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'The clock is ticking': Bomb threat prompts broadcaster evacuations
Dozens of flights have been grounded across Europe in a week of threats.
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The US called it Putin’s ‘slush fund.’ Now Trump may drop sanctions on it
NY Times: Removing sanctions would undo years of effort to put pressure on Russia.
Musk accuses Ukraine of using Starlink for offensive drone strikes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Washington of throttling Starlink and failing to warn Kyiv.
Melania Trump says she brokered truce in war-torn Ukrainian city
Russia and Ukraine both said they would cooperate on the truce.
Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain
Around £65bn of UK economic activity depends on subsea cables.
Zelenskyy says fresh Russian strikes show 'no change' in Kremlin position
Two people were killed and more than 30 wounded in Kyiv, city authorities said.
Missiles hit Kyiv as Russia signals return to Ukraine peace talks
The Kremlin said trilateral talks could resume in mid-November.
'Tackle tax and reduce it,' says Peter Thompson of Barfoot & Thompson
Overseas buyers of $5m-plus properties fear they could face double taxation.
Trump Administration holds up transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has neither approved nor formally rejected the transfers.
Trump is pushing Ukraine to surrender to Russia, Zelenskyy says
New York Times: Zelenskyy said US moves appeared designed to make Ukraine capitulate.
Ukraine claims US missile hold-up as Trump floats summit without Zelenskyy
Kyiv says it received no early warning before the latest Russian strikes.
Trump bashes Zelenskyy, defends waiving Russia sanctions
Trump also waived sanctions mandated by legislation named for Lindsey Graham.
Army chief: Britain must be prepared to make sacrifices for war
Half the public would not go to war for Britain in any circumstances.
World faces space war 'within five years'
British satellite companies have been enlisted to patrol Earth's orbit for hostile tech.
Pope calls Putin from hospital, pushes for ceasefire in Ukraine
The Pope is still in hospital recovering from a lung cancer operation.
Zelenskyy defies Trump by targeting Russian refineries
The US threatened to withdraw intelligence-sharing if strikes continued.
Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia’s war effort with Starlink changes
Changes to the Starlink system came without warning and have affected Ukraine's defence.
Trump hands victories to Putin, who offers more war in return
New York Times: Earlier this year, Russia was in a bind. Then Donald Trump came calling.
Trump threatens to cut off Ukraine's weapon supplies after Russian fuel deal
The US could also stop sharing intelligence to end its attacks on Russian oil refineries.
Zelenskyy doubts Russia cares about Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’
The Kremlin says Putin would halt fire only on Ukraine’s election day.
UK PM Andy Burnham claims Russia interfered with Brexit vote
The British Government says an assessment found Russia interfered in the 2016 vote.
Russia strikes Ukraine power plants after Trump’s energy ceasefire claim
Russia has not commented on Trump's claim, while Ukraine expressed 'surprise'.
Trump’s Russia diesel deal is illegal, say US senators from both sides
The senators say Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022.
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed energy ceasefire
Zelensky said the truce was 'news for me' and asked when it would begin.