57 m. ago German foreign minister seeks India's help to bring ally Russia into Ukraine peace talks

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has urged India to press its close ally Russia to return to peace talks over the war in Ukraine

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2 h. ago Putin's frosty handshake that may signal Russian dictator's next war

The frosty handshake between Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev at the Beijing parade comes after months of strained relations between the two countries

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3 h. ago Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support

Russia has launched over 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure, especially energy facilities

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5 h. ago Chinese leader XI Jinping cozies up to Vladimir Putin at military parade

The parade was held in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War two.

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5 h. ago Putin grins with Kim and Xi Jinping as 'axis of evil' meet up at military parade

Evil pals Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un were pictured as guests of honour at Xi Jinping's major military parade in China - which Donald Trump blasted as "conspiring against the US"

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6 h. ago China unveils futuristic new weapons including lasers and robotic wolves

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined China's President Xi as the new weapons were unveiled

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6 h. ago China parades new weapons in front of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong

‘Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America,’ Trump posted on Truth Social

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6 h. ago Trump condemns Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un for 'conspiring against America' as despots unveil China's new laser weapon at military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted the military parade to mark 80 years since the war, warning humanity must choose between peace and war. His guests included Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

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8 h. ago A look at the world leaders joining China's military parade in a show of solidarity with Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

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9 h. ago Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Trump goes scorched earth on Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un for 'conspiring against America' as world despots unite to unveil chilling new weapon at China's military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted the military parade to mark 80 years since the war, warning humanity must choose between peace and war. His guests included Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

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11 h. ago Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the westXi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the west.Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, are among dozens of world leaders attending the parade, a massive display of military hardware and personnel, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the Japanese War of Aggression. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Xi Jinping says world faces ‘peace or war’, as Putin and Kim join him for military parade

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off a week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as a rebuke to the westXi Jinping said the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held China’s largest-ever military parade, joined by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un in a show of defiance to the west.Putin and Kim, the authoritarian leaders of Russia and North Korea, were among dozens of world leaders who attended the parade, a massive display of military hardware and personnel, orchestrated to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which China calls the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Xi, Putin, and Kim gather at Tiananmen Gate for a grand military parade

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and guests, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, have arrived at Tiananmen Gate for a military parade in Beijing

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13 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was “very disappointed” in the Russian ruler, and was planning on “doing something to help people live”, said the US president, without any specifics. He was speaking on the radio show of Scott Jennings, a US conservative pundit.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup in certain sectors of the frontline and still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets. “Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. [Putin] refuses to be forced into peace Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this,” said the Ukrainian president in his nightly address.European allies are ready to contribute to po...

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24 h. ago Italy looks at hiding state flight paths after jamming of Von Der Leyen plane

EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS lossEurope live – latest updatesItaly is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Italy considers hiding state flight paths after jamming of von der Leyen plane

EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS lossEurope live – latest updatesItaly is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago We went to Center Parcs and paid a fortune for a naff break in tacky surroundings with a Wetherspoons feeling. Now we go to these parks instead... they're much more stylish and half the price

As I scroll through social media, while simultaneously keeping an eye on my 11-year-old and friend in a local park, a Mumsnet post catches my eye. 'Is Center Parcs a bit tacky?' it reads.

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25 h. ago Putin accuses Europe of spreading 'hysterical horror stories' about a Russian invasion after France and Germany warned of possible attack

Vladimir Putin has today accused Europe of spreading 'hysteria' and 'horror stories', after France and Germany warned of a possible Russian attack.

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27 h. ago Europe live: Putin claims he never opposed EU membership for Ukraine but draws line at Nato

Russian leader, continuing China visit, is joined by Slovakia’s Robert FicoOver in Beijing, Russia’s Vladimir Putin has met with Slovak prime minister Robert Fico, with the pair giving brief statements to the media in the last few minutes.In his remarks, Putin said that that Moscow had never opposed Ukraine’s potential membership of the European Union, and dismissed claims that Moscow was somehow planning to attack Europe. Continue reading...

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