Will Stewart

Strikes in Ukraine were underway today even as the US president reportedly met Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome ahead of the pontiff's funeral, with at least six regions targeted.

Putin hawk Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the powerful Russian security council and ex-defence minister, said Russia rejected Western boots on the ground in the war-torn country.

Putin hawk Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the powerful Russian security council and ex-defence minister, said Russia rejected Western boots on the ground in the war-torn country.

Alexey Melnikov died instantly at Mariupol Zoo in Russian-occupied Ukraine after the tigress - named Lucy - 'attacked him and gnawed his head'.

The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU unveiled bombshell new images claiming to show one of the children the Moscow dictator shares with his 41-year-old gymnast lover Alina Kabaeva.

Volodymyr Zelensky challenged the Kremlin warmonger to continue the 30-hour ceasefire for 30 days, as Donald Trump had earlier demanded.

A dentist has told of her terror when a shark sank its teeth into her on a luxury holiday in the Maldives.

A sinister online troll who sought to manipulate children and teenagers to commit suicide has been jailed in Russia.

Mytko is under investigation for the multiple murders of her children 'with particular cruelty' in Kansk, Krasnoyarsk region on April 14.

Ukraine has been seen fighting back against a Russian spring offensive as remarkable footage shows its tanks breaching Dragon's Teeth fortifications to move onto Vladimir Putin's territory

A Ukrainian armed forces pilot who went missing is now hiding from his commanders - on the International Space Station.

Ukraine has been seen fighting back against a Russian spring offensive as remarkable footage shows its tanks breaching Dragon's Teeth fortifications to move onto Vladimir Putin's territory

This is the moment a 13-year-old Ukrainian karate star staged his own protest against warring Russia.

Roman Burtsev, 42, who won a string of acting and advertising roles as a Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike has survived his first six months as a soldier on the front line.

A Russian state media propagandist has threatened King Charles with a 'ceremonial' nuclear bomb.

The death toll from Friday's attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih included nine children.

Footage shows a Russian tourist and her mother on the balloon ride over the desert, which set off at dawn before suddenly 'tilting too much to the side and fell sharply' about 40 minutes into the flight.

The crash, close to the tiny village of Buret, caused a power outage in the area with the fire and smoke from the wreck visible from other nearby villages.

The crash, close to the tiny village of Buret, caused a power outage in the area with the fire and smoke from the wreck visible from other nearby villages.

Vladimir Solovyov has warned Sir Keir Starmer that any British troops he sends to Ukraine will die amid a new Russian nuclear weapons threat.

Vladimir Solovyov has warned Sir Keir Starmer that any British troops he sends to Ukraine will die amid a new Russian nuclear weapons threat.

Maria Kovalchuk, 20, has a broken spine and limbs and remains in hospital. Her body was found on a roadside in Dubai two weeks ago.

Maria Kovalchuk (pictured) was hospitalised with a broken spine and limbs after she was discovered ten days ago, which followed her being missing for more than a week.

Holidaymakers are heard screaming in fear as the Sindbad sub, with its hatch still open, started to dive beneath the Red Sea on Thursday while boarding was still underway.

'We are talking about serious plans on the American side with regard to Greenland. These plans have long-standing historical roots,' Putin told an Arctic forum in the northern city of Murmansk.

'We are talking about serious plans on the American side with regard to Greenland. These plans have long-standing historical roots,' Putin told an Arctic forum in the northern city of Murmansk.

The Ukrainian President is set to meet with European leaders in Paris today for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia.

The Ukrainian President is set to meet with European leaders in Paris today for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia.

The clip shows the Antonov An-12 veer off the tarmac track after its landing gear 'buckled' before it smashed into the snow-covered ground.

Anna Prokofyeva, 35, died on assignment in the Belgorod region, where Kyiv has been making incursions. She is the third pro-war propagandist to die in two days.

Ivan Petrovsky, 30, lost six stone during his horrific 1,000 days in captivity as a prisoner of war in Russia .

Schoolgirls who are more than 12 weeks pregnant will now qualify for the state payout under a scheme piloted in the Oryol region, which has seen a population slump of almost 8,000 people.

James Anderson , 22, was seen in the clip watching on as heavily armed Russian soldiers approached him and his team as he threatened: 'I'm gonna f****** shoot them.'

Vladimir Putin inflicted a night of drone terror on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killing a girl aged five and her father.

Maria Kovalchuk, 20, had been missing for eight days after telling her friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9.

The revelations were made by Trump's chief negotiator who appeared in an interview wit ex-Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson on Friday.

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa suffered its worst onslaught of the war as Russia carpet bombed the city with drone attacks overnight, injuring at least three people.

