Russians demand Putin’s commanders be punished over losses in New Year’s Eve attack
Calls for military leaders to face punishment over ‘stupid losses of personnel’ in Makiivka
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Risk of UK winter power cuts fades amid fall in wholesale gas prices
Demand for heating in UK and Europe falls amid mild weather but concerns remain over suppliesWhy are wholesale gas prices falling and will it cut UK bills?The likelihood of power cuts in Britain this winter has diminished “significantly” after a sharp …
‘I feel at home here’: descendants of Galicia’s emigrés return to the old country
Spain’s poor western region is welcoming back heirs of those who once left it – especially from troubled ArgentinaGalicia has long been one of Spain’s poorest regions and since the mid-19th century Galicians have emigrated in their tens of thousands to…
Brexit: Northern Ireland protocol ‘perhaps a bit too strict’, says Varadkar
Irish PM says he understands unionists’ concerns and he will be ‘flexible and reasonable’ on matterThe Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has said mistakes were made on all sides in the handling of Brexit, vowing to be “flexible and reasonable” when a…
Live: Ukraine and EU to hold summit on February 3, says Zelensky
Ukraine and the European Union are set to hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office announced as the Ukrainian leader warned that Russia is planning a protracted drone campaign to demoralise Ukraine. The announcement c…
Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 314: Zelensky says Russia planning to ‘exhaust’ Ukraine with Iranian drones
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy warns of Russian drone campaign as Ukraine claims to have downed almost 500 since September
Protracted campaign of Iranian drones to ‘exhaust’ Ukraine, says presidentAt a glance: what we know on day 314 of the invasionNato countries will discuss their defence spending targets in the coming months as some of them call for turning a 2% target i…
‘The most extreme heat wave ever seen in Europe’: Warm January topples records
Record temperatures being set across Europe as the year kicks off with unusually warm January
Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft
Even after his resignation as pope, traditionalists invoked Benedict’s name and sought to draw him into internecine ideological wars. Now he is gone.
Ukraine news – live: Russia blames deaths of 89 troops on unauthorised use of phones
Putin’s war leaders are criminally liable, says Moscow politician