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Ukraine-Russia war latest: European leaders to back Zelensky today as Trump says Kyiv can end war ‘immediately’

"President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "No getting back Obama given ...

What’s at stake when Zelensky meets Trump at the White House with Starmer and EU allies in tow

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Washington alongside a host of European leaders in a show of solidarity with Zelensky ...

At least 17 aid seekers killed as Israel escalates attack on last major population centre in Gaza City

Medics and witnesses said Israeli forces killed at least 17 aid seekers on Sunday, including nine awaiting UN aid trucks ...

Gal Gadot says ‘pressure’ to ‘speak out against Israel’ led to Snow White’s box office failure

Actor Gal Gadot has blamed the box office failure of Disney’s 2025 live-action Snow White on the “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel”. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

With fewer renters than ever having a living room, this is why the death of the communal space matters

An astonishing 80 per cent of housemates without a living room are in that position because landlords have turned it into an ...

There hasn’t been a Song of the Summer for 2025 – does that matter?

This year – for the first time in a while – a ubiquitous Summer Banger has failed to materialise. Ellie Muir looks into why ...

Spike Lee is one of our greatest living directors – so why does no one care about his new film?

Highest 2 Lowest’ is a punchy thriller with one of the world’s biggest actors, Denzel Washington, as its lead. Lee hasn’t lost his touch, writes Xan Brooks, but the world is forcing him out to the mar ...

Emma Stone makes rare comment about Andrew Garfield years after breakup

Emma Stone has spoken about her ex-boyfriend, Andrew Garfield, a decade after their breakup. In a recent interview for Vogue ’s “Life in Looks,” the Oscar winner, 36, looked back on her time filming ...

Tracee Ellis Ross reveals Barack Obama didn’t stop her from making a dating mistake: ‘Failed as a friend’

Tracee Ellis Ross has opened up about her friendship with the former president, Barack Obama. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, the black-ish alum revealed the former president ...

Pete Davidson says he feels ‘guilty’ his girlfriend can’t have an ‘ideal pregnancy’ because of his fame

Before her relationship with Davidson, Hewitt was romantically linked to Benny Blanco, who’s now engaged to Selena Gomez. The former couple first started dating in 2019, after Hewitt appeared in the ...

High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a kill zone. Medics can’t keep up

In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush to meet another stretcher wheeled in from the Donetsk front.

Trump’s critics say Putin ‘flattered’ Trump at the Alaska summit. Europe’s leaders aim to do the same

Trump’s meeting with Putin rolled back key red lines that Zelensky says Ukraine won’t cross. But Europe could be relying on ...