An investigation has revealed that Maria Kovalchuk sustained 'serious injuries' after she entered a 'restricted construction site alone' and fell from an undisclosed height.

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa suffered its worst onslaught of the war as Russia carpet bombed the city with drone attacks overnight, injuring at least three people.

A massive explosion of ammunition triggering a giant mushroom cloud today hit Engels-2, home of a military airport for Russia's nuclear strategic bomber aircraft.

Maria Kovalchuk, who was 20 this month, had been missing for eight days after telling friends she had been invited to a party at a hotel on March 9

A massive explosion of ammunition triggering a giant mushroom cloud today hit Engels-2, home of a military airport for Russia's nuclear strategic bomber aircraft.

Vladimir Putin today laughed off a warning that he was leaving it late for his phone call to Donald Trump.

His message echoes senior Russian security council official Dmitry Medvedev who predicted World War Three if Starmer and Macron deploy troops in Ukraine

His message echoes senior Russian security council official Dmitry Medvedev who predicted World War Three if Starmer and Macron deploy troops in Ukraine

Russian security council deputy Dmitry Medvedev says Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's proposed 'coalition of the willing' is unacceptable to Vladimir Putin.

Russian security council deputy Dmitry Medvedev says Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's proposed 'coalition of the willing' is unacceptable to Vladimir Putin.

Extraordinary scenes show wealthy Russian and Ukrainian revellers 'dancing together' in fashionable French ski resort Courchevel.

A dramatic video shows how Ukraine blew up a bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in occupied Kherson region.

This puts Russian capital Moscow within Ukraine's range with Zelensky saying that Kyiv has had 'significant results' on its missile programme.

It was the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days, and appeared a direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire.

The Russian captain, 59, was arrested by Humberside police after the incident on Monday, with his detention extended today to give officers have more time to question him.

The pair Jenny and Magda had been inseparable for more than a quarter of a century and retired four years ago. They have since roamed the Taigan Safari Park in Russian-occupied Crimea

It was the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days, and appeared a direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire.

Poland, a staunch ally of Ukraine, has been ramping up its defence as it aims to deter a potential threat from neighbouring Russia.

Poland, a staunch ally of Ukraine, has been ramping up its defence as it aims to deter a potential threat from neighbouring Russia.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Andrey Kovera, 55, was killed after he was brutally mauled by the big cat, which ripped off his arm, wounded his head and ate his internal organs.

Putin mouthpieces have warned the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine would amount to a 'direct armed conflict' with Moscow, and that it would respond to this by 'all available means'.

Putin mouthpieces have warned the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine would amount to a 'direct armed conflict' with Moscow, and that it would respond to this by 'all available means'.

The US is currently acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia , with Donald Trump revealing American envoys flying to Moscow 'right now' to present a ceasefire plan to the Kremlin.

The claims have been slammed by a British minister who branded them 'utterly ludicrous' and showed the 'depths to which Russian propaganda is now prepared to sink'.

The claims have been slammed by a British minister who branded them 'utterly ludicrous' and showed the 'depths to which Russian propaganda is now prepared to sink'.

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

Anastasia Melega, 24, who had a son aged four, was found dead in the toilet of a nightclub in Gerolakkos, also known as Alayköy.

Excruciating footage showed teacher Razif Nurgaliev, 62, smirking at X-rated scenes on his screen - seemingly unaware that they were also appearing in full view of the students.

The attack came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.

The attack came as a Ukrainian delegation was set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.

They were accused of "intelligence and subversive activities that threaten Russia's security", according to state news outlets

They were accused of "intelligence and subversive activities that threaten Russia's security", according to state news outlets

Footage captured the standoff at Almaty Airport, Kazakhstan, where a knife-wielding maniac seized a female security officer, 21, yanking her by the hair and threatening to blow up the airport with a bomb.

The NATO warplanes were on alert to shoot down any Russian missiles entering Polish airspace.

The gesture from Putin's ruling party, United Russia - was met with an online firestorm as the term 'meat grinder' is widely used to describe the brutal fate of Russian troops sent to die in his high-casualty war.

The NATO warplanes were on alert to shoot down any Russian missiles entering Polish airspace.

The close Putin crony told interviewer Mario Nawfal on X: 'When he saw a huge number of people dying, Putin instantly agreed to the negotiations to stop the conflict.'

The close Putin crony told interviewer Mario Nawfal on X: 'When he saw a huge number of people dying, Putin instantly agreed to the negotiations to stop the conflict.'

Putin cheerleaders have labelled the Prime Minister a 'miserable wretch' and accused him of 'stubbornly turning a blind eye to the growth of immigrant crime' while throwing cash at building up the army.