Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded 15 Saturday, officials said, as renewed U.S.-led peace negotiations gathered momentum
Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart - and has no plan to give up his designs on Ukraine
Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Despite evidence of a mental health crisis among men, there’s still a stigma attached to seeking help. Lydia Spencer-Elliot investigates why so many men will do anything but talk about their feelings – and the harm it is doing them
The Dune and Avengers star tells Patrick Smith not to drink the Kool-Aid as he talks about his wild past – fights, addiction, and friendship with Donald Trump – plus his relationship with fame and starring in the new Knives Out film
Rachel Reeves’ Budget week from hell has just got worse, as her own uncle Terry has publicly criticised her policies. But she’s far from the only public figure with an embarrassingly vocal family member, as Katie Rosseinsky discovers
The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition near the White House
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died
Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise further
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