10 h. ago Russia issues WW3 threat as Europe 'deliberately preparing for inevitable war'

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said war with Europe is 'inevitable' and accused the West of 'deliberately' preparing for an armed conflict with Vladimir Putin

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38 h. ago Libyan man accused of murder, rape, and torture appears at the ICC

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison has appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court

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38 h. ago Dozens of Kenyans sue British army including one who was 'mauled by a lion' during four

It comes as lawmakers in the East African country accused the force of behaving like an 'occupying presence', with a pattern of sexual misconduct and environmental harm.

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39 h. ago Putin accused of the 'same old sabre rattling' after claiming Russia is 'ready for war' with Europe ahead of peace talks with the US

UK ministers lashed out at the dictator over comments made ahead of a round of US-led peace talks that failed to agree a way to end Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine .

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46 h. ago Amnesty accuses Sudanese paramilitary of war crimes in assault on refugee camp

Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing war crimes in Darfur

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54 h. ago Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says as peace talks with US begin

Russian president accuses European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine as he meets with Witkoff and KushnerRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has accused European powers of preventing peace in Ukraine and threatened that Russia was ready for war as Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived for talks at the Kremlin on Tuesday evening.Moments before the closed-door meeting with Witkoff and Kushner, Putin made a series of hard-edged remarks. Speaking to reporters, he accused European governments of sabotaging the peace process and said that “European demands” on ending the war in Ukraine were “not acceptable to Russia”. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Trump live: Hegseth defiant about strikes on ‘narco boats’ at Cabinet meeting amid furor over ‘war crimes’ accusations

The defense secretary is at the center of a growing controversy over September 2 strikes against an alleged drug ship in the Caribbean

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3 d. ago Russia warns of ‘consequences’ & accuses Nato of preparing for ‘major war’ after claims of ‘pre

RUSSIA has accused Europe of gearing up for "major war" after a top Nato chief claimed the defence pact could launch "pre-emptive strikes" on Vladimir Putin. Moscow hit back at the suggestion, blaming the West for "moving towards escalation" - despite mad Vlad's growing shadow war currently tearing through the continent. It comes after Admiral...

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6 d. ago Trump willing to hand Putin occupied Ukrainian provinces to seal peace deal... as former British Army commander accuses US President of 'conveniently forgetting' who started war

Donald Trump has accepted Russian demands for the United States to recognise Ukraine's eastern provinces as belonging to the Kremlin, it was reported on Friday night.

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6 d. ago Starmer facing fury of left again as he is accused of breaching another Labour manifesto promise by ditching Rayner's day one rights for workers

Sir Keir Starmer is once more at war with the left after ditching a key part of Angela Rayner 's workers' rights bonanza.

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7 d. ago US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner

Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours, Ukraine’s only Nobel peace prize winner has warned.Oleksandra Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with White House. Continue reading...

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1 week ago European countries propose radically different Ukraine peace plan from Trump’s version

New proposals drawn up at summit in Switzerland omit some of the pro-Russia points in US documentEuropean countries on Sunday proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan, which rejects some of the pro-Russian points made in the original US-backed document, and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected.The counter-proposal emerged as American, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland. The 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hands over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago European countries propose radically different Ukraine peace plan to US

Document omits some of Washington’s pro-Russia points and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respectedEuropean countries proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan on Sunday that omits some of the pro-Russia points made in the original US-backed document and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected.The counter-proposal emerged as US, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland. The 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hand over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel accused of war crimes over expulsion of 32,000 refugees from West Bank camps

A report by Human Rights Watch claims the IDF carried out war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing

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2 w. ago Ukraine takes just 20 minutes to wreak revenge on Russia by drone attack after POWs are shot dead

The attack came after Russia was again accused of breaking the rules of war as Vladimir Putin 's soldiers shot dead surrendering Ukrainian troops.

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3 w. ago Labour Traitors war: Who has been accused of plotting against the Prime Minister and why?

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to condemn ‘completely unacceptable’ briefings against his Health Secretary, Wes Streeting

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3 w. ago BBC bosses quit in disgrace after corporation admits doctoring Donald Trump video and is accused of bias on war in Gaza and transgender reports

An impartiality row rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias, censorship and doctoring footage of Donald Trump.

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4 w. ago Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire

International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass civilian killingsA Sudanese paramilitary group accused of killing thousands of unarmed civilians in an ethnically motivated massacre has agreed to a truce.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is facing mounting criticism over apparent war crimes committed by its fighters in the city of El Fasher last month, said it had agreed to a “humanitarian ceasefire” put forward by the quad countries of the US, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Foodie wars! MasterChef contestant accused of 'cultural appropriation' amid bitter copyright war over Middle Eastern cookbook

The furious row came about over the title of Ms Khan's fourth cookbook entitled Sabzi, which was released by Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury in July.

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