Senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is ‘concerned’ over string of explosions in Transnistria Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates A Russian minister refused to rule out Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria being drawn into the Ukraine war, in a potential escalation of the conflict to another European country. The deputy foreign minister, […]
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Move follows Warsaw’s imposition of sanctions on 50 entities and individuals including Russia’s biggest gas company Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Moscow has told Poland and Bulgaria that it will halt gas supplies from Wednesday, following their refusal to pay the Russian energy giant Gazprom in roubles, in an apparent […]
Lloyd Austin meets with defence ministers as Russia accuses west of engaging in ‘proxy war’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, has said the west was gearing up to help Ukraine for “the long haul” and would take steps to boost rearmament to help the […]
Exclusive: Seven women accuse ex-Radio 1 DJ of predatory behaviour in joint investigation by the Guardian and BBC Tim Westwood: bishop’s son who became a hip-hop heavyweight The renowned DJ Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women who claim he misused his position in the music […]
Russian foreign minister says western weapons are a ‘legitimate target’; about 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since start of invasion, UK defence secretary says Russia failing in its war aims, says Blinken on visit to Kyiv Sweden and Finland to submit Nato applications, say reports Evidence some Ukrainian women […]
Western military support means the Nato alliance is ‘in essence engaged in war with Russia’, says Russian foreign minister Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Two countries could apply for membership simultaneously as soon as mid-May, according to reports Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit simultaneous membership applications to the US-led Nato alliance as early as the middle of next month, Nordic media have reported. The Finnish daily Iltalehti said on Monday that Stockholm […]
Forensic specialists carrying out autopsies north of Kyiv say they ‘still have hundreds of bodies to examine’ Warning: contains graphic descriptions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Forensic doctors carrying out postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves north of Kyiv say they have found evidence some women were raped before being […]
Tesla chief executive will gain control over social network he has criticized over its handling of ‘free speech’ Elon Musk has reached a $44bn deal to buy Twitter in a takeover that will give the world’s richest man control of a social network with more than 200 million users. The […]
President acknowledges divisions after historic 12 million votes for Le Pen’s anti-immigration party The pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron has vowed to unite a divided France after winning a second term as French president in a decisive victory against the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, who nonetheless won more than 12 million […]