15 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying strikes on nuclear power system, Zelenskyy warns

Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. “We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with any agreements or end the war,” the Ukrainian president said. “Instead, there is ample information about preparations for further Russian strikes on our energy sector and infrastructure, including facilities and networks that serve our nuclear power plants. Each such Russian strike on the energy sector amid such a harsh winter weakens and undermines the efforts of key states – in particular the United States – to end this war.”Zelenskyy spoke after a briefing from Ukraine’s chief of defence intelligence, Oleh Ivashchenko – the recent replacement for Kyrylo Budanov, who was made head of the president’s office. Budano...

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40 h. ago Russia and Ukraine agree localised ceasefire for Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant repairs

The IAEA has secured the agreement of both Russia and Ukraine for a localised ceasefire to enable repairs on the last remaining backup power line to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant

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45 h. ago Ukraine and Russia agree temporary ceasefire to allow repairs to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power line

The IAEA director warned that attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure have “direct implications on the nuclear safety of its nuclear facilities”

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53 h. ago Scottish Borders to host Tour de France bike race set in 2027 in historic first

"An amazing opportunity to witness one of the world’s biggest annual sporting events."

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60 h. ago BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice?

The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong culture that shaped the world’s biggest K-pop groupBTS announced their long-awaited comeback and world tour this week, with their first full-length album in nearly four years set for release on 20 March.On Friday, the K-pop group revealed its title – Arirang – a choice that carries profound emotional weight for Koreans. So what does it mean, what is its significance for the Koreas, and why did BTS choose it? Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Eurovision song contest to go on tour to celebrate 70th anniversary

‘Iconic performers’ will visit 10 European cities, as event reels from boycott over Israel’s 2026 participation The Eurovision song contest will go on its first ever tour to celebrate its 70th anniversary, its organiser has said, as it reels from a boycott due to Israel’s participation.Five countries have pulled out of the contest over Israel’s war in Gaza, leaving 35 to participate in the world’s biggest live televised music event – the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK trade surplus in financial services surges to record $127 billion

Surplus is biggest in the world, ahead of US, Singapore and Switzerland

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3 d. ago World's biggest wildlife bridge costing £68m being built across US highway

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California has been years in the making, with the aim of reducing wildlife deaths on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills

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3 d. ago Here in Greenland we are scared, but certain of one thing: our home is not for sale | Malu Rosing

A summit between Greenland, Denmark and Washington has done nothing to calm our fears as the US steps up its efforts to take control of my countryThe year has started out in familiar fashion for Kalaallit – the people of Greenland. The US president has once again threatened to take control of the world’s biggest island, just like he did back in 2019 and in 2024/25. Yet it feels different this time.This time it seems as if there are more concrete plans being shaped within the Trump administration to annex Greenland. Trump wants to “take” it “whether they like it or not”, as he stated at a recent White House press conference. And the only option he seems to be offering currently is to do it “either the nice way or the more difficult way” – whatever that means. These are obviously plans for the forceful theft of Indigenous land and a self-governing territory; they are loud threats against our democracy – threats that are coming directly from the US president, again and again, through t...

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3 d. ago Forget tariff wars: The EU and Mercosur build one of the world's biggest free

Against tough odds, the European Union and four key South American countries are closer than they've been in 25 years to signing a long-delayed free trade deal

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4 d. ago Nottingham attack families fear further disasters as NHS trust deemed ‘not safe’

A CQC report has criticised the mental health services that treated killer Valdo Calocane

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4 d. ago New maximum social security checks could give some Americans up to $5,251 a month. Here’s who qualifies

The average social security check is $2,071

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4 d. ago What would happen if every state acted like Donald Trump’s America? | Kenneth Roth

In a might-makes-right world, US allies, not to mention the emerging powers of the global south, would begin to hedge their bets in dangerous waysWhat is wrong with resurrecting the prerogative of major powers to claim a sphere of influence in which they dictate and others must follow? That idea informs the “Donroe Doctrine” behind the US invasion of Venezuela to seize Nicolás Maduro. Donald Trump seems to believe that, as the world’s strongest military power, the United States should be allowed to invade other countries at will. Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, says “the real world” is “governed by strength”, by “power”, so we should get used to it.There is a beguiling simplicity to this abandonment of the norms long designed to govern the behavior of states big and small. China has touted it as the reality that its Asian neighbors must live with. Russia, a third-tier power by comparison but still a nuclear-armed regional heavyweight, has periodically treated the ...

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4 d. ago Economic warfare is now top global risk, warns Davos report... just as Donald Trump prepares to jet in

A 'new age of competition' in which countries use economic policy as 'weaponry' is the biggest risk facing the world according to a survey of leaders and experts.

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5 d. ago World's biggest iceberg turns BLUE as it rapidly heads towards complete disintegration in South Atlantic 'graveyard'

The world's biggest iceberg has turned bright blue, as scientists warn this transformation heralds its imminent disintegration.

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5 d. ago ‘I made the biggest mistake’: the young Yemeni men lured into the Russian army with empty promises

The offer of thousands of dollars a month was hard to refuse for those living in poverty in a war-torn country. But while some Yemenis have died on the frontline, others are now prisoners of warThe first time I heard Hussein’s mother’s voice, it wasn’t anger that came through the phone, it was exhaustion.“There are rumours that he burned to death,” she said to me. “How do you think that makes me feel as a mother? Where are you, Hussein? I’m looking for you. Please my daughter, help me.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Nepo baby son of music legend set to follow in dad’s footsteps as his band sign record label deal & release first single

HIS father is one of the world’s biggest musicians and Mum is a huge Hollywood star – so fame was almost guaranteed. Now, Moses Martin, the son of Coldplay's Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is following in his old man’s footsteps by fronting his own successful band. The alt-rock group, People I've Met —...

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7 d. ago Man City defender Max Alleyne enjoying his return to ‘biggest club in the world’

The 20-year-old capped a remarkable week by scoring in Manchester City’s ruthless 10-1 demolition of League One Exeter at the Etihad Stadium.

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8 d. ago World's tallest building costing £23tn would have housed 30m people and dwarfed Everest

The world's biggest skyscraper ever imagined was the Tokyo Tower of Babel that was the brainchild of Professor Toshio Ojima who envisaged 30 million people living there

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9 d. ago Meta signs three nuclear power deals to help support its AI data centers

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers

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