Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers

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02/12 22:58 - Putin and Witkoff Meet in Russia as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Deal 02/12 22:53 - Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as US peace talks end without progress 02/12 22:30 - Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up 02/12 22:09 - U.S. delegation meets with Putin in latest bid to end Ukraine war 02/12 22:05 - Did Russia accidentally destroy its ability to send cosmonauts into space? 02/12 22:00 - Ukraine Is Still Worth Fighting For 02/12 21:56 - Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say 02/12 21:55 - Nigerian General Christopher Musa returns to government as the country's Minister of Defence 02/12 21:37 - 'Governments are once again challenging the authority of central bankers' 02/12 21:24 - Putin says Russia not seeking war with Europe but is ‘ready’ to fight amid peace talks – as it happened 02/12 21:17 - Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US 02/12 20:57 - OpenAI's Sam Altman declares 'code red' to improve ChatGPT as rivals threaten its position 02/12 20:41 - Putin meets with Witkoff, Kushner to discuss Ukraine peace plan 02/12 20:41 - Putin meets with Witkoff, Kushner to discuss Ukraine peace plan 02/12 20:39 - Two minors, one Russian, held in Paris over antisemitic plot 02/12 20:24 - The G.O.P. War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs 02/12 20:23 - Trump administration puts Fema workers back on administrative leave 02/12 20:21 - Putin and US negotiators hold high-stakes Ukraine talks in Moscow 02/12 20:16 - Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auction 02/12 20:05 - British military instructor arrested in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia 02/12 19:48 - News24 | Putin warns Europe: if you want war, then Russia will defeat you 02/12 19:46 - If Europe wants war with Russia, 'we are ready': Putin 02/12 19:40 - OECD warns tariffs, AI will test resilience of the global economy 02/12 19:40 - OECD warns tariffs, AI will test resilience of the global economy 02/12 19:23 - Back to the Kremlin: Will Witkoff plan seal Ukraine's fate? 02/12 19:08 - News24 | ‘Serious’ Ukraine ceasefire talks, but Russia warns of no major concessions in long war 02/12 18:31 - Production of French-German fighter jet threatened by rivalries, chief executive says 02/12 18:23 - Senators say they will force a vote on war powers if US attacks Venezuela 02/12 17:27 - Costco sues Trump administration over sweeping use of emergency tariff powers 02/12 17:00 - Ukrainians in war-ravaged Donbas weigh prospects of peace deal 02/12 16:52 - Propaganda or military victory? Russia claims capture of Pokrovsk 02/12 16:52 - Propaganda or military victory? 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02/12 13:06 - Did ex-South African President Zuma’s daughter recruit for Russia’s war? 02/12 13:00 - Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement 02/12 12:59 - Hegseth under scrutiny after US kills boat strike survivors 02/12 12:59 - Hegseth under scrutiny after US kills boat strike survivors 02/12 12:54 - California shooting marks 20-year low in US mass killings – but the bigger picture is complex 02/12 12:41 - Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow 02/12 12:22 - White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live 02/12 12:11 - Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk 02/12 12:09 - Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defence of second US strike on alleged drug boat 02/12 12:05 - 'Blurred Lines: One US team dealing with the Ukrainians, the other dealing with the Russians' 02/12 12:00 - Children’s home providers in England putting profit over need, says Ofsted 02/12 11:57 - News24 | Trump warns of ‘hell to pay’ if Honduras election goes against his favoured candidate 02/12 11:46 - Russian tanker struck off Turkiye as Ukraine targets ‘shadow fleet’ 02/12 11:46 - Russian tanker struck off Turkiye as Ukraine targets ‘shadow fleet’ 02/12 11:42 - ‘Corruption is a hydra’: Ukraine rocked by another high-profile sacking 02/12 11:42 - ‘Corruption is a hydra’: Ukraine rocked by another high-profile sacking 02/12 11:25 - EU foreign policy chief warns US-Russia talks may pressure Kyiv to make concessions | First Thing 02/12 11:07 - Pope Leo XIV urges unity on day two of Lebanon visit 02/12 11:00 - Australian children moving to new social app Lemon8 but owner expected to restrict users to over-16s 02/12 11:00 - ‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike 02/12 11:00 - Russia-Ukraine war live: Trump’s envoy Witkoff to meet Putin 02/12 11:00 - Russia-Ukraine war live: Trump’s envoy Witkoff to meet Putin 02/12 10:47 - Putin and Witkoff end ‘constructive and substantial’ Ukraine conflict peace talks after five hours (as it happened) 02/12 10:42 - Tax rises and tighter spending to hold back UK growth, new report warns 02/12 10:17 - Trump accuses Honduras of ‘trying to change’ outcome of presidential vote 02/12 10:16 - Lammy says plans to slash jury trials are in keeping with Magna Carta – UK politics live 02/12 10:00 - OECD warns Reeves higher taxes and spending restraint will limit consumer expenditure 02/12 10:00 - Why Ukraine’s history sows fear of weak security guarantees 02/12 09:53 - 'Hung by my wrists and beaten': Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity 02/12 09:28 - Briton detained in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia to make 'easy money' 02/12 09:25 - Ukraine denies Russia has seized key city of Pokrovsk 02/12 08:51 - Russian-flagged tanker attacked in Black Sea – Türkiye 02/12 08:43 - US envoys headed to Moscow to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Putin 02/12 08:43 - US envoys headed to Moscow to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Putin 02/12 08:29 - China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan 02/12 08:26 - ‘Problematic precedent’: expert says Australia could be next as UK agrees to pay 25% more for new US medicines 02/12 07:56 - EU central bank rejects von der Leyen’s asset-theft plan 02/12 07:38 - Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow 02/12 07:20 - Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss an end to the Ukraine war 02/12 07:20 - Russia claims control of Pokrovsk 02/12 07:08 - ABC boss denies host an ‘activist’ after criticism from Nampijinpa Price – as it happened 02/12 06:51 - News24 | Hegseth authorised deadly boat strike, says White House, critics label it ‘a war crime’ 02/12 06:45 - More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content 'designed to hook adults', figures show 02/12 06:40 - Tuesday briefing: What’s next for the resurgent space race? 02/12 06:00 - UK terror watchdog warns national security plan ignores escalating online threats 02/12 05:00 - Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments