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The Hong Kong democracy campaigner is expected to die in jail unless world leaders act. Today the family share his correspondence

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The vice-president left Pakistan after saying Tehran had chosen ‘not to accept our terms’ following 21 hours of talks

Presidents Putin and Zelensky have agreed to a 32-hour pause in the fighting, but both sides warn of retaliation if violations occur

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US president issues new deadline and says ‘time is running out’ for Tehran to either make a deal to end the war or reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Outside a small gated building in Kyiv, men wearing military fatigues smoke cigarettes in silence. With just two words, they have the power to change the lives of Ukrainians forever: “Documents, please.” These are Ukraine’s territorial recruitment officers, tasked with rounding up men to fight in the war against Russia …

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The amphibious landing vessel is being retrofitted with autonomous mine-hunting capabilities, which could be deployed to the Strait of Hormuz

The rebel group has officially entered the conflict and may replicate Tehran’s ‘tollbooth’ tactics in the Strait of Hormuz, charging international shipping

A Russian barrage on the ‘safe’ city of Lviv, far from the front lines, exposes a chilling new reality for stretched air defences

Ed Miliband says UK ‘intensively’ looking at working with allies to reopen key shipping lane, as military leaders are understood to be reviewing their options

Trump has urged Britain and other countries to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz

The small strip of land handles about 90% of Tehran’s crude oil exports — Israel says destroying the facilities would take down the economy and regime

These cheap and versatile weapons have dominated the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. At a military base in Wiltshire, the UK is trying to catch up

Britain is preparing an aircraft carrier and destroyer for the Middle East, but the president says America has ‘already won’

As Moscow declares it is ‘supportive’ of Iran, the first evidence of Kremlin equipment in the war can be revealed

The decision raises questions about the UK’s ties to the Trump administration

Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks on Sunday morning after Tehran confirmed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

It could signal the biggest breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations since the Russian invasion of 2022

As the Treasury refuses to budge on plans to accelerate spending, the alliance says the UK could slip from its position as a mid-table member

Putin can carry on waging war for another year, even with massive losses, while Kyiv lacks weapons and manpower, say western military sources

The creative Sarah Pinn rolled up her sleeves to turn a tiny plot of land in Surrey into a clever and comfortable house

Once the capital of the Inca empire, Cusco is now best known as the gateway to Machu Picchu. Visitors often race through to the Inca Trail but this handsome Andean city is worth more than a pitstop, not least to acclimatise to its headache-inducing 3,399m (11,150ft) altitude. It was founded …

Russian troops tried to cover up war crimes on the highway to Kyiv. They failed.

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The two men had been hiking through the Carpathian mountains for two days when a storm began to rain down on them. It was September, and they had planned for the summer heat typical in Ukraine at this time of year, not for ten hours of pouring rain. ​The men, …