5 h. ago WW3 fears rise as Iran gives chilling response to Donald Trump threat

Iran has reacted with fury to Trump's warning that the US is 'locked and loaded' to defend 'peaceful protesters', sparking fears that war could break out and trigger global conflict

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33 h. ago LIVE BLOG: Switzerland ski resort likened to 'war zone' amid fears it could take WEEKS to identify Crans

LIVE BLOG: Several dozen New Year revellers are feared dead after a devastating fire ripped through a luxury ski resort in Switzerland.

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39 h. ago Switzerland ski resort likened to 'war zone' amid fears it could take WEEKS to identify Crans

LIVEBLOG: Follow the latest developments as officials in Switzerland say 'several' people have been killed after a fire broke out at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Valais.

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41 h. ago Eurostar and Virgin rival reveals big plans for new routes to Europe from the UK

The company announced it hopes to run trains through the Channel Tunnel to the UK by 2029 - despite losing out on access to the Temple Mills depot to Virgin Trains.

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52 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of reopening old Brexit wounds to shore up its core vote after senior ministers urge closer relationship with Europe

The Tory leader said growing calls by some ministers for the UK to rejoin the European customs union showed the Government has no plan or new ideas.

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3 d. ago Putin deploys 'unstoppable missile' that could reach London in 8 minutes

With tensions only rising further between Russia and the West, fears of World War 3 have escalated after the missile was seen being deployed to one of Putin's satellite states

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3 d. ago Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year aheadThe global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from Donald Trump’s trade war to geopolitical tensions and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.Entering the new year, the hope is that the worst of the recent inflation shock has passed, as the world’s most powerful central banks lower interest rates. However, the pre-Covid age of rock-bottom borrowing costs is a distant memory, global growth is slowing and conditions remain fragile. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago What next for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as Trump discusses plan

Russia has considered joint Russian-U.S. use of the plant, according to the Kommersant newspaper

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4 d. ago Pensions timebomb: why Europe’s social contract is becoming unsustainable

Ageing populations and falling birthrates have left ever fewer workers to support growing number of retireesIt has played a starring role in one of the worst periods of political turmoil in France since the 1960s. In Germany, it threatens the future of the coalition government. In Spain, thousands have taken to the streets to demand change.The right to a decent state pension has been a central plank of the European social contract for decades, but people are living longer, birthrates are falling, and the continent’s pension systems are, increasingly, unsustainable. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Poland intercepts Russian plane as foreign objects enter airspace

Comes as Putin wishes Trump a Merry Christmas

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8 d. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Moscow launches 130 drones in Christmas night attack killing at least two

Vladimir Putin’s assaults on Ukraine have continued despite US and European efforts to seal a peace deal

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1 week ago Libya’s military chief and 4 others killed in plane crash after takeoff from Turkey

Earlier Tuesday evening, Turkey’s air traffic controllers said they lost contact with the plane

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1 week ago Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko

Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom There are people who argue that Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is not motivated by fears or imperial ambitions, but by other countries’ disrespect. Russia once commanded authority as one of the world’s two superpowers, but it has since forfeited that status. It knows it has lost the respect of other countries (Barack Obama famously dismissed Russia as just a “regional power”), and the Ukraine war is its way of winning it back.What is perhaps surprising is that Donald Trump’s turn against Europe has similar motivations. Putin knows his aggressive revanchism won’t win Russia any love among countries whose respect he craves. But if he can’t be loved, he hopes at least to be feared. If you are in a social order that regards you as inferior, you have every incentive to turn spoiler.Henry Farrell is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation professor of international aff...

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1 week ago Putin ally makes 'chilling' announcement on major cities targeted by Kremlin

Vladimir Solovyov has revealed three cities that Moscow could target if Europe went to war with Russia after fears around World War 3 continue to grow

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1 week ago Kremlin renews criticism of Europe’s efforts to amend US plan to end Ukraine war

Putin’s top foreign policy aid says proposals could prolong conflict as talks with US negotiators are held in MiamiRussia has renewed its criticism of efforts by Europe and Ukraine to amend US proposals to end the war in Ukraine, saying they did not improve prospects for peace.Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Sunday that the proposed tweaks to Washington’s plan could prolong the conflict. Continue reading...

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1 week ago When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot

European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wingsMost of what you eat is sausages. I mean, if we’re going to get literal about it. Sausage derives from the Latin salsicus, which means “seasoned with salt”. You might think of a sausage as a simple thing, but on this reading it is everything and nothing, a Borgesian meta-concept that retreats as you approach it.From another perspective, a sausage is an offal-filled intestine, or the macerated parts of an electrocuted or asphyxiated pig or other animal – generally parts that you wouldn’t knowingly eat – mixed with other ingredients that, in isolation, you might consider inedible. For some reason, it is seldom marketed as such. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago TOWIE’s Demi Sims drops HUGE hint she’s secretly got back together with ex after shock split

DEMI Sims has dropped a major hint that she has rekindled her relationship with ex-girlfriend Jazz Saunders. The couple shocked fans earlier this month when revealed they had split after 10 months together. At the time, Demi emotionally declared that Jazz was "almost my forever" in an emotional post. Now, fans are speculating whether things...

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2 w. ago Trump's accusations against major oil producing nation sparking 'warmongering threats'

World War 3 fears continue to grow as US President Donald Trump has now orderered a sweeping naval blockade on Venezuela and labelled its government a terrorist group

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2 w. ago Putin hits Europe with his most feared weapon... his lawyers: EU bid to use frozen Russian assets could be scuppered as leaders fear they could be forced to pay the money back after the war

EU leaders are due to meet on Thursday for a crunch summit on plans to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, with Belgium facing growing pressure to abandon its opposition.

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2 w. ago My friend is getting divorced – so I took her on a romantic getaway

Craving a girls’ holiday and keen to help a heartbroken friend, writer Jessica Phillips planned a break to one of Europe’s most affordable sun-sure destinations

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