Leon Cribbs discusses assisting the Ukrainians with the war A Briton who has returned home after spending three years volunteering and fighting for Ukraine says he saw Russian forces commit “tonnes” of war crimes. Leon Cribb, from Chichester, West Sussex, is believed to be one of only a small number of UK nationals to have deployed into Russia‘s Kursk region …
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At least two people have been killed and six people injured in Russia‘s latest drone attack on Kyiv. The huge Kremlin strike happened this morning, according to Ukraine‘s military. Neighbouring NATO country Poland closed the airspace of Lublin and Rzeszow, two cities close to the Ukraine border and jets were scrambled in response to the chance of Russian drones crossing …
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New research released this week shows that over the past few years the US Department of Homeland Security has collected DNA data of nearly 2,000 US citizens. The activity raises questions about legality and oversight given that DHS has been putting the information into an FBI crime database. Some of the genetic data is from US citizens as young as …
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A wealthy politician from the pro-Putin United Russia party has been found hanging from a tree in the latest suspicious killing involving the country’s ruling classes. Kremlin elites have watched on in terror as a series of top officials and businessmen have died in mysterious circumstances over the past few months. The latest to join the growing list of deceased …
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Iran has recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France and Germany, according to its state media. The move came hours after the UN Security Council voted down a resolution backed by China and Russia seeking to prevent the reimposition of global sanctions against the Islamic republic. China and Russia tabled a draft resolution on Friday aimed at halting the snapback mechanism …
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A fuel train in Russia exploded into flames after it collided with a truck in the Smolensk region. The accident happened early on Friday morning, near the border with Belarus, according to officials. The truck is reported to have driven onto the rail lines as the train approached, forcing the locomotive driver to slam on the brakes. However, the train …
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Obtaining a visa to enter mainland China often requires filling out pages of paperwork, paying more than US$100, and waiting days for the documents to be processed. But for a growing number of visitors, some hurdles have been lowered or removed entirely as Beijing continues to relax visa-free entry rules to attract more foreign visitors and boost the nation’s tourism …
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Top trade negotiators from India and the United States failed to resolve their tariff dispute during talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, with New Delhi urging Washington to drop levies linked to Russian energy imports, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met Indian …
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Vladimir Putin is being forced to increase some taxes to fund “defence and security” as Russia reportedly plans to allocate less funds to the sector next year. The country’s finance ministry announced an increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 20% to 22% starting January 2026, as well as a decrease in the annual revenue threshold for businesses that must pay …
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US President Donald Trump held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday and signalled that the United States might soon lift its hold on sales of advanced fighter aircraft to Ankara. During Trump’s first term, the US removed Turkey, a Nato ally, from its flagship F-35 programme after Turkey bought an air defence system …
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