51 m. ago Preparations under way for Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss war in Ukraine – Europe live

US and Russian presidents to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, starting at 11am local time, in what US hopes will be pivotal moment in efforts to end warIn the last few minutes, US president Donald Trump appeared to recognise the importance of the occasion ahead, posting on his Truth Social account:HIGH STAKES!!! Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Trump and Putin set for Alaska showdown as sidelined Zelensky waits to discover Ukraine's fate: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.

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60 m. ago Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump

Donald Trump has said that there is a 25 per cent chance the summit might fail

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68 m. ago 'Boom' heard over large part of UK as locals say 'it's shaking our houses'

A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 was reported making its way across southern England, just as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska for crunch peace talks

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79 m. ago Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule

The Taliban leader is warning that God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country

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1 hour ago Anchorage, Alaska city guide: What to do and where to stay in the capital of America’s last frontier

Alaska’s largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, says Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments available in 12 different breweries

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1 hour ago Premier League returns at Anfield, ‘no change’ on Isak; transfer news and more – live

Latest news and updates before Premier League openerPreviews | Barney Ronay on Premier League | Mail JohnWe all love a bargain. Although, in Premier League terms these days, a £30m transfer constitutes a bargain. You get the point though and here Harry Paterson lists several players who could end up looking real value for money.Fancy some in-depth team-by-team Premier League previews? Here’s West Ham, the 19th of 20, and we’ll complete the set with Wolves later today. Click away and you’ll find links to all the others. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Sergei Lavrov trolls the West by wearing Soviet CCCP top to showdown between Trump and Putin in Alaska 

The shirt has been seen as an inflammatory and offensive gesture towards Ukraine because CCCP is a Russian abbreviation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

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1 hour ago Scotland retro: 39 atmospheric photos bring the 70s back to life, from famous faces to lost department stores

If you grew up in Scotland during the 1970s, these photos are sure to bring memories of an unforgettable decade flooding back.

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2 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump

The MAGA firebrand launched her fiery attack on X just hours before the crucial peace talks in Alaska

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2 h. ago Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Erin nears

Tropical Storm Erin is approaching Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides

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2 h. ago Tributes to 'beautiful' mum found dead in street as man quizzed on suspicion of murder

Paris Kendall, 36, was found with severe head injuries in the street

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2 h. ago Allied troops are ‘ready to go from day one’ if Ukraine ceasefire is reached, says defence secretary

John Healey dismissed suggestions that the UK’s approach to the Ukraine war is to ‘watch and wait’ as Russian and American delegations arrived in Alaska for crunch talks

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3 h. ago ‘Kept fighting despite the odds’: the Russian journalists who risked everything to report the truth

In an expansive five-hour documentary, young journalists are branded ‘foreign agents’ for continuing to report independently as authoritarianism spreadsIn the fall of 2021, the director Julia Loktev traveled from her Brooklyn home to Moscow, with the intent to film some friends under pressure. That summer, the Russian government had cracked down on the remaining independent media in the country, designating outlets and journalists it found irksome as “foreign agents”. Loktev, who moved to the US from the Soviet Union at age nine, had several journalist friends now required to submit detailed financial reports to the government and affix an all-caps disclaimer to any output, be it an article or an Instagram post of their cat, declaring it the work of a foreign agent.Loktev began shadowing her friend Anna Nemzer, a host on the country’s only remaining independent news channel, TV Rain (Dozhd, in Russian), which was on the growing list of “foreign agents” meant to chill any press criti...

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3 h. ago Erotic thriller with several steamy scenes that left viewers 'on edge' added to Prime Video

The raunchy film is said to contain an Oscar winner's best performance of their career

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3 h. ago How Team Trump’s terrifying weaknesses play into Putin’s hands at the Alaska summit

Trump is flying to Anchorage for his meeting with Putin with a team which has no grasp on facts, or truth, and therefore no grasp on reality either, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 h. ago UK's most expensive and cheapest seaside spots for beach day out named

New research has compared several of the most popular UK summer destinations, totting up the cost of deckchair hire, a '99' ice cream, and a fish and chips meal

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3 h. ago What festivals are taking place in London this weekend and where?

There are lots of events and happenings this weekend in the capital

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3 h. ago Man finds wife in bed with judge so stuffs severed penis in mouth and leaves on street

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The body of the judge was found on the street in full view of the public after he was chased down by a fuming husband who took extreme action

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3 h. ago Do not eat warning as supermarket urgently recalls popular ready meal due to deadly risk

A popular ready meal has been urgently recalled over fears they could trigger severe allergic reactions.

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