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As ever with Vladimir Putin, timing is everything. It’s no coincidence his latest speech was made on the eve of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Russia won’t be there as it hasn’t been invited. So this was about putting Moscow’s side across first and undermining the summit’s legitimacy before it has even begun. Putin

Even before Euro 2024 kicks off, Scotland fans think they have won something – the partying. The bagpipes in Bavaria signalled the Tartan Army are back. Thousands of Scots – many in kilts carrying crates of beer – packed into Munich’s Marienplatz on the eve of the curtain-raiser against Germany. Not that you’d realise the

Thousands of people rallied outside Congress in Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires to protest against a bill proposed by President Javier Milei. Senators voted 37 to 36 late on Wednesday to give their overall approval to Mr Milei’s controversial economic reform plan. If the Senate approves the articles with modifications, the lower house still has

Greece has shuttered tourist hotspots and schools across Athens as the first heatwave of the summer strikes. Temperatures were tipped to hit highs up 43C (109F) on Wednesday and Thursday in parts of the Mediterranean country. Meteorologists say the high temperatures is being driven by southerly winds bringing hot air and dust from North Africa.

Evgeniia Kozlova was at home in St Petersburg last weekend when she got the call from her Israeli liaison officers. “They asked, ‘how are things, how are you feeling? Are you alone there? Are you sitting down?’ “I dropped the phone to one side, and it fell under the table.” Israel-Hamas war latest: IDF strikes

President Joe Biden so often talks about “inflection points'”. He has repeatedly framed his own presidency through a series of global inflection points – era-defining moments in which he has tried to cast himself as the sober voice of calm leadership. His life story too has been defined by a series of personal and tragic

Four staff from a US university have been stabbed in a park in northeast China. Video on social media showed blood-stained people lying on the ground and being put into ambulances. Iowa politician Adam Zabner said his brother was among the victims and the group had been visiting a temple in Beishan Park, Jilin City.

It is quiet when we arrive in the French town of Henin-Beaumont. A rain cloud sits above our heads while a solitary young man is strolling towards us, purposefully. The cloud looks menacing; the man looks very friendly. “You are a journalist?” he asks, beaming. He’s dressed in a smart shirt and tie, I guess

In Europe, where modern politics sometimes moves slowly, shocks don’t come much bigger than this one. Emmanuel Macron dissolving parliament and calling elections, leaving one huge question hanging in the air – what happens next? Macron is a man used to success. He started a political party in his 30s, won the presidency, and then

French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved France’s National Assembly and called a snap election after his party suffered a calamitous result in elections to the European Parliament. Marine le Pen’s hard right National Rally party won about 32% of the vote – a 10 point increase on the last EU election in 2019. It is

2024 is known as the year of elections because in these 12 months more voters in more countries than ever before will exercise their right to cast a vote to choose who governs them. That is the march of democracy – even if nobody was convinced when President Putin was elected, again, in Russia. The

Israel says it has rescued four hostages from Gaza. They are in a good medical condition, Israeli authorities said, and are receiving medical checks at Sheba hospital, where they will spend the night. The hostages, who were captured by Hamas from the Nova music festival in October, were named as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir

Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen has been attacked in central Copenhagen. Ms Frederiksen was in shock after being hit by someone, the Danish news agency Ritzau said, citing the police and the prime minister’s office. A man has been arrested. It is unclear whether the PM has been left injured by the attack. This breaking

The search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley will continue on Friday with more officers, according to police on the Greek island of Symi. A local Facebook group said Mosley, known for appearing on programmes like This Morning, went for a walk from Saint Nikolas Beach at about 1.30pm Greek time on Wednesday. Police and

Amanda Knox has insisted she is a “victim” and did not slander anyone after she lost her bid to overturn the conviction in Italy this week. In an exclusive interview with Sky TG24, Sky News’ sister channel in Italy, Knox said she had “nothing to hide”, adding: “I’ve had to spend my whole life fighting

A body has been found in the search for TV doctor Michael Mosley, who went missing on a Greek island, police and the deputy mayor of Symi have confirmed. The body was found in a cave on Symi, the deputy mayor said. Separately, a police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of an

As silence falls over the beaches of Normandy, the leaders gathered to mark this important anniversary will recognise the grim irony that hangs in the air. An occasion that recalls the horrors of war will take place as conflict rages in Europe and beyond. Its why words will be chosen carefully in public and why,

The potential for all-out war between Israel and Lebanon seems to have dramatically moved up a notch – or more – over the past few days. And the Israeli prime minister has done nothing to dissuade that notion – telling his troops on the northern border with Lebanon on Wednesday that they are prepared for

Amanda Knox has lost her bid to overturn a slander conviction in Italy. The American woman was eventually cleared of the brutal 2007 murder of her flatmate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared in the Italian university town of Perugia. But she was only released, in 2011, after four years in prison in

Early counting in India’s election suggests the party of Narendra Modi may get fewer votes than expected. A total of 272 seats are needed for a majority in the country’s lower house of parliament – but his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead only in 242 seats so far. However, if it is unable to