3 h. ago Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ in planned swap of dead troops

Russia and Ukraine each accused the other on Saturday of endangering plans to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action

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5 h. ago Russia continues to accuse Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead fighters

Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting confirmation from Kyiv on a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action, accusing Ukraine of delaying the process

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21 h. ago UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill

Law expected to include safety and copyright issues but delay likely to raise concerns about ongoing lack of regulationProposals to regulate artificial intelligence have been delayed by at least a year as UK ministers plan a bumper bill to regulate the technology and its use of copyrighted material.Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, intends to introduce a “comprehensive” AI bill in the next parliamentary session to address concerns about issues including safety and copyright. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Roadworks in Wales planned for this weekend as drivers warned of delays

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50 h. ago Ukrainians and Romanian accused of arson attacks on car and properties linked to Keir Starmer will stand trial next April

Aspiring model Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, and roofer Roman Lavrynovych, 21, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Belmarsh as details of the incidents were laid out.

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51 h. ago London Court Sets Trial Date For Ukrainians, Romanian Accused In Starmer Arson Attacks

London Court Sets Trial Date For Ukrainians, Romanian Accused In Starmer Arson Attacks  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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51 h. ago ‘He’s a bulldog’: the man behind the success of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb

Vasyl Malyuk, who hailed giving Russia a ‘slap in the face’, has scored a series high-profile successes as head of SBUEurope live – latest updatesIt was unsurprising to those who know Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), that his statement announcing the success of Operation Spiderweb had a certain physicality to it.The audacious drone attacks on distant bases hosting Russia’s strategic bombers was “a serious slap in the face to Russia’s power”, said Malyuk, 42, a sometime boxer and weightlifter. “Our strikes will continue as long as Russia terrorises Ukrainians with missiles and Shahed drones.” Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Russian ambassador blames UK in part for Ukraine’s drone attacks

The British Council has meanwhile been barred from Russia, as tensions between Moscow and the West continue to deepen.

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67 h. ago Russia accuses UK of involvement in Ukraine drone strike that risks 'World War 3"

Sunday's surprise attack targeted Russian airbases holding bombers.

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2 d. ago Fury as Labour peer accuses 'out of control' Ukrainian president Zelensky of 'scuppering' Russia peace deal with drone strikes on Kremlin airfields

Lord Dale Campbell-Savours stunned the House of Lords by suggesting Mr Zelensky had been 'allowed to run amok' with his country's celebrated weekend attack on Russian airfields.

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4 d. ago Emmanuel Macron waxwork is stolen from museum in France as he 'represents double discourse'

Greenpeace France said Paris was "playing a double game" in supporting Ukraine while allowing French companies to continue with gas and fertiliser imports from Russia

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4 d. ago Confusion on sensor plane's abilities delayed response in Ohio train derailment, report says

A new report says a plane equipped with advanced sensors for deployment to chemical disasters could have helped authorities avoid needlessly blowing open five rail tank cars and burning their chemicals after the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment

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5 d. ago Russia continues to reject an unconditional ceasefire says Ukraine after peace talks

The second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lasted just over an hour

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5 d. ago Russia and Ukraine agree to exchange bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers during crunch talks, as Moscow accuses Kyiv of 'putting on a show for European old ladies' by demanding return of 'stolen' children

Under the terms of the agreement, some 6,000 bodies of fighters from each side killed in action will be handed over for burial along with at least 1,000 prisoners of war on each side

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6 d. ago French Open: Gauff and Andreeva in action, Norrie v Djokovic to come on day nine – live

Fourth-round matches continue at Roland GarrosEmail Niall with your thoughts on the actionGauff has made an ominous start here, taking 16 of the first 20 points and breaking twice to open up a 4-0 lead. Andreeva and Kasatkina are on serve at 2-2 in the first set.It’s been a nervy start from Alexandrova, losing her serve cheaply in the opening game, and Gauff backs up the break to lead 2-0. On Suzanne-Lenglen, a potential corker between rising star Mirra Andreeva and Daria Kasatkina – born in Russia, now representing Australia – is getting under way. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lorry crashes into plane at Heathrow airport causing long delays

Lorry crashes into plane at Heathrow airport causing long delays  MyLondon

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of doing ‘everything it can’ to sabotage peace talks

President hasn’t committed to Ukraine attending Monday’s meeting with Russia in Istanbul, saying Moscow first has to provide its proposals. What we know on day 1,193See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine has said it does not expect any results from talks with Russia in Turkey, unless Moscow provides its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing “everything” it can to sabotage the potential meeting. Moscow said it was sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul for a second round of talks on Monday but Kyiv has yet to confirm if it will attend. “For over a week now, the Russians have been unable to present the so-called memorandum,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Friday, referring to a document Russia says it has prepared outlining its conditions for peace. “For a meeting to be meaningful, its agenda must be clear, and the negotiations must be properly prepared,” the Ukrainian president added. “Unfortunately, Russia is doing everything it can to ensure that the next pote...

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8 d. ago ‘Worst nightmare’: Child takes over plane intercom to sing Moana song during two

After an initial two-hour take-off delay, the Orlando-bound plane spent another two hours circling its destination city

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9 d. ago Russia won’t agree a ceasefire in Ukraine while Europe continues to fund Putin’s war

Russia has earned three times what Ukraine has received in aid in the last three years and much of the money comes from Europe, World affairs editor Sam Kiley writes. There will be no ceasefire while the Kremlin has an oil-based slush fund

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9 d. ago We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine

The media has focused on the price tag and potholes. But history may mark 14 June as the ceremonial birth of US fascismIn 2017, watching a two-hour Bastille Day procession, Donald Trump told the French president that we’d have one too, only better. That time, the grown-ups said no. The reasons given were costs – estimates ran to $92m – hellish logistics, and the Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser’s worried that tanks and other armored vehicles would tear up Washington’s streets.Some retired generals objected publicly to the totalitarian-adjacent optics, especially given the US president’s praise for such bad actors as Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin. Several Republican lawmakers also expressed their distaste. “Confidence is silent, and insecurity is loud,” the Louisiana senator John Kennedy told MSNBC. “America is the most powerful country in all of human history ... and we don’t need to show it off. We’re not North Korea. We’re not Russia, we’re not China,” he continued, “and I do...

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