of Lviv

City, which sits just 70km from Polish border, suffers one of its most serious attacks since the start of the warEarly on Sunday, the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, normally considered one of the safest in the country, suffered one of its most sustained and serious attacks since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.For five hours, Russian Shahed drones and missiles targeted the city, which is about 70km from the Polish border. Large explosions were audible from the centre, a Unesco world heritage site. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Zelenskyy accuses west of ‘zero real reaction’ to Russia’s bombardment

Six people killed and 18 injured in heavy drone and missile attacks across Ukraine early on SundayVolodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the west of “zero real reaction” to Russia’s escalating bombing campaign against Ukraine, after a massive attack on Sunday killed six people and injured 18.The western city of Lviv, normally considered one of the safest in the country, suffered its most sustained and serious bombardment since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I lost my mother to dementia. Will this £999 gene test tell me if I face the same fate, asks MARIANNE JONES

When world leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were overheard discussing the possibility of surviving to 150, it prompted a global scientific debate.

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3 d. ago Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says

Sergiy Kyslytsia says Kremlin already at war with Europe and predicts that Vladimir Putin will ‘escalate escalating’Europe needs to “get serious” about the existential threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister has said, warning that Vladimir Putin will “escalate escalating”.In an interview with the Guardian, Sergiy Kyslytsia – Kyiv’s former ambassador to the UN – said the Kremlin was already at war with Europe. He said Russia’s recent drone incursions against several EU countries were well-calculated and an attempt to “move the red lines”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters

The Association of American Publishers is honoring a Russian publishing house for its fight against censorship

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4 d. ago Putin mocks drone panic in Europe, saying: 'OK, I won't do it again!'

Vladimir Putin has mocked Europe's drone panic amid fears Russia is sending drones to test the continent's response to provocation, joking that he 'won't do it again'.

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4 d. ago Putin warns of ‘new escalation’ if US supplies weapons to Kyiv

Vladimir Putin has warned the US that supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles will damage relations between Washington and Moscow.

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4 d. ago Vladimir Putin assassination attempt after plot try to kill him in plush resort revealed

Russian war analysts claim Ukrainian overnight drone strikes on Black Sea resort Sochi may have been an attempt to assassinate Vladimir Putin after his anti-Western rant

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Putin warns of ‘new level of escalation’ if Tomahawk missiles supplied to Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells European leaders that Moscow’s war ‘was never just about Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,318See all our Ukraine war overageRussian president Vladimir Putin has warned that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would lead to a “whole new level of escalation”, including in relations between Moscow and Washington. Responding to questions at a forum in Sochi, Putin said it would not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances.The Trump administration’s desire to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the US navy and other uses, Reuters reported a US official and three sources as saying. The US may look into allowing European allies to buy other long-range weapons and supply them to Ukraine but Tomahawks were unlikely, the official said, questioning the feasibility of providing the cruise missiles with a range of 2,500km (1,550 miles) and suggesti...

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5 d. ago Putin dismisses fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato as ‘nonsense’

During speech in Sochi, Russian president also strikes conciliatory note towards Donald TrumpVladimir Putin has vowed to quickly retaliate against Europe’s “escalating militarisation”, while dismissing as “nonsense” western fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato.During a wide-ranging speech in Sochi on Thursday, the Russian president said: “We are closely monitoring the escalating militarisation of Europe We simply cannot ignore what is happening. We have no right to do so for reasons of our own security.” Continue reading...

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