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Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped12 hours agoShareSaveJeremy BowenInternational editor, KyivShareSave'Will we lose? Of course not' – Zelensky tells BBCUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to send out a firm message of defiance.
When we met this weekend in the government headquarters in Kyiv, he said that far from losing, Ukraine would end the war victorious. He was firmly against paying the price for a ceasefire deal demanded by President Vladimir Putin, which is withdrawing from strategic ground that Russia has failed to capture despite sacrificing tens of thousands of soldiers.
Putin, Zelensky told me, has already started World War Three, and the only answer was intense military and economic pressure to force him to step back.
“I believe that Putin has already started it. The question is how much territory he will be able to seize and how to stop him… Russia wants to impose on the world a different way of life and change the li..

Pakistan launches strikes on Afghanistan, with Taliban saying dozens killed2 hours agoShareSaveOttilie MitchellShareSaveEPA/ShutterstockIslamabad said the strikes were launched on Afghanistan following recent suicide bombings in PakistanPakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed and wounded dozens of people, including women and children.
Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent suicide bombings in Pakistan.
Afghanistan condemned the attacks, saying they targeted multiple civilian homes and a religious school.
The fresh strikes come after the two countries agreed to a fragile ceasefire in October following deadly cross-border clashes, though subsequent fighting has taken place.
The Taliban's defence ministry said the strikes targeted civilian areas of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces.
Officials in Nangar..

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown12 hours agoShareSaveSiavash Mehdi-Ardalan,BBC PersianandJaroslav LukivShareSaveScuffles break out at Sharif University in TehranStudents at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests – the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.
The BBC has verified footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday. Scuffles were later seen breaking out between them and government supporters.
A sit-in was held at another Tehran university, and a rally reported in the north-east. Students were honouring thousands of those killed in mass protests in January.
The US has been building up its military presence near Iran, and President Donald Trump has said he is considering a limited military strike.
The US and its European allies suspect that Iran is moving towards the development ..

Trump lashes out at Supreme Court justices over tariffs ruling 7 hours agoShareSaveDaniel BushWashington correspondentShareSaveWatch: Trump says he's “ashamed” of Supreme Court judges over tariffs rulingUS President Donald Trump lashed out in unusually personal terms against the six Supreme Court justices who handed him one of the biggest setbacks of his second term in office by striking down the administration's global tariffs.
The court's Friday ruling was “deeply disappointing”. The justices who joined the majority opinion should be “absolutely ashamed” and lacked the courage to “do the right thing”, Trump said, turning his response into a sweeping attack against a co-equal branch of government.
The broadside was remarkable even for a president known for blowing past political norms and publicly berating those who challenge his authority.
“I'm ashamed of certain members of the court. Absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what's right for our co..

Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes8 hours agoShareSaveNatalie ShermanBusiness reporterShareSaveWatch: BBC inside Trump press briefing slamming Supreme Court tariffs rulingUS President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones struck down by the Supreme Court, calling the ruling “terrible” and lambasting the justices who rejected his trade policy as “fools”.
The president unveiled the plan shortly after the justices outlawed most of the global tariffs the White House announced last year.
In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the president had overstepped his powers.
The decision was a major victory for businesses and US states that had challenged the duties, opening the door to potentially billions of dollars in tariff refunds, while also injecting new uncertainty into the global trade landscape.
Speaking from the White House on Friday, Trump indicated that refunds would not come without a legal battle, saying he expe..