US defense secretary skips Ukraine military aid meeting attended by more than 50 other allies – Europe live

Pete Hegseth will not be in attendance when other Nato countries hold meeting about defence of UkraineA group of 57 countries, including all members of Nato, helping Ukraine meets today in Brussels for the latest round of coordination of how to best help Kyiv in its continuing fight against the Russian invasion.The meeting comes a day after Ukraine detonated a massive underwater blast that “severely damaged” the base of pylons holding up the illegally built Kerch Bridge, which connects the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula of Ukraine to Russia. The signature project of Vladimir Putin was hit with the equivalent of more than a metric tonne of TNT, said Kyiv’s SBU security service, write Peter Beaumont and Artem Mazhulin. Continue reading...

Comments

World news

Ukraine LIVE: Putin pummels Kyiv with missiles and drones as Russia exacts brutal revenge

Express

Paramount chair Shari Redstone confirms cancer diagnosis amid high-stakes sale linked to Trump’s $25 million ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit

about 3 hours ago

Paul Hollywood: ‘If you want a photo just ask – don’t secretly film me’

The i Paper

Comments

Similar News

‘Total discrimination’: Chinese students facing US visa ban say their lives are in limbo

El Chapo's sons 'will never be seen again' as they make plea deal with US

US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel

It’s finally beach weather across the US. Are you applying enough sunscreen?

Rubio sanctions international criminal court judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel

Wise goes to the US. Will its founder’s supercharged voting rights follow? | Nils Pratley

Mapped: Canada’s wildfires are impacting air quality in these US communities

Rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears in US west

Dr Martens promises not to raise prices this year despite US tariffs

US supreme court backs Catholic charity group in unemployment taxes case

Supreme court strikes down Mexican government’s suit against US gunmakers

US Supreme Court rejects Mexico lawsuit against gunmakers

Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering US | First Thing

Venezuela says being in US is ‘great risk’ as countries respond to Trump travel ban

Trump travel ban to ‘sow division and vilify communities’ – US politics live

NATO nations must spend 5% GDP on defence and end 'reliance' on US to defend them, Pete Hegseth tells meeting of alliance chiefs

Trump signs bombshell travel ban restricting people from 19 countries from entering the US

US-Boeing deal over 737 Max crashes ‘morally repugnant’, says lawyer for victims’ families

The Sports Bra, the first US bar focused on women’s sports, expanding to four more cities

Trump live: President signs travel ban on 12 countries with ‘hostile attitudes’ to US

World news

Ukraine LIVE: Putin pummels Kyiv with missiles and drones as Russia exacts brutal revenge

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow kills four in massive attack after Trump warns Putin’s revenge ‘won’t be pretty’

Trump secretly admired Ukraine’s ‘badass’ drone attack – but worries it’ll make Russia ceasefire harder: report

North Korea says it has raised a capsized destroyer upright as it continues repair

Russia bombs Kyiv killing four & injuring dozens in missile & drone blitz as Putin plots revenge for Op Spiderweb

Russia blames Britain for Ukraine’s attack on airfields destroying 40 war planes

‘Mushroom killer searched online for deadly mushrooms’ before in-laws deaths

My best friend is a terrible parent – I think I should tell them

At 51, I lost my marriage, my job and my mother – how I found happiness after

Everton track Icelandic striker with goals in his blood

Labour rejects plan for new law to protect vulnerable pensioners’ finances

NHS to open mini A&Es across England to treat patients in four hours

Labour relief at Hamilton by-election win – but alarm bells over Reform’s rise

Arlene Phillips: ‘People say Strictly should never have fired me’

10 ways to stop being so busy – and how to spot ‘time thieves’

The best new crime and thriller books to read in June 2025

Our dying pub industry needs a hero – step forward Jeremy Clarkson

Trump-Musk feud shows signs of thawing, hours after it blew up

Golfers 'traumatised' after being caught up in 'Mafia-style' execution of Eddie Lyons

NATO allies agree huge spending boost as US demands they are 'ready' for Russia

Australian mushroom lunch cook tells trial meal was 'special'

Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban as admitted foreign students wait

Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission

Friday Briefing

Elon Musk’s business empire was built on government help. How badly could Donald Trump hurt him?

Paramount chair Shari Redstone confirms cancer diagnosis amid high-stakes sale linked to Trump’s $25 million ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit

Paul Hollywood: ‘If you want a photo just ask – don’t secretly film me’

Bouncy castle operator cleared in tragedy that killed six

South Koreans Have a New President, and Mixed Emotions

U.K. Faces ‘Extraordinary’ Threat from Russian and Iranian Plots, Official Warns

Russia launches ballistic missile, drone attack on Kyiv after Ukraine's hit on bombers

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump warns Putin’s revenge for drone attack ‘not going to be pretty’

Ryan Reynolds acquires a new sports team — this time with Hugh Jackman

Trump Tower is throwing a Pride month party for LGBTQ+ Republicans despite White House dodging events

Kyiv under major drone attack after Putin threatened response to Ukrainian strikes in Russia

NATO is on the cusp of accepting Trump's 5% defense investment demand, Rutte says

Human rights committee blames Guatemala for forcing girl who was raped to carry out her pregnancy

Moon lander 'likely to have crashed', says Japan's ispace

The four words a top German detective said before 'last-ditch' Madeleine McCann search

Metro Vancouver’s top executive’s salary now tops half a million dollars

Fraser Highway revitalization creating headaches for Langley businesses

BC Conservatives question $1M contract for B.C. drug and mental illness adviser

Russia Launches Broad Assault on Kyiv and Other Cities in Ukraine

Navy launches frantic search for female sailor who vanished near her barracks a week ago

Republican senators question cost of Army’s parade spectacle set for Trump’s birthday

Oh the huge-manatee! Giant sculpture of marine creature goes missing in Florida

Mahmoud Khalil details psychological pain and reputational harm in new legal filings: ‘Efforts to erase my humanity’

Scottish Labour beat SNP and Reform UK in crucial Hamilton by-election

Suspect in Boulder Molotov attack facing 118 charges

Scoop: Musk claims spur Democrats to probe whether Trump is in the Epstein files

Brit boy, 2, dies after his family find him floating in the pool at Ibiza holiday home

RCMP take steps to combat thieves targeting Alberta’s evacuated communities

Nisga’a-owned LNG pipeline wins key approval as BC Greens, other First Nations push back

Winnipeg Sea Bears sign former Toronto Raptors guard

Here’s how to get a model-approved slick back bun

‘Unspeakable joy’: Lost B.C. cat reunied with owner after six years

Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space, Dies at 76