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North Korean Soldiers Return From Russia’s War With Ukraine

Kim Jong-un hugged the returning troops and awarded the country’s highest medal to nine soldiers killed in action....

13/12/2025 06:53 New York Times

Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia

Leader praises his soldiers for turning ‘danger zone into a safe one’ during ceremony in Pyongyang welcoming them back from Ukraine warNorth Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a ra...

13/12/2025 05:17 The Guardian

How Ukraine Has Responded to Trump’s Peace Plan and Russia’s Demands for Territory

A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace, although Russia is unlikely to accept it....

12/12/2025 21:14 New York Times

EU to freeze €210bn in Russian assets indefinitely

The decision is a significant step towards using the cash to aid Ukraine’s defence – but Moscow is threatening to retaliateThe EU has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russia’s sovereign assets in the bloc, as Moscow stepped up its threats to retaliate against Euroclear, the keeper of most of the...

12/12/2025 20:18 The Guardian

Russia Sues Holder of Frozen Assets Europe Wants for Ukraine Loan

The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine....

12/12/2025 19:40 New York Times

Germany Accuses Russia of Sabotage, Cyberattacks and Disinformation

The German foreign ministry’s announcement, which Russia denied, was the latest suggestion of growing Russian aggression in Europe....

12/12/2025 18:59 New York Times

Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next weekRussia’s central bank said it was suing the Belgium-based Euroclear financial group, which holds Moscow’s frozen international reserves, as the EU moves closer to usin...

12/12/2025 17:33 The Guardian

Belgian prime minister 'sceptical' about Ukraine loan using Russian assets

The Belgian prime minister said he is "sceptical" about giving Ukraine a loan using frozen Russian assets, and tells Sky News that it would need to be done with European partners....

12/12/2025 16:49 Skynews

Republicans and Democrats can work together on healthcare, says Trump, as rise in premiums looms – US politics live

President spoke at Congressional ball after Senate rejected two competing proposals to address imminent expiration of Obamacare subsidiesUS envoy John Coale held talks with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko during a visit to Minsk, a Telegram channel linked to the Belarusian presidential adm...

12/12/2025 12:50 The Guardian

‘I hope he loses’: Trump blasts Indiana Republican senate leader after his state redistricting effort gets blocked –as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Trump at a glance: president ‘sick of meetings’ as Ukraine-Russia peace deal talks drag onIndiana Republicans reject effort to redraw voting maps in rebuke to TrumpChris Van Hollen, the Democratic senator from Maryland, was among the lawmakers speaking out against th...

12/12/2025 01:15 The Guardian

'What will hold back the Russians?' Zelenskyy responds to new US peace proposal for Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has offered to create a "free economic zone" in the contested Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in a bid to push a peace deal over the line....

11/12/2025 21:57 Skynews

US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president says plan would not be fair without guarantees that Russia would not simply take over zoneThe US wants Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas region, and Washington would then create a “free economic zone” in the parts Kyiv currently controls, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has...

11/12/2025 20:20 The Guardian

UK MPs face rise in phishing attacks on messaging apps

Hackers include Russia-based actors targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts, parliamentary authorities warnMPs are facing rising numbers of phishing attacks and Russia-based actors are actively targeting the WhatsApp and Signal accounts of politicians and officials, UK parliamentary authorities have...

11/12/2025 18:58 The Guardian

U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making....

11/12/2025 18:54 New York Times

US pushing Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened

Ukrainian leader says Washington has suggested that Russian troops would stay in region, but not advance furtherNato’s Rutte largely sticks to usual pleasantries, but says the clear political signal from Germany and other European partners is that “Europe is ready to take on more responsibility,...

11/12/2025 17:45 The Guardian

Russia sending Ukrainian children to 'harmful and abusive' camp in North Korea

Ukrainian children abducted by Russia have been sent to North Korea for "political indoctrination", human rights campaigners have warned....

11/12/2025 17:20 Skynews

‘She was very, very thin’: witness tells of Ukrainian journalist’s final days in Russian prison

Soldier’s account corroborates reports Viktoriia Roshchyna was taken to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she diedDetails of the last days in captivity of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died last year, have emerged with the witness account of a soldier who was with...

11/12/2025 10:46 The Guardian

'We have Russians agents, Iranian agents, terrorist groups' in Venezuela, says Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader has said her country has "has already been invaded", when asked whether she would support a US invasion....

11/12/2025 10:43 Skynews

The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support

Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine....

10/12/2025 18:57 New York Times

Starmer, Merz and Macron take phone call with Trump on Ukraine peace talks – as it happened

European leaders confirm that they spoke with the US president earlier today about ‘the state of talks’ Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is now delivering his opening speech.It’s a damning verdict on Maduro’s authoritarian rule in Venezuela, as he talks about a...

10/12/2025 18:43 The Guardian

Santa at war: ‘home’ town in Finland hosts Nato soldiers as Russian threat looms

Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelterBilled as the official home town of Santa Claus, or joulupukki as he is known in Finland, the city of Rovaniemi offers every imaginable Father Christmas-related experience – from a vis...

10/12/2025 12:39 The Guardian

Russia may exploit death of British soldier in Ukraine

The first serving member of the British armed forces has been killed in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war....

09/12/2025 22:08 Skynews

Member of UK armed forces killed in ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine, says MoD

Ministry says Briton, who has not publicly been named, was injured while observing a test, away from the frontlineA member of the UK armed forces died on Tuesday morning after an accident in Ukraine, believed to be the first time a serving member of the British military has been killed in the countr...

09/12/2025 18:30 The Guardian

The Territorial Sticking Point Between Russia and Ukraine

The Kremlin says any peace deal must cede to Russia the entire eastern Donbas region, including territory Ukraine still controls — a nonstarter for Kyiv....

09/12/2025 17:12 New York Times

Europe's future 'on the line' in Ukraine peace talks

A "cheap ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia - with Kyiv forced to surrender land - would create an "expensive peace" for the whole of Europe, Norway's foreign minister has warned....

09/12/2025 16:42 Skynews

US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions | First Thing

Civicus, a nonprofit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category. Plus, the ‘gay wool’ taking over a New York catwalkDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.A coalition of global civil society organization...

09/12/2025 12:59 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Is next year’s XXL World Cup an expansion too far?

In today’s newsletter: As the 2026 tournament expands, questions are being asked about its new format, its environmental impact and whether Fifa is bending too many of its own rulesGood morning. Last week in Washington a lengthy and glitzy ceremony saw the draw taking place for the 2026 men’s Fi...

09/12/2025 06:51 The Guardian

Putin looks to be preparing for more war, not less

With more than a thousand troops being killed or wounded every day, there's no sign that Donald Trump's push to end Russia's war in Ukraine is reducing the battles on the ground....

09/12/2025 02:05 Skynews

Foreign states using AI videos to undermine support for Ukraine, says Yvette Cooper

UK foreign secretary urges action against ‘information warfare’ made easier by advances in technologyForeign countries are flooding social media with AI-manipulated videos to undermine western support for Ukraine, Yvette Cooper will warn on Tuesday.The UK foreign secretary will urge other countr...

08/12/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Russian Court Sentences 4 Soldiers to Prison for Killing Texan

Russell Bonner Bentley III, 64, who was living in the occupied Donbas region of Ukraine, was beaten and tortured to death after he was suspected of being an American saboteur, investigators said....

08/12/2025 22:07 New York Times

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