4 d. ago What Putin and Zelensky’s meeting in 2019 tells us about the fate of peace talks

Even though neither leader met in the Istanbul summits, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have met before

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2 w. ago On the road to somewhere Cannes film festival reminds us world cinema and ‘globalism’ are not the same

It might look like a platform for the films ‘produced in foreign lands’ that Donald Trump despises. But a surprising number of pictures at this year’s festival side with the locally rooted over cosmopolitan elitesIf Donald Trump really wants to save Hollywood, maybe he needs to venture outside his comfort zone and watch more European art house cinema.The Cannes film festival, which closes on Saturday, is in many ways the very definition of the “globalism” that the American president’s Maga movement despises. Walk past the queues snaking alongside the Palais des Festivals and you hear languages and accents from every corner of the globe. The Marché du Film, where industry professionals strike their deals, is brimming with smart people from all over the world beckoning US producers with irresistible tax incentives – resulting in the kind of movies “produced in foreign lands” that the US president earlier this month proposed punishing with 100% tariffs. At the opening gala, Cannes gave...

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2 w. ago Trump 'told Zelensky that Ukraine and Russia will need to reach a peace deal themselves' after his bombshell phone call with Putin in clearest sign yet he is ready to walk away from ceasefire talks

US president Donald Trump has reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders they would have to find a solution to the invasion of Ukraine themselves. 

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2 w. ago What is Memorial Day and how has it evolved from its Civil War origins?

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members

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2 w. ago Europa League final TV: will European finals be free to watch in the UK? Explained

UK viewers will be able to watch the Europa League final for free 👀

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin end phone call after two hours, White House says

The American leader spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky beforehand

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3 w. ago PM to discuss Russia sanctions with Zelensky and European leaders in Tirana

The summit comes as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators meet face-to-face for the first time in Istanbul.

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3 w. ago Trump declares Ukraine peace deal won’t happen until he and Putin ‘get together’ after Turkey talks fiasco

Volodymyr Zelensky says the Russian leader’s failure to attend talks in Turkey shows he is not serious about ending Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

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3 w. ago David Lammy in Turkey for Nato meeting amid prospect of Zelensky

Ukrainian leader Mr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv that he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct negotiations.

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3 w. ago Vandals accused of 'insulting' war heroes after damaging memorial wreath in Scots town

Members of the RH Youth Organisation in Lockerbie were furious when they discovered a wreath at the town's war memorial had been damaged.

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3 w. ago Gay adult star 'photoshopped into Russian uniform' on Ukraine war memorial

Photos of what appear to be deceased US adult star William Herrington have turned up on a mosaic commissioned to celebrate Russia's 80th anniversary defeat of the Nazis

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3 w. ago Russia bombards Ukraine with drone attacks after European leaders joined Zelensky in demanding ceasefire

The assault came hours after the Ukrainian president agreed to meet Vladimir Putin ‘personally’ in Turkey this week

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3 w. ago Trump reveals Putin wants to meet Zelensky THIS WEEK for negotiations as he rips Ukraine leader in brutal post

Donald Trump demanded that Ukraine come to the table and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer 'calls Putin out' as he and world leaders demand 30

The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky in a show of unity of the 'coalition of the willing'.

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4 w. ago Watch: European leaders join Zelensky to lay flowers at war memorial in Kyiv

European leaders joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, laying candles and flowers at a war memorial draped in Ukrainian flags. (10 May)

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4 w. ago Generations of people join forces as VE Day event is staged in Ayrshire village

Children from Monkton Primary School and some of the village’s older residents came together on Thursday, May 8 at the War Memorial.

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