69 m. ago Vladimir Putin embarrassed by major blow after key chemical plant hit in audacious strike

Ukraine has showed it is able to launch it's drones further into Russia as it hits three sites - including chemical plants and oil refineries - crucial to Putin's evil war machine

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6 h. ago Russian drone incursion into Poland ‘was Kremlin test on Nato’

Polish foreign minister says Vladimir Putin seeks to test west’s reactions without triggering full-scale warPoland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has said last week’s Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace was an attempt by the Kremlin to test Nato’s reactions by incremental escalations without prompting a full-scale response.Sikorski confirmed that while the drones used in the incursion were capable of carrying ammunition, those that reached Poland were not loaded with explosives. “Interestingly, they were all duds, which suggests to me that Russia tried to test us without starting a war,” Sikorski told the Guardian in Kyiv. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump is no 'strongman' when it comes to Russia or Israel. If other democracies don’t step up, anarchy awaits | Simon Tisdall

Putin and Netanyahu are creating chaos in the vacuum left by a weak US president. But there are still ways to foil themIt is too easy to blame Donald Trump for everything that goes wrong in the world. The ability of any US president to fundamentally change or control the behaviour of other major powers is frequently overestimated. Yet by posing as a sort of uncrowned global monarch and grand arbiter of war and peace, Trump perpetuates fantasies of US hegemony, omnipotence and divine right. Intoxicated by such ego-inflating delusions, he pledged before taking office to swiftly end the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts. Perhaps, in his vanity and hubris, he truly believed he could.Eight months on, the exact opposite is happening. Both crises are expanding and escalating. The bubble has burst, his bluff has been called, the emperor has no clothes – and there is no denying that Trump, by alternately appeasing, excusing and encouraging the two foremost villains of these twin tragedies, is great...

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27 h. ago Trump makes stunning threat to NATO allies over oil as he calls for sweeping new tariffs

Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday morning to rebuke NATO allies for buying oil from Russia, despite their opposition to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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35 h. ago Autocrats and tech bros want to live for ever. Here’s how bleak that future could be | Hanna Thomas Uose

My novel explores the consequences of extreme longevity. Meanwhile, Putin and Xi are pondering immortality in real lifeI was in bed scrolling on my phone when I read the headline: Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality. It took me a long time to get to sleep after that. Not yet, I thought. I pride myself on my prescience, but I wasn’t ready for the future I had imagined to arrive so soon.Since 2017, I’ve been thinking about the implications of longevity research, sketching out possible futures – the shifts in society, the complications and subcultures. This year I published the result of my thought experiment, Who Wants to Live Forever, a speculative literary novel. It follows Yuki and Sam, a couple at a crossroads at the same time that a new drug, called Yareta – which extends the human lifespan by 200 years and preserves youth – becomes available. Sam takes it, Yuki doesn’t, and the novel follows the fallout as the world changes around them. The ...

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51 h. ago Russian hooligans who targeted England fans now fighting Vladimir Putin's Ukraine war

A number of the Russian hooligans who launched brutal and organised attacks on England fans at Euro 2016 are reportedly fighting in the conflict in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin

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51 h. ago Russian hooligans who attacked England fans now waging war for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

Hooligans from groups that fought England fans at their Euro 2016 match against Russia in Marseille are now reportedly participating in Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine

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55 h. ago Russian drones force Europe to defend itself, perhaps alone, as Putin puts 'down a marker' to NATO

In the years since Russia invaded Ukraine, NATO has focused on defending its own territory first and resisted lower-level harassment from Russia, like acts of sabotage and intimidation

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56 h. ago Royal Opera appearance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko draws pro

Dozens of Ukrainians and their supporters have demonstrated outside the Royal Opera House in London against a performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko

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57 h. ago UK hits Vladimir Putin with new sanctions after Poland drone violation

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has slapped new sanctions on Vladimir Putin's war machine following Russia's unprecedented violation of Polish air space this week

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2 d. ago Heartbroken family break silence after Ukraine refugee stabbed to death on train

Iryna Zarutska had fled her home country leaving her family behind after Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade on February 24, 2022.

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3 d. ago African countries push for radical change to tackle climate crisis as key summit wraps up

Nick Ferris reports from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where activists back ambitious final declaration at second African Climate Summit – but pile scorn on lack of help from rich nations

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin reaches grim milestone as Ukraine war death toll for 2025 confirmed

Ukrainian officials claim Russia's military losses are three times higher than Ukraine's

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3 d. ago Trump to call Polish President over Russian drone incursion as pressure grows to hit Putin with 'harsh sanctions': RECAP

RECAP: Donald Trump has phoned Polish President Karol Nawrocki over the Russian drone incursion amid calls for the US to impose 'harsh sanctions' on Vladimir Putin .

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4 d. ago Russia is brazenly provoking the west. Putin must be left in no doubt of the consequences | Paul Taylor

Germany and Italy may have legitimate fears of escalation but this was no accident – it was a violation of Nato territoryBy sending a barrage of drones into Polish airspace, Russia is testing Nato’s military response and Europe’s political resolve to stand behind Ukraine with arms and security guarantees in the event of escalation.The timing can hardly have been a coincidence. Less than a week ago, a 26-nation “coalition of the willing” led by France and the UK announced an agreement on a “reassurance force”, intended to help guarantee Ukraine’s security after any ceasefire in Russia’s relentless war of aggression. Vladimir Putin has stepped up the nightly bombardment of Ukraine in defiance of Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a peace deal, and rejected any presence of European forces on the ground.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy CentreDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words ...

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4 d. ago Britain could send fighter jets to Poland in the wake of Russian drone incursion as Defence Secretary John Healey says Vladimir Putin is 'testing' the west

Defence Secretary John Healey said he has asked UK Armed Forces "to look at options to bolster Nato's air defence over Poland" after Russian drones were shot down over the eastern European country.

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4 d. ago Healey asks military to look at how UK can help bolster Polish defences

The Defence Secretary held talks in London with defence officials from Poland, Italy, France and Germany.

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4 d. ago UK looking to bolster NATO air defence over Poland in response to Russian drone attacks

Defence Secretary John Healey accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ‘testing’ Western allies with the attack

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4 d. ago The deadly drones at the heart of Putin's war machine: Lightweight UAVs are cheap, can fly 400 miles at 99mph... and have changed warfare in Europe

Early this morning, Vladimir Putin's war machine squared up to NATO by firing multiple drones into Poland's airspace. 

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4 d. ago Despair and destruction: Civilians in Ukraine's eastern strongholds struggle as Russia advances

The Russian advance into the Donetsk region has intensified, leaving Ukrainian cities like Kostiantynivka in dire conditions

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