Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyiv’s sideOrthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia have taken on a political tone, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a “Ukrainian flag on his shoulder” and Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by a staunch supporter of Moscow’s...

Four of five people killed were from Hamas’s armed wing but health ministry says there is no information about fifthMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli forces killed five Palestinians in an overnight raid in a village near the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli military said on Saturday.Hamas...

Hopes for deal rise as militant group continues talks on new Israeli proposal; unclear when Qatari television network will be closed in IsraelA local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village on Sunday killed a couple and their child, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.“The dad, the mother and their little son were martyred”,...

Word of the demonstrations that have spread across the west has cheered some in Gaza’s southernmost cityMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the tented camps and crowded streets of Rafah, the pro-Palestinian campus protests in the US have been followed closely.“We hear a lot of news about students’ demonstrations in American universities … When I saw...

Charities say FoI disclosure that 369 such children were held over 21-month period is ‘hugely concerning’More than 350 lone children were held in UK-run detention facilities in northern France over a 21-month period, according to documents disclosed under freedom of information laws.The Home Office has admitted that it failed to keep data on how many...

Former home secretary says PM’s ‘plan is not working’ and he needs to change course after local elections drubbingUK politics live – latest updatesSuella Braverman has said the Conservatives have run out of time to oust Rishi Sunak but he needs to “own this and fix it”, after local election results indicated the UK is heading for a Labour government.The...