25 m. ago Five key moments from Donald Trump’s combative interview marking his first 100 days back

‘I’ve never even heard of you,’ the US president tells ABC reporter Terry Moran as they clash over key issues, including tariffs and the Ukraine-Russia war

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4 h. ago A young couple found love during war. Then Putin’s bombs came for them

As Ukraine's war with Russia roiled around them, Khudia told Zavadska he felt calm and peaceful around her

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6 h. ago Ukraine rescuers battle Kharkiv fires after Russian overnight drone strike

Emergency services tackled huge fires in Kharkiv following overnight Russian drone strikes on Tuesday, 29 April.

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10 h. ago North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees missile test of new 'Aegis Destroyer' warship

The North Korean Navy has been showing off its new 'Cheo Hyun' class of destroyer, which comes packed with lethal hardware and the ability to fire potentially nuclear-armed ballistic missiles

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28 h. ago Child killed in Russian drone attack in central Ukraine, say officials

A 12-year-old girl has died in a Russian drone attack in central Ukraine, according to officials in the war-torn country.

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36 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls Putin’s offer of brief ceasefire ‘manipulation’

Ukraine president urges month-long truce after Russia suggests three-day one to mark a world war two victory. What we know on day 1,161Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for an immediate month-long ceasefire after Vladimir Putin unilaterally announced a three-day truce for next month during a second world war anniversary. The Ukrainian president said: “Now there’s a new attempt at manipulation. For some reason, everyone is supposed to wait for May 8 and only then have a ceasefire to ensure calm for Putin during the parade.” He added: “We value people’s lives and not parades. We believe that the world believes that there is no reason to wait for May 8. And the ceasefire should be not for a few days only to resume the killing afterward.” Ukrainian officials also pointed out that Russia announced a similar truce over the Easter period only to violate it. The Russian president suggested the ceasefire in May to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the second world ...

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48 h. ago Inside North Korea's brutal schools where children face daily beatings and are forced to learn about Kim Jong Un's life and sing propaganda songs

Bella Seo - who fled the dystopian country when she was a teenager - said students' most important subject was their leader Kim Jong Un , which they had to study three times a day.

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49 h. ago North Korea breaks silence on fighting for Putin against Ukraine as new ceasefire announced

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for WWII anniversary ceasefire as Kim Jong-Un admits he's sent thousands of troops to 'anihilate' Ukraine in chilling new escalation of Ukraine war

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51 h. ago US asks North Korea to stop sending troops for Russia’s war in Ukraine

The US has called for an end to North Korea’s military deployment to support Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine as Kim Jong Un confirmed he sent his troops to fight in Europe.

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52 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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54 h. ago Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for deploying 1000s of North Korean troops for his Ukraine war

Around 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region, South Korea has said

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55 h. ago US says North Korea’s military deployment in Russia’s war against Ukraine must end

US says North Korea’s support has ‘perpetuated the Russia-Ukraine war’ after Kim Jong Un confirms sending troops

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55 h. ago Vladimir Putin FINALLY admits North Korean army is fighting for him against Ukraine

Vladimir Putin confirmed that the North Korean army is supporting Russian forces for the first time - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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55 h. ago North Korea confirms it has sent troops to Russia to fight Ukraine

Vladimir Putin thanks North Korean forces who says have fought ‘shoulder to shoulder with Russian fighters’

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63 h. ago North Korea confirms for first time it has sent troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine war

Battle in Kursk showed ‘highest strategic level of the firm militant friendship’ between North Korea and Russia, state news says, hailing ‘heroes’North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it has sent troops to fight for Russia in the war with Ukraine under the orders of leader Kim Jong-un.The end of the battle in Russia’s Kursk region showed the “highest strategic level of the firm militant friendship” between North Korea and Russia, the North’s KCNA state news agency cited the ruling party as saying. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago North Korea makes first public admission it sent troops to fight for Russia

The admission comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio warned the Trump administration would walk away from brokering peace talks if there was no realistic prospect of a deal in sight

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3 d. ago Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin's desire for peace

Russia has launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight, targeting multiple regions after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war

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3 d. ago Putin congratulates military after Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left Kursk region with help of North Korea

Vladimir Putin congratulated his military after Russia claimed all Ukrainian troops have left the Kursk region with the help of North Korean soldiers.

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3 d. ago Maltese ‘golden’ passports were sold to Russians with Ukraine war links

Paid-for citizenship that could be banned by European court was handed to people who later faced sanctions

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had detained a man it suspects of killing a senior general with a car bomb outside Moscow. Russia has accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday, which killed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. The FSB alleged a Ukrainian agent it named as Ignat Kuzin rigged a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha with a homemade explosive device from a Ukrainian secret service stash in the Moscow area and that the bomb was then detonated remotely from Ukraine. A video released by the FSB showed a man identified as Kuzin, and what was said to be his arrest taking place on a forest road. Kyiv has not commented on the blast, which bore the hallmarks of previous attacks on military figures and high-profile backers of the Kremlin’s offensive.Donald Trump has sai...

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