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With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world leaders watching, China’s president Xi Jinping made a muscular address to 50,000 people in Tiananmen Square marking 80 years since the end of the second world war. China is “never intimidated by bullies” and would “stand by the…

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Twenty-six countries have pledged to contribute to Ukraine’s security after any ceasefire or peace deal with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

US President Trump has threatened non-specific consequences for Putin if Russia fails to agree to peace with Ukraine.

President Xi Jinping reassured Kim Jong Un of North Korea's enduring importance to China as the two leaders met for talks in Beijing on Thursday, state media reported.

The Prime Minister joined a virtual call of the coalition of the willing with around 25 world leaders on Thursday morning.

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Ukraine has cut Russia’s refining capacity by a fifth, in a bid to starve it of energy and revenue from exports.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been caught on hot mics discussing organ transplants and immortality whilst attending China’s Victory Day Military parade.

German Gref said the country's central bank should lower interest rates to avoid a recession.

European leaders were meeting in Paris on Thursday after French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that several countries including Britain and Germany are prepared to assure Ukraine's security once the conflict with Russia has ended.