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 […]
Macron faces a second term at least as challenging as his first, if not more so Assured of another five years in the Élysée after beating his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, on Sunday, Emmanuel Macron faces a second term at least as challenging as his first, if not more […]
Far-right leader hails ‘victory in itself’ and vows to fight on after winning more than 40% of the vote It was third time unlucky for Marine Le Pen, who failed to convince French voters to elect her president on Sunday. She detoxified her far-right National Rally party and threw out […]
Emmanuel Macron has beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential runoff and will serve another term as president of France. Macron won 58.6% of the vote, while Le Pen, who improved her 2017 performance, fell short at 41.5%. Find out how the race unfolded department by department. Live coverage and […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken and defence secretary Lloyd Austin visit Kyiv as Russian invasion enters third month; large fire breaks out at Russian oil depot 100km north of Ukraine border Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 61 of the invasion Ukrainian cities take heavy shelling as top […]