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It was no cliffhanger. Donald Trump was always going to win the South Carolina primary, it was simply a matter of margin – margin of victory and margin of Republican shift. This result moves the party’s centre of gravity yet further, from traditional to Trump. It strengthens his status as Republican nominee-in-waiting, as a movement

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s president is said to have turned down a US offer to be evacuated with the words: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” Two years on, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still standing firm – but so too is his urgent need for weapons and ammunition, everything from bullets to fighter

The second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes as America prepares for a crucial election and while funding for a Ukrainian victory remains blocked in a divided Congress. As our own frontline eyewitness reporting shows, Vladimir Putin has the upper hand. Western leaders have repeatedly warned that Putin won’t stop at Ukraine given the

Lord David Cameron has warned the UN about the consequences of withdrawing support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. The foreign secretary was speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the eve of the second anniversary of the invasion. War latest: Navalny’s mother given three-hour ultimatum over secret funeral Lord

The father of an Italian woman who appeared in chains in a Hungarian court has said no one deserves to be treated like she has and that “it’s a disaster” if her case becomes political. Ilaria Salis, an anti-fascist activist, was arrested in Budapest last year on suspicion of a serious assault on two far-right

Bobi, who was crowned the world’s oldest dog, has had his title stripped following controversy around his real age. Bobi, who lived in Portugal, was said to have been 30 years and 268 days when he was named the world’s oldest by Guinness World Records (GWR) last February. In October 2023, he died at the

British companies are exporting hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment and machinery which almost certainly ends up in Russia, undermining the official sanctions regime and bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine, according to data analysis from Sky News. The items – which include drone equipment, optical supplies and heavy machinery – are being sent to

Starbucks has launched a pork-flavoured coffee in China to mark the Lunar New Year. The special latte, which comes with a slice of pork on top, is said to “integrate traditional New Year customs into coffee” and combines espresso with “Dongo pork” sauce. In a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo, the Starbucks

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. A woman was killed and 22 other people were injured in the 14 February shooting, in Kansas City, Missouri. Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays have been charged with second-degree murder and other gun-related

Lionel Messi has tried to explain his failure to play in a friendly match in Hong Kong in a video on Chinese social media – in response to a growing backlash over his absence. Messi stayed on the bench for the duration of Inter Miami’s exhibition match against a local team last week due to

A quasar 500 trillion times brighter than the sun has been discovered by astronomers who say it may be the brightest and “most violent” place in the universe. The huge black hole powering it is said to be between 17 and 19 billion times the mass of the sun and growing at the fastest rate

The widow of Alexei Navalny has claimed her husband was poisoned “by another of Putin’s novichoks” and says she will “soon reveal details” on why he was killed. In a video statement on Monday, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband, and subsequently “hiding” his body to ensure traces of the

In the days since Alexei Navalny’s death, people have kept coming to lay flowers at two sites in the heart of Moscow which commemorate the victims of Soviet repression. One is the Solovetsky Stone, right beside the FSB’s headquarters on Lubyanka Square; the other is the so-called ‘Wall of Grief’, a more recent memorial site,

Cars have been set on fire as rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague, as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men

Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after months of intense fighting, the defence ministry has said. President Vladimir Putin congratulated troops on the development, labelling it a “success” and “important victory” just days away from the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu, the Russian defence