14 h. ago Voices: Nato’s new red lines could turn Ukraine into a no man’s land

After provocative incursions over Poland and Romania by Russian drones, Nato’s response – to deploy military equipment along its eastern flank – might actually suit Vladimir Putin, says Mark Almond

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5 d. ago Chilling 'reason' from man accused of stabbing Ukrainian refugee to death on train

As calls for the death penalty grow in the wake of the killing of Iryna Zarutska, her alleged killer Decarlos Brown has spoken for the first time from behind bars in a chilling phone call to his sister

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on Israel’s attack in Doha: western passivity is allowing Netanyahu to cross every red line | Editorial

The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peace“Why does the PM insist on blowing up any deal that comes close?” despaired the mother of a hostage held in Gaza, following Israel’s airstrike in Qatar on Tuesday. For anyone who doubted Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to the forever war he unleashed after 7 October, the attempt to wipe out Hamas’s ceasefire negotiation team in Doha offered grim confirmation that peace – and the return of Israeli hostages – is low on Mr Netanyahu’s list of current priorities.Just how close Hamas’s leadership was to endorsing ceasefire proposals backed by Donald Trump – which were being discussed in the capital of an established US ally – is unclear. However, Mr Netanyahu’s strike has ensured that its negotiators will not agree to sit round a table again anytime soon. Israel swiftly stated that the attack was in response to the Hamas-claimed shooting in Jerusalem o...

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5 d. ago Voices: Putin’s goading NATO: He’s gambling that all it can launch against him is fearsome rhetoric

The case for invoking an Article 5 collective response against Russia’s drone incursion into Poland isn’t as simple as it first looks for Nato, writes Mary Dejevsky. So what, then, is its least-worst option?

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6 d. ago Man could face death penalty after Ukraine refugee stabbed to death on train

Iryna Zarutska had fled Ukraine after Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade - but she was later stabbed the South End light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina

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6 d. ago Suspect in stabbing of Ukrainian woman in North Carolina charged with federal crime

Charge for Decarlos B Jr, accused of killing Iryna Zarutska in apparent random attack on train, could carry death penaltyThe justice department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month with a federal crime that could carry the death penalty.The federal charge comes amid growing questions about why Decarlos Brown Jr was on the street despite 14 prior criminal arrests before he was accused of pulling out a knife and killing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in an apparently random attack captured on video. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train charged with federal crime

The Justice Department has charged a man with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train

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7 d. ago Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian woman on train

Charlotte, North Carolina, officials are facing criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of erratic behavior off the streets before he fatally stabbed a young Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train last month

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7 d. ago Union leaders warn of ‘massive backlash’ if Starmer axes Rayner’s workers’ rights charter

Union delegates fear Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle is ‘a right-wing coup’ and have warned the PM that the workers’ rights package is a ‘red line’

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7 d. ago Ukraine refugee randomly stabbed to death on train as GoFundMe pulls sick fundraisers

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Iryna Zarutska, 23, was stabbed to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, by a homeless man with a long criminal history as she fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion

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8 d. ago BREAKING: McLaren team orders controversy as Lando Norris benefits and Max Verstappen wins Italian GP

Max Verstappen started on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with McLaren struggling to match the straight line speed of the Dutchman in his Red Bull at Monza

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8 d. ago McLaren team orders controversy as Lando Norris benefits and Max Verstappen wins Italian GP

Max Verstappen started on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with McLaren struggling to match the straight line speed of the Dutchman in his Red Bull at Monza

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8 d. ago Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley confirmed as Oleksandr Usyk fight eludes New Zealander

Usyk was ordered to face mandatory challenger Parker, but an injury to the Ukrainian has seen the Kiwi pivot

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9 d. ago PETER HITCHENS: We're not being told the truth about Ukraine. This was the moment the mask slipped and I saw why the elites want to wage this hideous war for ever...

It looks as if the war in Ukraine will go on for many years to come. And this will not be an accident. It may even be what the West secretly wants...

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9 d. ago Blindsided by Trump, Modi is learning hard lessons about India's place in the new world order | Mukul Kesavan

New Delhi spent decades cosying up to the US. The truth is, Washington doesn’t have allies outside the west – it has clientsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreWhen Donald Trump won his second term, India’s ruling elite must have been quietly pleased. Prime minister Narendra Modi’s performative courting of King Donald, both in and out of office, suggested a special chemistry between these two titans of the hard right.As Trump set about remaking global trade and geopolitics by weaponising tariffs, India got into trade negotiations with the US early. New Delhi accepted that negotiations would be difficult, given its red lines on agricultural and dairy products. Yet it was optimistic about getting a deal commensurate with India’s economic heft – and strategic value to the US as a counterweight to China.Mukul Kesavan is an Indian historian, novelist and poli...

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1 week ago Authoritative to authoritarian: rightwing radicalisation is blurring the Conservatives’ political red lines | Andy Beckett

Listen to the inflammatory language around immigration, multiculturalism, press freedom – that old notion of British ‘moderation’ has gone for everSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreWhile British rightwing politics has never been exactly a gentle pursuit, there is a longstanding assumption that its tone and content have limits. Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, Oswald Mosley’s embrace of fascism, Keith Joseph’s 1974 speech apparently in favour of eugenics: each of these transgressions was punished and became infamous.According to believers in this country’s political moderation, the mainstream British right does not make overt appeals to prejudice, encourage political violence, form alliances with the far right, or advocate authoritarianism here or abroad. Unlike in other democracies, such as interwar Germany, our conservatism has always had red ...

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1 week ago Israeli annexation of the West Bank would be ‘red line’ for UAE

Emirati foreign ministry’s warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020

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1 week ago 'Lime bike leg', Timothée Chalamet on the red carpet to bike

'Lime bike leg', Timothée Chalamet on the red carpet to bike-lined boroughs - has London fallen out of love with e-biking?  Cycling Weekly

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1 week ago It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan

This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve betterIn a recent podcast conversation, the former spokesperson for Jeb Bush sat down with the leader of the House Democrats. Guess which one of them endorsed the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York?“I was a Republican up until two minutes ago and I’m a capitalist, and I had Zohran on it’s not really a close call, is it?” Tim Miller said to Hakeem Jeffries on his Bulwark podcast, to which a defensive-sounding House Minority leader replied: “What I can say is that he’s the only one I’m scheduled to talk to.”BASH: You previously warned that the administration charging members of Congress was a, quote, ‘red line’. What are you doing now that the red line you talked about has apparently been crossed?JEFFRIES: We will make that decision in a time, place and manner of our choosing. But the response will be continuous, and it will meet the moment that is required. Continue ...

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1 week ago North Korean soldiers didn't know they were fighting for Putin as last words revealed

Around 4,000 of the 14,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to the front line to fight for Russia are believed to have been killed in combat but many did not know they were being sent to Ukraine

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