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If France wants to lead Europe to a new era of military self-reliance, how come its contribution to the war effort in Ukraine is so small? That is the awkward question being posed by some of the country's top strategic thinkers, who are pushing President Emmanuel Macron to make an urgent decision on more arms to Kyiv. Recent analysis conducted on the ground in Poland and Ukraine shows that the F..

How will Russia annex four regions that it has occupied, but only partially, when they are in the middle of a war zone? Vladimir Putin has signed an accord to annex the occupied regions, after declaring that Russia would never give them up and would defend them with all means available. Why now? Russia's president is on the back foot. His seven-month war is losing impetus while Ukraine's dramati..

This week, one Russian newspaper, Moskovsky Komsomolets, concluded: "Vladimir Putin has nowhere to retreat. So, he'll continue to attack." Cue St George's Hall of the Kremlin Palace and the controversial signing ceremony in front of MPs, senators and officials. Vladimir Putin's decision to annex the four Ukrainian territories ("incorporate" in Kremlinspeak) is the Russian president's latest offe..

Children and older teenagers have been removed from the jungle compound of a Jewish sect in Mexico following a raid by police, the BBC has learned. Two members of Lev Tahor were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and serious sexual offences, including rape, Israel's foreign ministry said. A three-year-old child removed from the compound has been flown to Israel. Lev Tahor (Hebrew for Pur..

Four occupied regions of Ukraine have begun holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia. Denounced as illegitimate and a sham by Ukraine and the West, the votes are taking place over five days just behind the front line. Reports speak of soldiers going door to door to collect votes on the first day. "You have to answer verbally and the soldier marks the answer on the sheet and keeps it," o..

Thirteen people have been killed and others wounded in a series of explosions in the separatist-run city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to its Russian-backed mayor. Alexei Kulemzin blamed "punitive" Ukrainian shellfire for the deaths. There is no comment from Ukrainian officials. Donetsk has been controlled by Russia's proxy authorities since 2014. They have repeatedly accused Ukrainia..

"I can't stand the sight of my baby suffering," says Noor Zadi, as she cradles 10-month-old Saeed Ahmed in her arms. Just weeks after she lost her home in Pakistan's deadly floods, Noor is now terrified for her son. "We are poor and we are really worried for him," she says. As a doctor inserts a cannula into his tiny ankle, gently easing a needle into his delicate skin, he screams in pain. Saeed..

"There is no one in this world like you," the HGTV star wrote in a birthday tribute to his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa Tarek El Moussa is celebrating his wife as she takes another trip around the sun! The Flip or Flop star wished Heather Rae El Moussa a happy 35th birthday Friday by sharing a sweet carousel of photos on Instagram in honor of her special day, writing, "Every day with you feels li..

"A media conglomerate that shall remain nameless sent me an angry letter." After the comedy movie The People’s Joker got pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival after a single screening, we knew it wouldn’t be the last time we heard from it. The story, which re-imagines the Batman villain as a trans person, was removed from the event’s programming after an alleged cease & desist cour..

The film will be based on Priscilla Presley's memoir, 'Elvis and Me'. Without a doubt, one of the biggest films of the past year has been Elvis, reigniting the world’s obsession with the eponymous singer. Now, another film about the man, albeit likely with a different tone, is coming from Sofia Coppola. It has been announced that the Academy Award winner has signed on to direct and write Priscil..