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THIS is the bizarre moment Vladimir Putin is seen holding hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an "anti-Nato" summit. The inseparable pair were seen giggling and smiling at one another as they met up with Chinese despot Xi Jinping for crunch talks in Tianjin.

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has said he is "counting on America" as Donald Trump prepares to greet Vladimir Putin on the runway after he lands in Alaska. The embattled Ukrainian president said he hopes the peace summit between the two leaders leads to a trilateral meeting to get Ukraine involved in the peacemaking process. It comes after Trump blasted Vladimir Putin for continuing to attack Ukraine and said his urge to kill "might be in his genes". -snip- Trump says tyrant Putin’s need to kill ‘might be in his genes’ but onslaught ‘hurts his He said: "In [Putin's] mind, it helps him...

IRAN'S twisted generals have demanded an "immediate" strike on a US military base in response to Donald Trump's continued threats to bomb the region. The US president's B-2 stealth bomber strike force has already starting massing on the island of Diego Garcia with his team now aimed directly at Iran. Trump warned Iran on Sunday that there would be “bombing the likes of which they have never seen before” if Iran continues to rejects his nuclear weapons proposal. The president set a deadline to the Ayatollah to come to the table to discuss the complete disarmament of all nuclear weapons....

PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump is reportedly becoming fed up with his new pal Elon Musk with the tech mogul being too "clingy". Musk has spent the past few days going on fiery online tirades against the British government with UK politicians now even said to be urging Trump to ditch the Tesla chief. Billionaire Musk has been Trump's biggest fan over the past few months and even helped propel him into the White House. The pair have been inseparable since the Republicans swept to a landslide election win in November. Musk reportedly joined the future president on an important phone call...

THIS is the powerful moment a British journalist bravely challenges Vladimir Putin and labels him as a "weaker leader" than Donald Trump. Fearless Keir Simmons launched the rare full-frontal attack on the mad despot at his bizarre annual call-in event with Vlad left red-faced with rage. Simmons was allowed to ask the Russian leader a question at yesterday's marathon conference as he took the opportunity to lambast Putin over his unsuccessful 2024. The top NBC journalist said directly to the tyrant: "Mr President you have failed to reach the objectives of your special military operation. "Large numbers of Russians have...

The tyrant managed to avoid several looming questions on Assad's ouster and the deaths of North Korean troops. A CHILDISH Vladimir Putin has offered out the US to a bizarre "missile duel" involving his Orshenik rockets during his annual strange call-in. The Russian dictator lived up to his typical boastful nature as he rambled on about Donald Trump and even claimed Russia hasn't lost in Syria despite the embarrassing rebel siege on his pal Assad. -snip- The weird address saw Putin try to flex his muscles towards the West as he spoke on his self-proclaimed unbeatable Oreshnik missile. Western scepticism...

THIS is the incredible moment fearless Ukrainian troops wipe out an entire Russian column with huge explosions and rampant gunfire. Ukraine's Leopard tank blitz took out 47 of Vladimir Putin's men, eliminated three armoured military trucks and blasted away two tanks. The dramatic footage, appearing to be from the city of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine, shows a convoy of Russian tanks and motors steaming down a road before being spotted by Ukrainians. Several rounds of heavy gunfire then ring out in the clip as sparks fly towards Putin's military might. Giant clouds of smoke billow into the Ukrainian sky as...

VLADIMIR Putin has mysteriously demolished one of his most beloved palaces amid claims the paranoid tyrant is scared of being targeted by a Ukrainian drone. Satellite images show how Putin's pricey Bocharov Ruchey palace which overlooks the Black Sea in Sochi has been bulldozed with just a patch of empty land left behind. An investigation by the Russian opposition news site Proekt has revealed that the palace may have torn down because Vlad is “truly afraid” of being killed in a kamikaze drone strike. It is believed it was decimated by the dictator back in February or March of this...

THIS is the humiliating moment Vladimir Putin's troops were forced to drop to their knees and wave white flags as they surrendered to Ukraine. Armed Ukrainians can be seen making their Russian enemies hand themselves over "en masse" with their hands behind their heads as the battle for Kursk enters its sixth day. Footage appears to show a Ukrainian soldier standing tall as three rows of crouching Russians cower in a field. The captives were made to say "Glory to Ukraine" back to the gun-wielding soldier, the footage shows. In a separate clip, nine FSB security service officers were seen...

THIS is the moment fearless Ukrainian troops plant their flag inside Russia as they continue on with their invasion of Kursk. Ukraine's army have reportedly managed to infiltrate as deep as 20km into Russian territory leaving Vladimir Putin "scared and seething" over the continuous attacks. Amazing footage shows a group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine laughing around in the village of Guevo in the war-torn Russian region of Kursk. One of the soldiers can be seen carrying a flag of Ukraine up to a building as he proudly hands it over to his pal who is stood up on...

VLADIMIR Putin is rushing his troops and tanks to the Russian region of Kursk to defend against Ukraine's invasion.

A DEVASTATING Ukrainian blitz has reportedly left up to 400 of Vladimir Putin's troops dead in a huge HIMARS missile strike. Shocking images show an entire military column packed with soldiers in the Russian region of Kursk moments after it was blasted - with bodies pilling up on the road and inside of the burnt out service trucks. Around 14 burnt out military vehicles all loaded with weapons and ammunition were struck in the blast. The horrific convoy of exploded trucks covers well over 100ft of road. Footage taken from locals driving past shows several trucks flipped on their side...

HORRIFYING pictures show a Ukrainian prisoner of war left extremely skinny and fragile after being trapped in one of Putin's 'concentration camps'. An emaciated Gorilyk Roman Vasilyevich was seen returning to his homeland in a harrowing state after two years of savagery at the hands of thuggish Russian officers. -snip- Vasilyevich was a National Guardsman before his capture and was one of 74 prisoners exchanged in a prisoner swap on May 31. Upon his return to Ukraine, photos were taken of the seriously malnourished man to prove the horrors of Putin's regime during the Ukraine war. His rib cage can...

The UK Ministry of Defence released a warning regarding the potential of anymore arrests coming soonVLADIMIR Putin is set to cause a sweeping storm within Russia by arresting dozens of military top brass, say sources close to the Kremlin. The despot is believed to be looking to pin his own failures to defeat Ukraine on a number of men as he looks to unleash his brutal Federal Security Service (FSB) agents to hunt them down. Five military officers have already been detained in recent weeks under Putin's watch. But sources close to the Kremlin and the Defense Ministry have sensationally...

A PARANOID and sickly Vladimir Putin is kept under surveillance by four doctors at all times, claim shocking leaked documents. The tyrant has been plagued with rumours over his dwindling health for the past year with new bombshell revelations alleging he has 111 security guards on duty at his palace. A secret document has lifted the lid on Putin's biggest concerns - with his health and security seemingly at the forefront for the brutal despot. Putin's nonstop safety blanket has been revealed, according to Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, who have close ties to law enforcement in the country. The stunning...