3 h. ago Lammy to urge allies to boost defence spending to make Nato ‘more lethal’

It comes after the UK announced the largest sustained increase to defence spending since the Cold War.

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15 h. ago Vladimir Putin's 'secret lover' makes coded 'tsarina' reference at athletic event

Alina Kabaeva, 41, turned up at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Russia with gymnasts from her elite Sky Grace Academy and wearing a noticeable bomber jacket

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23 h. ago Vladimir Putin accused of planting spies on Glasgow company's supertankers

Ukrainian campaigners have warned Seapeak Maritime could be helping fund Russia’s brutal invasion and have called for the firm to be shut down.

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23 h. ago Soprano Anna Netrebko to open Royal Opera season, returning after a 6

Soprano Anna Netrebko will return to London’s Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” that starts Jakub Hrůša’s tenure as music director

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23 h. ago Vladimir Putin conscripts 160,000 Russian troops in biggest military call

The draft came as Washington officials said the likelihood of Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace accord within the next few months has ‘plummeted’

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39 h. ago Russia issues chilling threat as Vladimir Putin 'condemns' Donald Trump's latest outburst

Dealmaker Donald Trump has issued a chilling threat to Iran, saying that if it refused to negotiate on its nuclear program, he would bomb the country "the likes of which they have never seen before"

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39 h. ago Donald Trump 'bombing' threat sparks chilling response from Vladimir Putin

Dealmaker Donald Trump has issued a chilling warning to Iran, saying that if it refused to negotiate on its nuclear program, he would bomb the country "the likes of which they have never seen before"

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40 h. ago Russia says it cannot accept US peace plan for Ukraine ‘in its current form’

Moscow’s refusal highlights the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the warMoscow has described the latest US peace proposals as unacceptable to the Kremlin, highlighting the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war in Ukraine since taking office in January.Sergei Ryabkov, a foreign policy adviser to Vladimir Putin, said some of Russia’s key demands were being addressed by the US proposals to end the war, in comments that marked a rare acknowledgment from the Russian side that talks with the US over Ukraine had stalled in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Putin thugs caught operating illegally in Britain face five years in prison as Russia joins Iran as top 'malign influence' in the UK today

Vladimir Putin's dictatorship will be placed in the 'enhanced' tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (Firs), which makes it easier to tackle spies and thugs operating in Britain.

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58 h. ago Putin orders biggest Russian military conscription for years after claims of stalling peace talks

Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 Russians aged from 18 to 30 - the new order will be implemented from April 1 and must be complete by July 15

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60 h. ago Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing, two important partners for the South American giant, in May

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61 h. ago Starmer speaks to Zelensky days before meeting of military leaders

The Prime Minister spoke with the Ukrainian president on Monday evening.

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61 h. ago Donald Trump is 'imitating Vladimir Putin in bid to snatch Greenland for US control'

President Donald Trump is taking a leaf out of Vladimir Putin's book with his aim of taking over Greenland, says a Kremlin propagandist, who is comparing it to the Crimean land grab

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65 h. ago Donald Trump and JD Vance 'pathetically cosplay as Putin' with Greenland annex plans

Russian despot Vladimir Putin appears to be playing a game of 'hurty words' with Trump and Vance after setting one of his media mouthpieces loose on national television

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69 h. ago 'Colonisers' Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin 'carving up Ukraine like a patient on operating table'

Donald Trump has extraordinarily claimed he was "p****d off" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as he continues to push for a deal to end the bloody war in Ukraine

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69 h. ago Donald Trump savaged in rare attack by Russian media as 'leader not leading and boss not bossing'

Donald Trump previously told reporters he was "p***** off" that Russian despot Vladimir Putin was dragging his feet regarding reaching a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine

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2 d. ago Russia reportedly begins rare earth metals talks with US; Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin – Russia

Pro-Kremlin newspaper reports Washington and Moscow talks have started; US president speaks out against Russian presidentRussia has accused Ukraine’s army of attacking energy sites in the Bryansk border region in a drone and artillery strike on Sunday evening.“The continuation of deliberate attacks by the Ukrainian army on Russia’s energy facilities is evidence of the Kyiv regime’s complete lack of commitment to its obligations regarding settling the conflict in Ukraine,” the Russian defence ministry said. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Donald Trump’s fury with Vladimir Putin explained as US President 'p****ed off' with Kremlin

The US President said he was 'very angry, p****d off' after Vladimir Putin suggested Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky step down before he enters into any negotiations

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3 d. ago Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ as his team looks into ‘methods’ to secure a third term: Live updates

President makes most extensive comments yet on his desire for a third term and says he is ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin during an NBC interview

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3 d. ago Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin approach to Ukraine ceasefire and threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil – Russia

US president takes aim at Russian president’s criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s credibilityThe Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, has this snippet about the ineffectiveness of Trump’s negotiating tactics in regards to trying to end the war in Ukraine. You can read the full story here.During the election campaign, Trump had said that he could end the Ukraine war within 24 hours, comments he more recently claimed were “a little bit sarcastic”. That has proved elusive and his tactics to force Russia and Ukraine into agreeing a ceasefire have so far been focused on bullying and pressurising Kyiv. Continue reading...

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