26 h. ago Ukraine ‘unleashes British Storm Shadow missiles on Russia, with Trump’s approval’

British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles and kamikaze air and sea drones have reportedly been used by Ukraine as it hit numerous targets including Vladimir Putin's £3 billion Crimean Bridge

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29 h. ago Zelensky says conversation with Trump at the Vatican last week 'may have been the best we have ever had' 

Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his conversation with Donald Trump at the Vatican last weekend 'may have been the best we have ever had'.

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30 h. ago JD Vance says 'Trump brokered greatest peace deal of 21st Century' if Russia Ukraine war ends

If Putin's war in Ukraine comes to an end it will be all thanks to Orange Manbaby Donald Trump as the US President 'brokered one of the greatest peace deals', claims Vice President JD Vance

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34 h. ago ‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media

Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effectsAs Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose roots date back to the fight against Nazi propaganda – he quickly attracted support from figures not used to aligning themselves with any US administration.Trump had ordered the US Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that funds VOA and other groups promoting independent journalism overseas, to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. The decision suddenly halted programming in 49 languages to more than 425 million people. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago US steps back from peace talks, saying it won’t mediate between Russia and Ukraine

JD Vance says ‘this isn’t our war’ as state department warns envoys will stop flying around the world ‘at drop of a hat’

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63 h. ago MARK ALMOND: The question is can Trump now get concessions out of Russia?

If Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky is the sort of person who sees a half-empty glass as half-full, he will take some consolation from the fact that the deal...

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3 d. ago Ukraine has prised Trump away from the Kremlin with minerals deal in triumph of diplomacy

The US-Ukraine mineral deal is good for both countries and the first sign that Trump may turn away from Putin, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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3 d. ago US and Ukraine finally sign minerals deal as Donald Trump makes key concession

The deal appears to contain some important concessions by Washington and comes days after Trump and Zelensky held talks at Pope Francis’s funeral

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3 d. ago What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what does this deal with Trump involve?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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3 d. ago Trump insiders call Steve Witkoff a 'bumbling f**** idiot' after special envoy meets alone with Putin

Former real estate attorney Steve Witkoff met with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday amid continuing negotiations about the end of the Ukrainian invasion.

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3 d. ago Trump administration signs minerals deal with Ukraine in key move for Russian peace

Agreement is aimed at centering future US engagement in Ukraine

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4 d. ago Russia says it will NOT agree a Ukraine ceasefire anytime soon because conflict is 'too complicated'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that President Putin supports a ceasefire initiative' but not before 'a series of nuances' are solved

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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