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Volodymyr Zelenskyy was advised to wear a suit to the White House and Donald Trump was offended when he didn’t, according to reports. Ahead of the historic meeting, the Ukrainian president was advised by Trump’s team to ditch his usual military-style clothing for something more formal, Axios reports. However, he didn’t, instead opting to wear

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have clashed in the White House, with the US president telling his Ukrainian counterpart: “You’re gambling with World War Three.” Mr Trump also told Mr Zelenskyy “you either make a deal or we are out.” “Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel,” he said. “We’re trying to solve a

At least 41 people are trapped after being swept away by an avalanche in the Indian Himalayas, according to local officials. The incident took place near a highway in the state of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli region where workers were engaged in road construction. Local police said at least 57 workers were initially buried under snow. Of

The Israel Defence Forces has admitted the attacks by Hamas on October 7 2023 were “a complete failure” of Israeli security and the result of many years of planning and deception by the Gaza-based militant group. Announcing some of the findings from a major internal investigation, the Israeli military said “the IDF failed in its

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are on a flight from Romania to the United States after a travel ban on them was lifted. They took a private plane from the country to the US on Thursday morning, according to a Romanian official. G4media.ro reported the brothers were on a flight to Florida, citing “airport

Hamas has handed the bodies of the last four Israeli hostages that were included in the first phase of the ceasefire deal to the Red Cross. The remains of the four men were exchanged for the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has previously identified the bodies as those of Tsachi Idan, Itzhak

At least two people have been hurt after shots were fired near a courthouse in western Germany, where a high-profile murder trial is taking place. Police in the city of Bielefeld said they could not rule out a connection with the case, linked to the death of a former boxer nearly a year ago. A

This is the moment the government finally woke up to the enormity of the threat faced by the UK and the inability of its hollowed-out armed forces to cope. But make no mistake, today’s decision to increase military spending is not just about increasing the number of troops, warships and fighter jets or even ensuring

Emmanuel Macron has said a peace deal with Russia “must not mean a surrender of Ukraine” – as Donald Trump claimed Vladimir Putin’s forces “want to end this war”. The US and French presidents met amid fragile relations between America and Europe and after Mr Trump launched a verbal attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Harun is sitting hunched on a bed with a sheet over his head. He lives in a state of psychosis and wants to return to his home in central Khartoum. He tells us where to turn and which bridges to cross to get him there. The war has ripped away the stability that kept him

In her desperate search for answers over her son Valentin’s death, Elena even turned to Vladimir Putin. She wrote to the Russian president demanding an explanation as to why an 18-year-old conscript was involved in combat. Throughout the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin promised that conscripts wouldn’t be sent to war. But in Valentin’s case,

Initial exit polls appear to confirm what we have known for weeks: that the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have got the most votes in the federal election, with Friedrich Merz most likely to be the next chancellor. While this result isn’t a surprise, it doesn’t

Pope Francis is still receiving a high flow of oxygen – but has suffered no further crisis, Vatican sources have said. The sources added the Pope is eating normally, and that clinical tests are ongoing. The 88-year-old has been at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for more than a week as he receives treatment for double pneumonia

The release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners planned for Saturday has been postponed “until the release of the next hostages is secured without humiliating ceremonies”, Israel has said. In a statement early on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of “repeated violations” as it lashed out at “disgraceful

The Pope will not lead Sunday prayers for the second week running, the Vatican has said.  The 88-year-old has been in hospital for more than a week being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. In an update on Saturday morning – the shortest since Francis was admitted to hospital on 14 February – the

Hamas says the body of hostage Shiri Bibas has now been handed over, according to the group’s Al-Aqsa TV channel – as the Israeli military says it is checking the reports. Israel said on Thursday that Ms Bibas was not among the four bodies handed over on Thursday as part of the ceasefire agreement, instead