The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

US president’s comment that Russian and Ukrainian leaders may have to ‘divvy’ things up likely to raise alarm

Ukraine has publicly rejected any land concession deal with Russia, but some reports suggest it may be open to it.

What happened to the boisterously confident man who said he would stop it all in a day?

Gavin Newsom announces plans to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in response to a redistricting plan by Texas. This blog is now closed.

WhatsApp has hit out against Russia’s actions to restrict usage of its encrypted messaging service

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are down -0.02%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.08% this morning, taking a breather after recent gains, while investors look ahead to crucial U.S. producer inflation data for insight into how aggressively the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates.

Kim Yo-jong said on Thursday that Seoul's attitude towards North Korea “remains unchanged and can never change”.

Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and southern regions.

The Prime Minister has previously said the UK stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessary.

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Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 14 August, a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet.