Abe’s Russia outreach flopped — Trump should take note Supporters of Trump’s policy argue that China is the bigger threat and the U.S. should steer Moscow away from Beijing.

Commentary: Abe's failed attempts to court Putin and resolve Japan's territorial dispute serve as a cautionary tale for Trump's "reverse Kissinger" strategy, highlighting how Putin exploits concessions without reciprocating.

The equivalent would have been Roosevelt calling Churchill a dictator when the Luftwaffe were bombing London. It's beyond belief, really.

‘I have just bought my first gun’: the war diary of late Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina, introduced by Margaret Atwood The author had turned to documenting the conflict in her homeland before she was killed by a Russian missile. Margaret Atwood introduces an exclusive extract from the book she was working on when she ...

A must read .. Margatet Atwood on Victoria Amelina and Amelina's soon to be published book .. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

Odessa, already 5hrs without electricity. Will have it in one hour time and in three hours will be another 2hrs round w/o electricity. Thanks god that heating system works these hours on ups/accumulator. Fkuck russia anyway and forever!

Ukrainian mobile firegroups, preparing for incoming Shahed drones. Armed with M2 Browning .50 HMG machine guns, technical sights, thermal imaging scopes searchlights.

Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate now set to reach presidential runoff Ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is on track to join center-left PM Marcel Ciolacu in final battle for the presidency.

Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is on track to make it to the final round of presidential elections alongside current Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, according to tonight’s provisional results, with more than 80 percent of ballots counted.

For all those Russian bots bleating about escalation, this was the map of all missile attacks on Ukraine last night: