15 h. ago Ukraine 'destroys key Russian train' as 'nothing left alive' in massive blow to Putin

The train, said to have been carrying Russian fuel and cars, was reportedly blown up and derailed following a Ukrainian military operation.

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17 h. ago Ukraine 'destroys key Russian train' in massive blow to Putin as 'nothing left alive'

The train, said to have been carrying Russian fuel and cars, was reportedly blown up and derailed following a Ukrainian military operation which caused it to spew fire and smoke

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68 h. ago Schoolgirl, 15, left at bus stop by boyfriend and is never seen alive again

Karen Stitt was raped and stabbed 59 times, but her killer slipped away unnoticed for decades until in 2019, the police received a tip-off that changed everything

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3 d. ago Trump reportedly backs Ukrainian land concession in peace plan with Putin – live

Putin in return offered ceasefire across Ukraine and written promise to not attack again, according to senior officialsZelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefingAt the Alaska summit, Putin demanded Ukraine withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk as a condition for ending the war, but offered Trump a freeze along the remaining frontline, two sources with direct knowledge of the talks told the Guardian.Although Luhansk is almost entirely under Russian control, Ukraine still holds key parts of Donetsk, including the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk and heavily fortified positions whose defence has cost tens of thousands of lives. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump's 'condescending gesture' to Vladimir Putin to gain power advantage

An expert has said the US President veered from his usual plan of action to deliver a 'condescending' early blow to Vladimir Putin, despite a seemingly warm greeting in Alaska

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6 d. ago Moment Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian platoon on front line as drone footage shows personnel carrier destroyed and soldiers picked off

It comes amid the Russian army's biggest 24-hour advance into Ukraine in over a year, just ahead of the Trump-Putin summit

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6 d. ago Inside the massive new £218 million train station opening in the UK this autumn – just 40 minutes from London

Inside the massive new £218 million train station opening in the UK this autumn – just 40 minutes from London  Time Out Worldwide

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1 week ago Trump news at a glance: President reportedly orders military to target drug cartels; plans to meet Putin on Ukraine

Directive reportedly gives Pentagon a basis to operate against cartels on foreign soil; Trump to meet Russian president in Alaska next week – key US politics stories from 8 August 2025Donald Trump has reportedly given a secret directive to the Pentagon to use the military to target Latin-American drug cartels that his administration has designated terrorist organisations.The order “provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels”, according to the New York Times, which first reported the directive, citing people familiar with the matter. A US official later confirmed the signing of the directive but said military action did not appear imminent and it was unclear exactly what type of operations they would carry out. Continue reading...

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