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Opposition to Putin Pulls Up European Leaders Dragged Down at Home

The foreign policy successes of Keir Starmer of Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany are in contrast with their dismal domestic performances....

12/09/2025 14:42 New York Times

UK imposes 100 new sanctions targeting Russia’s revenues and military supplies

Electronics firms and ‘shadow fleet’ carrying oil among targets as UK foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, travels to UkraineUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government has implemented 100 new sanctions designed to hit Russia’s revenues and military supplies, including against its so-cal...

12/09/2025 07:43 The Guardian

Protesters target Royal Opera House over performance by ‘Putin’s diva’

Anna Netrebko’s presence on stage called a ‘disgrace’, despite soprano condemning Russia’s invasion of UkraineDozens of protesters have gathered outside the Royal Opera House to demonstrate against an eminent Russian opera singer nicknamed “Putin’s diva” who performed on the opening ni...

11/09/2025 22:41 The Guardian

Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners and Gets a Warm Thank-You From Trump

The release came as Aleksandr Lukashenko, the country’s authoritarian leader and an ally of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, seeks to normalize ties with the Trump administration....

11/09/2025 16:09 New York Times

Russia’s Strategy Against the West: Escalate Slowly and See if It Responds

Ukrainian and European officials say President Vladimir V. Putin has become emboldened by a lack of Western pushback....

11/09/2025 12:49 New York Times

The Manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer, and Putin’s Defiant Message

Plus, why firefighters are sounding an alarm....

11/09/2025 10:00 New York Times

Thursday briefing: Why Russia’s drone attack marks ‘a new level of hostility’ in the war

In today’s newsletter: More than a dozen drones entered Polish airspace, the first time in the war a Nato country has been pulled into direct military action – and an escalation Europe can’t ignoreGood morning. Less than a month ago, European leaders were sitting in the White House with Donal...

11/09/2025 05:41 The Guardian

Russia’s Brazen Drone Incursion Into Poland Needs a Response

Putin’s move has to be considered a test, and the West needs to think about how to counter it....

10/09/2025 23:11 New York Times

Drones in Poland are another unsettling post-Alaska escalation by Russia

Kremlin’s war in Ukraine has spilled over into Nato country – but whether to create fear or test response, aim is unclearWhatever Donald Trump discussed with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month, the outcome has only been a stepped increase in Russian aggression that has now forced Nato’s milit...

10/09/2025 17:18 The Guardian

Trump asks EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China

In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partnersBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China as part of an effort to force the Russian...

10/09/2025 15:59 The Guardian

Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down

With escalating airstrikes, the Russian leader appears determined to demonstrate that he will dictate the terms for any end to the war....

10/09/2025 13:10 New York Times

Drones and salami: How Putin is testing the West, a little bit at a time

The unprecedented Russian drone attacks on Poland are both a test and a warning. How Europe and NATO respond could be crucial to security on this continent....

10/09/2025 11:59 Skynews

Putin views, queen stories and a boss’s birthday bash: Boris Johnson’s £5m worth of paid speeches

Leaked files show former PM made 34 paid appearances in less than two years and reveal details of his disclosuresBoris Johnson earned more than £5m from less than two years of paid speeches after standing down as prime minister, leaked files suggest.Transcripts and itineraries demonstrate the globe...

09/09/2025 16:42 The Guardian

A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next?

As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing....

09/09/2025 04:41 New York Times

EU and US officials meet as Trump says he is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia

Europe and US consider further actions to weaken Russia after largest-ever air attack on Ukraine over the weekendThe EU’s most senior sanctions envoy is holding talks in Washington with US officials after Donald Trump said he was ready to take further action against Russia over the war in Ukraine....

08/09/2025 17:21 The Guardian

Trump tells foreign firms to ‘respect’ immigration laws after Hyundai raid – US politics live

President says he welcomes investments by overseas companies but adds they should ‘hire and train American workers’Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you all the latest news lines over the next couple of hours.We start with news that Donald T...

08/09/2025 10:14 The Guardian

Brainless bodies and pig organs: does science back up Putin and Xi’s longevity claims?

Russian leader’s claim that people can ‘get younger’ through repeated organ transplants has raised eyebrowsPerhaps it was the extravagant display of deadly weaponry that prompted Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to mull on mortality at this week’s military parade in Beijing.It was more banter t...

07/09/2025 08:00 The Guardian

Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alikeWaving beatifically over the crowd of 50,000 spectators assembled in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, Xi Jinping exuded an aura of confidence that many...

06/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – as it happened

This blog is now closed. You can read all our coverage of the conflict in Ukraine here.Macron says 26 countries ready to supply postwar military backing for UkraineUS president Donald Trump has just posted on his Truth Social account, saying:“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, da...

05/09/2025 16:46 The Guardian

Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, Putin says

Russian president’s threat follows French proposal for postwar support for Kyiv that would include presence of Nato countries’ forcesVladimir Putin has said any western troops placed in Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes, upping the stakes as Kyiv’s allies scramble t...

05/09/2025 15:32 The Guardian

Putin sends grave warning to Ukraine's allies over Western troop deployment

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said any foreign troops operating as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be considered a "legitimate target" by Moscow....

05/09/2025 15:16 Skynews

Western Troops in Ukraine Before a Peace Deal Would Be ‘Targets’, Putin Says

The Russian leader made the threat a day after European leaders said they were willing to deploy forces on the ground to secure an agreement to end the war....

05/09/2025 11:25 New York Times

With Trump and Ukraine, Europe’s Leaders Are Playing a Long Game

Leaders on the continent are trying to show the U.S. president that they are serious about laying the groundwork to end the war — and that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is not....

05/09/2025 11:18 New York Times

No wonder Putin is smiling - this has been his best week since invading Ukraine

It has been Vladimir Putin's best week since he launched his invasion of Ukraine. ...

05/09/2025 10:00 Skynews

Russia is leader in prosthetic limbs thanks to Ukraine war, says Kremlin official

Deputy defence minister Anna Tsivilyova said those coming back from the battlefield had become a ‘driver’ in pushing Russia’s innovation in prostheticsA Kremlin official has said that the number of soldiers wounded fighting in Ukraine had helped to make Russia a world leader in the manufacture...

05/09/2025 00:24 The Guardian

Quantum computing firm reaches $10bn valuation as investor interest builds

British founder of Quantinuum doubles value of stake with excitement growing over technology’s ‘transformative potential’A British quantum computing entrepreneur has doubled the value of his stake in the business he founded to $2bn (£1.5bn), after the company achieved a $10bn valuation in its...

04/09/2025 12:10 The Guardian

Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal bid rejected by high court – as it happened

This blog is now closedDaniel Andrews defends decision to attend China military parade alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-unGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenator continues calls to criminalise burning Australian flagJacinta Nampijinpa Price is tripling down on her cal...

04/09/2025 07:40 The Guardian

Thursday briefing: China flexes its muscle in the tussle for global dominance

In today’s newsletter: In hosting anti-western leaders at its largest ever military parade, Beijing sent a defiant message that will be heard loud and clear across the worldGood morning. All eyes have been on China this week as the second biggest global economy flexed its muscles.Dozens of world l...

04/09/2025 05:37 The Guardian

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine....

03/09/2025 23:43 New York Times

In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants

Medical advances and geopolitics collide for two septuagenarian leaders who have suggested that their time in office is far from over....

03/09/2025 22:09 New York Times

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