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The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is “very happy” and “thankful” that Germany has decided to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks – but warned the quantity and delivery time of the vehicles is “critical”. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kay Burley on his 45th birthday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked allies around the world

Generously, you’d call the tank debate an evolution of views among Western policymakers. Ungenerously, it’s rather a debacle and certainly doesn’t present the united front that Western nations have strived for through this year-old war. The Ukrainians have become used to this pattern of Western indecision. It follows a now familiar theme: have an almighty

The Doomsday Clock has been set at 90 seconds to midnight – representing a time of “unprecedented danger” – largely because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It puts it 10 seconds closer to midnight, the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. It had been at 100 seconds to midnight since 2020. The countdown

A former leader of the Hells Angels in Europe could face 13 years in prison if he is convicted of running a chapter of the motorcycle club linked with organised crime on the Spanish island of Mallorca. German national Frank Hanebuth appeared in court alongside 49 alleged collaborators from numerous countries, at least 34 of

Could F-16 fighter jets soon be screaming over Kharkiv or breaking the sound barrier as they tear through the skies above Zaporizhzhia? It once seemed impossible, but now? Maybe not. As the Western world looks to Germany for a decision over Leopard 2 tanks, it was from the Netherlands that a possibly more radical idea

The city of Bakhmut is almost under siege. As you approach, the rumbling percussion of artillery echoes all around – it’s the sound of a coming storm. The first thing that draws your eye is the smoke from shelling in the centre, spiralling up against a bruised skyline. Russia‘s advance is choking routes into this

Ghislaine Maxwell has repeated claims that a photograph showing Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre is “fake”. The 61-year-old was speaking from a Florida prison, where she is serving a 20-year sentence after being found guilty of luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fought back tears as he met with the families of those killed in a helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb earlier this week. At the sombre service in Kyiv, Mr Zelenskyy and his wife, first lady Olena Zelenska, laid flowers on seven coffins draped in the blue and yellow flag of

Western nations have failed to agree on a deal to send much-wanted Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, despite holding a summit in Germany. The US and its allies had hoped to convince Berlin to allow the powerful battle tanks to be used by Kyiv to aid in Ukraine’s fightback against Russia. The UK has already

Walking through Kyiv’s central station with Oleksandr Kamyshin is like accompanying a general touring his territory. His authority clears a path through the crowds as he guides us with a brisk stride. His staff stand a little straighter when he walks past. “I visit the station once a day. Some days, more than once. I

The graves are all fresh. Row after row of them, almost identical. The same mound of sandy soil, the same black, red and yellow wreath mounted with a golden star. The same wooden, orthodox cross to mark the grave, though there are some Muslim headstones too. Just the names and the dates on a small

A country that operates German-made Leopard tanks has asked for permission from Berlin to give the heavy armour to Ukraine, Britain’s defence secretary has revealed. Ben Wallace did not say which nation he was referring to but it is likely to be Poland, which has made clear it would like to send some of its

A new airport in Nepal – the destination of a plane that crashed last weekend – did not have a working instrument landing system. That will remain the case until 26 February, 56 days after the airport opened on 1 January, said Jagannath Niroula from Nepal‘s Civil Aviation Authority. An instrument landing system is extra

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is resigning. Her final day in office will be on 7 February – and a general election has been called for 14 October. The 42-year-old, who became New Zealand’s prime minister in 2017, choked back tears during an emotional news conference. “I know what this job takes, and I

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is among 14 people who have died after a helicopter crashed by a nursery in a Kyiv suburb, authorities have said. Images from the scene show huge flames and a plume of smoke going into the sky in Brovary, which is located northeast of the capital. Minister Denys

Two Ukrainian soldiers who had amputations after being wounded by landmines are being fitted with state-of-the-art bionic arms made in the UK. They are the first war veterans to be fitted with the new Hero Arm – a 3D-printed prosthesis made by Bristol-based tech company Open Bionics. Andrii Gidzun and Vitalii Ivashchuk tried out the

Greta Thunberg has been detained by police during a demonstration in Germany. The environmental activist, 20, has been taking part in protests against the demolition of the village of Luetzerath. The tiny hamlet, which has become the frontline for Germany’s climate debate, is being cleared to make way for the expansion of a nearby coal

At least five people have died and another eight are missing after a massive explosion at a chemical plant in north-eastern China, according to state TV in the country. The blast occurred at 3.13pm local time (7.13am GMT) on Sunday, just outside the city of Panjin in Liaoning province, east of Beijing. A further 30

The black box and cockpit voice recorder of the plane that crashed in Nepal have been found, a Kathmandu Airport official has said. The ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Yeti Airlines, was carrying 72 people when it crashed. Rescuers called off their search on Monday evening local time with two people still unaccounted for, and

Hopes are fading for more survivors to be found in the wreckage of an apartment block in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro – a day after the building was hit during a major Russian missile strike. Thirty people have been confirmed dead so far and more than 30 are in hospital, including 12 in