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Brazil’s president used his trip to the UK for the Queen’s funeral to stop at a petrol station and post a video about the cost of fuel. Jair Bolsonaro stood on a Shell forecourt on London’s Bayswater Road and pointed at the price of unleaded on the electronic sign. He said the 161.9p per litre

The brother of former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been imprisoned and “placed under formal investigation” over claims he was part of a gang who tried to extort millions from the footballer. Mathias Pogba is being investigated on suspicion of “gang-based extortion and participation in a criminal association”, a judicial source has told Reuters.

Thrown back by the rapid Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region east of Ukraine, the Russians were going to have to dig in somewhere. And now we can begin to see where. They are certainly making a stand at Svatove, east of the Oskil River. This is really important to them because Svatove controls the

Vladimir Putin says Russia will do everything it can to bring the Ukraine war to an end “as soon as possible”, despite the direction of the conflict swinging against his military in recent days. Russian troops have been routed in parts of the north east with thousands of square kilometres of territory liberated by defence

An official Chinese delegation has been barred from attending the Queen’s lying in state. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will prevent access to Westminster Hall because of sanctions imposed by Beijing against a group of MPs and peers, a parliamentary source told the PA news agency. It came as crowds continued to pay

Russia has described the decision not to invite its representatives to the Queen’s funeral as “profoundly immoral” and “blasphemous”. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world have been invited to the late monarch’s state funeral, but Russia’s Vladimir Putin and others were snubbed. Putin’s forces may have ‘advantages’ after Kharkiv withdrawal – Ukraine war latest

In Jamaica’s capital city, ties to the monarchy run deep. The markets in downtown Kingston are called Coronation, Jubilee and Queen’s and many of their traders remember Queen Elizabeth II with fondness. “I loved her so much,” says Steve Pryce, between cutting slices of watermelon on his fruit and vegetable stall. “When I heard she

Paul Pogba’s brother is in police custody with four others as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to extort the former Manchester United star. Mathias Pogba went to see Paris police on Wednesday afternoon and was held for questioning, an official close to the investigation said. The prosecutor opened a case last month

Ukraine’s military has a chance of removing Russian troops from all the territory they have claimed since February, a senior military analyst has told Sky News. Professor Michael Clarke said such a development would be a “huge victory” – adding that while recent gains in Kharkiv are important, retaking Kherson in the south would be

Armenia has said at least 49 of its soldiers have been killed as clashes broke out with Azerbaijan. The escalation of hostilities between the south Caucasus countries has fuelled fears a fully-fledged war could break out between the former Soviet nations. Armenia said several towns near the border with Azerbaijan had been shelled in the

Ukrainian forces have continued to make “significant gains” in the Kharkiv region as its counter-offensive against Russia continues. The UK Ministry of Defence has said that Russia has likely withdrawn units from the area in northeastern Ukraine, in its daily intelligence update. The shock advance by Ukrainian forces in the past four days has seen

Ukraine has used cunning and firepower to blast a devastating hole in Russia’s eastern front line. The prospect of a Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian-held positions in the south of the country had long been anticipated and talked about by both sides. But the sight of Ukrainian forces over recent days tearing down Russian flags and

Russia has ordered its troops to withdraw from two front line positions in eastern Ukraine in the face of a shock advance by Ukrainian forces. The retreat on Saturday marked the most significant gain for Ukraine‘s military since they defeated a Russian attempt to conquer the capital, Kyiv, back in March. “The Russian army in

A bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth II sitting astride a horse marks the entrance to Ottawa’s Rideau Hall, a nod to a head of state and equestrienne who continued to ride well into her tenth decade. Canada was one of 15 sovereign states of which the Queen was monarch at the time of her death,

The prime minister of New Zealand has told how she was woken at 5am by a police officer shining a torch into her bedroom to tell her the news of the Queen’s death. Jacinda Ardern’s anecdote, and subsequent heartfelt tribute to Her Majesty, is one of many from the heads of Commonwealth nations. New Zealand

World leaders have been paying tribute to the Queen after her death at 96 – with Joe Biden saying she was “more than a monarch. She defined an era”. The US president released a statement in which he said “in a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort

Leaders around the world have paid tribute to the Queen, with Joe Biden saying she was more than a monarch – “she defined an era”. As they did so, landmarks across the globe shone in red, white and blue or went dark as a mark of respect, and flowers and wreaths were laid at UK

The final suspect in the recent mass stabbings in and around a Canadian reserve has died from self-inflicted injuries, an official has said. Myles Sanderson, 32, was found near the town of Rosthern, in the central Saskatchewan province, as officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle being driven by a man armed with a

The body of a British aid worker who was captured by Russian-backed separatists has been returned with “signs of possible unspeakable torture”, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said. Paul Urey died in July after he was charged with committing “mercenary activities” in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine. The 45-year-old from Warrington, Cheshire, was

Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has not lost anything as a result of its war in Ukraine. The Russian president added that all of the Kremlin’s actions – which it terms a special military operation – were designed to strengthen his country’s sovereignty and were aimed at “helping people” living in the Donbas region