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The King has criticised Russia’s “indescribable aggression” and praised Ukrainians for their “true valour” on the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion.Saturday marked two years since Vladimir Putin unleashed war on Ukraine, seeking to crush Ukrainian democracy under tank treads as his forces tried to capture Kyiv. Follow latest: Expert predicts which areas Russia will target nextIn a message released by Buckingham Palace, the King said: “The determination and strength of the Ukrainian people continues to inspire, as the unprovoked attack on their land, their lives and livelihoods enters a third, tragic, year.”Despite the tremendous hardship and pain inflicted upon…

The Indian Foreign Ministry said Friday that some of the country’s citizens have signed up for jobs helping Russia in its war against Ukraine. The ministry has not confirmed if any of those who signed up had taken combat roles. What is New Delhi saying? In a statement, the ministry said it was “aware that a few Indian nationals have signed up for support jobs with the Russian army.” “The Indian Embassy has regularly taken up this matter with the relevant Russian authorities for their early discharge,” the statement.  “We urge all Indian nationals to exercise due caution and stay away…

Donald Trump has claimed his four criminal cases have boosted his support among black Americans because they relate to being “discriminated against”.The former president also said the mugshot taken of him after he was charged with trying to overturn the 2020 US election result in the state of Georgia was “embraced” by the “black population”. Speaking at an event for black conservatives in South Carolina ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary, Trump compared his own legal problems to the historic legacy of prejudice against African-Americans in the US legal system. Image: The mugshot Trump was referring to – taken after he…

A woman who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State group lost her appeal on Friday against the British government’s decision to revoke her UK citizenship.  London’s Court of Appeal rejected all five arguments presented by 24-year-old Shamima Begum. Begum was 15 when she and two other girls from London joined the extremist group in February 2015. Authorities withdrew her British citizenship on national security grounds soon after she surfaced in a Syrian refugee camp in 2019. Her lawyers brought a bid to overturn that decision at the Court of Appeal. Britain’s Home Office [Interior Ministry] opposed…

Former US President Donald Trump went into Saturday’s Republican primary in South Carolina as the front-runner and emerged victorious over the state’s former governor Nikki Haley. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner as polls closed at 7 p.m. EST, based on a survey of Republican voters in the state. Projections by CNN and NBC also declared Trump the winner. “I have never seen the Republican Party so unified as it is right now,” Trump said in a victory speech delivered moments after polls closed. He did not mention Haley once in about 30 minutes of remarks. The result is…

Donald Trump has defeated Nikki Haley in the South Carolina Republican primary, NBC News has projected.The result will further cement his grip on the race to be his party’s nominee for president. Mr Trump claimed his fourth straight primary win on Saturday, handing an embarrassing loss to his last remaining major rival in her home state.He went into the primary with a huge polling lead and the backing of the state’s top Republicans, including Senator Tim Scott.In a speech following his victory, Mr Trump called the win “even bigger than we anticipated.” “I’ve never seen the Republican Party as unified…

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen says there will be two decisions next week on European Union funds for Poland that will unfreeze a total amount of up to €137 billion (about $148.3 billion). Gaining access to the funding will provide a dramatic investment boost for Poland’s economy, which has been shaken by the impact of the war in neighboring Ukraine. What has been announced? “I have good news,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a press conference in Warsaw. “Next week the college will come forward with two decisions on European funds that are currently blocked for Poland.”…

Two years since Russia invaded Ukraine and in Moscow’s Victory Park, those we spoke to felt their country was on course.”We’re doing the right thing, victory will be ours,” says a woman out for a midday stroll with her family. It’s a common enough phrase, but what victory actually means depends on who you ask. “Victory means full defeat of the enemy,” her son, Temikhan, declares. “The principal enemy, the Nazis who are based there.””The Ukrainians are our fraternal people,” his mother adds. “They are not guilty of this.”Temikhan is 15 and says he forms his opinions based on YouTube…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday his country was buying four new Saab JAS Gripen fighter jets from Sweden. The deal, which expands Hungary’s fleet of 14 Gripen jets, comes after Hungary U-turned on its threat to block Sweden’s accession to the NATO military alliance.  “Today, we have reached an agreement to add four aircraft to the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Gripen fleet,” Orban said at a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest.  He added that the deal would boost Hungary’s air defense capability and its commitment to the NATO military alliance. As well as the jet deal, Hungary…

The US and Britain have struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militant group’s attacks on shipping.It is the fourth joint action taken by the UK and the US in an attempt to deter attacks by the Iran-backed group on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this week that set fire to a cargo ship. According to US officials, American and British fighter jets hit about 18 sites across multiple locations, targeting missiles, launchers, rockets, drones and unmanned surface and underwater vehicles.The US fighter jets launched…