Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of escalating war after Kyiv apartment block strike kills nine

Putin ‘betting on escalation, not negotiations’, German chancellor Merz says after deadly assault German chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned Russia’s aerial bombardment of Ukraine, saying it contradicts Vladimir Putin’s claims to want an end to the war. “The largest Russian attacks on Ukraine in recent times show that Moscow is betting on escalation of the […]

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Evika Silina resigns: Latvia’s Prime Minister quits over Ukraine Russia drone incidents

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Latvia’s centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina said she ⁠would resign on Thursday, triggering the collapse of her coalition government just months before an election ⁠is due ​in ⁠October. “I […]

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Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump says end of conflict ‘getting very close’ as Putin resumes deadly strikes

Russia will deploy new Sarmat nuclear missile this year, says Putin On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch US president Donald Trump has echoed the Kremlin and said the war in Ukraine could end soon but […]

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French professor facing probe for creating fake Nobel-style prize – only to award it to himself

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A French professor is being investigated after he allegedly invented a Nobel Prize-like body to grant himself a prestigious award and advance his career. Florent Montaclair is accused of […]

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AI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EU

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The European Union is set to ban artificial intelligence tools that generate child sexual abuse material and non-consensual explicit images of adults. Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council […]

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Punk band Pussy Riot stage protest blocking access to Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russian punk group Pussy Riot joined members of Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN on Wednesday in a protest at the Venice Biennale against the opening of the Russian pavilion. Yelling […]

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