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Iberian peninsula power cut: King Felipe to chair national security council meeting in Madrid – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

In Poland, we know all about fighting illiberal regimes. Here are our lessons for the Trump age

Our political history is one of catastrophe, communism, and developing powerful antibodies against oppression, say Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin announces new three-day temporary ceasefire for May public holiday

Russia was accused by Kyiv and its European allies of breaching the previous temporary truce on Easter Sunday

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

North Korea makes first public admission it sent troops to fight for Russia

The admission comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio warned the Trump administration would walk away from brokering peace talks if there was no realistic prospect of a deal in sight

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025

Can Trump-Zelensky Vatican Talks Bring Ukraine Peace?

Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as one for the history books.

International Business Times · Apr 27, 2025

Russia continues to strike Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s commitment to peace

Airstrike in Donetsk kills three and drone attack in Dnipro leaves one dead, according to local sources

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025

Iran’s President Pezeshkian visits injured, site of deadly port explosion

The fiery blast at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran has killed at least 40 people and wounded some 1,000 others.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2025

Zelensky Says Ukraine Not Kicked Out Of Russia's Kursk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk a day after Moscow claimed the "full liberation" of its western region.

International Business Times · Apr 27, 2025

Iran's president visits those injured in port explosion that killed at least 28 people

Iran’s president has visited those injured in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic’s main ports

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025

Visa rules leaving Ukrainian refugees in Glasgow ‘unemployable’

Many Ukrainians who moved to Scotland after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 are applying to extend their visa via the…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2025