Tuesday March 18 2025
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Putin demands Trump ends US aid and intelligence to Kyiv before truce

Russian leader orders military to stop attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days

Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago

More than a million people on benefits to have payments cut

Furious Labour MPs warn of hardship as Liz Kendall seeks to cut £5 billion from the welfare budget


Keir Starmer: Labour will help people get back to work — it’s in our name

Nobody with a condition that means they will never be able to work will lose out from benefits changes, but people who want to work must be supported says PM



Palestinian family fleeing their homes in northern Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu says Gaza strikes are ‘just the beginning’

Israel will fight until Hamas is defeated and all the hostages are released, the prime minister said

Israel-Hamas war
26 minutes ago


Prince Harry speaking at the Concordia Summit about youth mental health.
Prince Harry’s US visa documents unsealed after drug claims
US news
36 minutes ago

President John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally in a motorcade minutes before the assassination.
US lawyers urgently review thousands of JFK files before release
US politics
53 minutes ago

Photos of Eve Stratford and Lynne Weedon.

Prince Harry speaking at the Concordia Summit about youth mental health.
Prince Harry’s US visa documents unsealed after drug claims
US news
36 minutes ago






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Photo of five Spitfires in flight.
Tales of the Few: the Battle of Britain pilots to whom so much was owed


Quango boss demands vegetarian options and early finish on Fridays


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Editor's picks



Injured Palestinian man holding a child near a body covered with a blanket.
Do fresh Israeli airstrikes signify that Gaza ceasefire is over?

After the death of more than 400 people on Tuesday, the fate of the Palestinian people — and Israeli hostages — has been thrown into doubt


Aerial view of SANAE IV research base in Antarctica.
Antarctic ‘attacker’ remorseful and in psychological evaluation



A Russian serviceman patrolling the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Energodar.
In the shadow of a nuclear bargaining chip, Ukrainians fear disaster


Photo of Li Yanhe, a Taiwanese publisher who disappeared in China, sitting in front of bookshelves.




Trump’s deals thrive on debt he can’t repay

The self-proclaimed dealmaker relied heavily on debt and now he’s borrowing against America’s stock of power, friendships and credibility



Illustration of a three-panel cartoon depicting a politician being helped into armor, the threat being from Labour benefit cuts, not Russia.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Russell Brand deal reveals a book trade gone astray






a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Russell Brand deal reveals a book trade gone astray




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Happy teacher calling on students with their hands raised in class.
Robert CramptonWhy do we think male teachers are the best role models for boys?






Collage of children eating, playing, and sleeping around a pink alarm clock.
Daily routine and a bedtime story can boost children’s brains





A person wearing a white shirt and a black tie is standing in front of a white backdrop.
Ian KingWhen Buffett puts a company on the block, pay attention


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Collage of three rugby players.
Day I went after cocky Pollock — but arrogance is part of his special talent


Novak Djokovic at a press conference.
Djokovic union takes legal action against ‘corrupt’ tennis bodies
Tennis
21 minutes ago

Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, covering his face with his hands.
Martin SamuelAnge running out of excuses but deserves shot Mourinho never got
45 minutes ago



Even Milan-San Remo sceptic like me is excited for this race — this is why



Swiatek: I am not proud of ballboy incident but I’ve been judged too harshly



Illustration of Victor Hugo's The Cheerful Castle.

Van Gogh described the Les Misérables author’s drawings as ‘astonishing things’ and this Royal Academy survey shows a real sense of joy in his experimentation


Wade Robson in Leaving Neverland.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson


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Obituaries

Older man holding a photo of his younger self.
Group Captain John Hemingway, last of Churchill’s ‘Few’, dies aged 105

Sam Nujoma, first democratic president of Namibia




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