2 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: US and Kyiv ‘ready to sign’ minerals deal amid uncertainty over last

Ukraine’s first deputy PM travels to Washington to sign deal as later reports claim US pushing Ukraine to sign extra documents Kyiv felt were not ready Ukraine and the US said they were ready to sign a minerals deal, amid reports that a last-minute obstacle injected uncertainty into the timing. “Our side is ready to sign. The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” US treasury secretary Scott Bessent told reporters. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that and we are ready, if they are.”Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, is on her way to the US to sign the minerals deal, according to a senior source in the Ukrainian presidency. Ukraine’s prime minister, Denis Shmyhal, said on Wednesday that the reworked deal would be signed within the next 24 hours and would have to be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament.But later reports claimed the US was pushing Ukraine to sign additional documents, but that Kyiv felt they were not ready yet. The ...

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4 h. ago Trump Cabinet meeting live: President downplays stock market slump during meeting to mark first 100 days

The stock market is on track to have lost almost 8 percent during the first 100 days of Trump's second term in the White House.

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7 h. ago Top Trump aide eviscerates 'failed loser' Kamala Harris while ridiculing her big 'comeback' move: Live updates

The White House issued a list of what it said were 57 'hoaxes' by the media during Donald Trump's first 100 days.

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10 h. ago Chilling reason why Russia removed brain and throat of Ukrainian journalist in sickening torture rituals after she was captured while reporting on Putin's bloody war

Prisoner of war Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, was held in occupied Ukraine and tortured by Vladimir Putin's brutal regime.

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13 h. ago Vladimir Putin snubs Donald Trump's peace plan AGAIN as WW3 warning issued

Vladimir Putin ignored Donald Trump's pleas to 'stop' the fighting as he unleashed a massive bombing campaign on Ukraine, injuring dozens of civilians including two children

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15 h. ago Donald Trump says Putin 'has been easier to deal with than Zelensky'

Donald Trump pointed towards his explosive meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office in late February, saying that the Ukrainian leader was 'screaming' at him.

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17 h. ago A young couple in Ukraine delighted in first love. Then the war came for them

A young couple in Kyiv surprised their parents with the intensity of their first love

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25 h. ago Russia returns body of female Ukrainian reporter with eyes and brain MISSING

Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, was taken as a prisoner of war after heading inside occupied areas of Ukraine to report on the invasion - her mutilated remains have now been returned

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30 h. ago Why does Russia want the Crimea? The fight for power in the Black Sea

Why is a peninsula in Eastern Europe at the centre of a billion-dollar war?

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30 h. ago Beyoncé brings out daughter Rumi, 7, for rare public appearance on Cowboy Carter tour opening night

The singer’s highly-anticipated tour kicked off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles Monday night

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36 h. ago Putin's Kremlin mouthpiece mocks Donald Trump and insists 'the war will go on and on'

TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov has slammed Donald Trump for threatening Russia with sanctions if Putin fails to go ahead with a ceasefire. He said Russia has more work to do

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37 h. ago Moscow rejects Trump's peace plan and Kyiv calls Putin's three

Sergei Lavrov, Russia 's veteran Foreign Minister, declared yesterday that the Kremlin would only accept a ceasefire if a litany of strict terms are met

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53 h. ago Spain and Portugal power cut live: Spanish PM hopes power will return soon and tells public to minimise travel and not speculate

Electricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryExplainer: what happened and what caused it?Have you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: Spanish electricity supply slowly returning as officials rule out cyber

Electricity consumption in Spain gradually going back up as grid operator restores energy in more parts of the countryHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: warnings of six to 10 hours to restore supplies across Spain

Official from Spanish grid operator says outage is an unprecedented incident and declines to comment on causesHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: warnings of six to ten hours to restore supplies across Spain

Official from Spanish grid operator says outage is an unprecedented incident and declines to comment on causesWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Major power outages across Spain and Portugal hit transport systems, mobile networks, traffic lights and more – Europe live

Cities across Spain and Portugal experience blackouts and transport chaos after power outageWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Conclave to choose new Pope to start on 7 May, Vatican confirms – Europe live

Process to decide on successor to Pope Francis will begin next weekWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Russia claims it is ‘ready’ for Ukraine talks but demands recognition of occupied territories – Europe live

Comments from foreign minister Sergei Lavrov about ‘ownership’ follow suggestions from Trump that Ukraine could cede CrimeaAt the European Commission’s midday press briefing, the chief spokesperson Paula Pinho has just been asked about the EU’s reaction to Donald Trump’s comments over the weekend after he met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.She said:President Zelensky has been very much aligned with the EU position, and vice versa, we’ve been very much aligned with President Zelensky on the position with regard to peace and negotiations regarding a ceasefire agreement, where absolutely the position of Ukraine is the determining position.We’ve also heard, indeed, the comments by President Trump after these talks, and we welcome those comments that go in the sense of also acknowledging that the attacks of Russia on Ukraine, which, by the way, continued over the weekend, cannot be accepted. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Putin wants Zelensky to make first move on direct talks, says Kremlin as Trump claims Kyiv will give up Crimea

The US president has urged Russia to stop firing missiles into civilian areas of Ukraine after a string of deadly attacks

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