Donald Trump has taken another dig at Ukraine as he reflects on the progress of peace talks.

Donald Trump had a very public bust up with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the end of February, and it seems the pair are still struggling to see eye to eye.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday (March 7), Trump reflected on how well peace talks have been going.

He said the US is ‘doing very well with Russia’, and ‘it may be easier dealing with’ Moscow than Kyiv at this point.

However, a few hours earlier, Trump did say he was ‘strongly considering’ large scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire with Ukraine was reached.

This threat from Trump is reportedly in response to a large-scale attack Russia conducted on Thursday using missiles and drones to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Trump explained he was considering the tariffs because ‘Russia is absolutely pounding Ukraine on the battlefield right now’.

A few hours later, and Trump would end up complimenting Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying he was acting as anyone would in his position.

Trump said: “I think he’s hitting them [Ukraine] harder than he’s been hitting them.

“And I think probably anyone in that position would be doing that right now.”

Trump has also said he knows that Putin wants to end the war, but has his doubts regarding Ukraine.

When asked why the US has recently cut of military aid to Ukraine, Trump also said: “I want to know they [Ukraine] want to settle and I don’t know they want to settle.”

After the fiery meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian leader issued a statement insisting he was committed to finding a peaceful resolution.

The statement read: “None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.

“We are ready to work fast to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky — ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure — and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same.

Space Force’s super secret aircraft has successfully made it back to Earth.

The Boeing-made X-37B spacecraft has garnered attention of late after US Space Force gave space fans a rare glimpse into what its been up to on its recent mission.

X-37B is been on seven missions over the past 15 years, with its most recent one starting in 2023.

Over the course of its seven missions, the Earth’s been orbited by X-37B for more than 4,000 days.

In a rare update issued last month, Space Force posted a photo of our planet seen from X-37B in space.

“An X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle, captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in HEO [Highly Elliptical Orbit] in 2024,” the post shared to Twitter read.

And now the test vehicle has safely made it home and landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, yesterday (March 7), after being in orbit for 434 days.

During its time in space, the aircraft ‘accomplished a range of test and experimentation objectives intended to demonstrate the X-37B’s robust maneuver capability while helping characterize the space domain through the testing of space domain awareness technology experiments’, said the government body.

Speaking about the success of its seventh mission in light of the aircraft’s return, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, said in a press release: “Mission 7 broke new ground by showcasing the X-37B’s ability to flexibly accomplish its test and experimentation objectives across orbital regimes.

“The successful execution of the aerobraking maneuver underscores the U.S. Space Force’s commitment to pushing the bounds of novel space operations in a safe and responsible manner.”

Elsewhere, the mission was dubbed as an ‘incredibly important milestone’.

Explaining why it was such a big moment for the US Space Force, it comes down to the test vehicle trying out an aerobraking maneuver.

“The use of the aerobraking maneuver — a series of passes using the drag of Earth’s atmosphere — enables the spacecraft to change orbits while expending minimal fuel,” Space Force’s website states.

And X-37B successfully performed the maneuver in question.

Speaking ahead of Missino 7 drawing to a close, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said that the ‘novel and efficient series of maneuvers demonstrates the Space Force’s commitment to achieving groundbreaking innovation as it conducts national security missions in space’.

The attempt at doing the maneuver was the first time that X-37B had tried to carry it out.

The US President, 78, didn’t mince his words when it came to discussing which leader he is more fond of in the Oval Office on Friday (7 March).

And considering he was speaking to reporters from the same location he and Zelenskyy had verbally sparred in a week prior, it’s hardly that surprising.

There’s been a lot of developments since the pair locked horns in the White House on 28 February, including the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine.

It had been reported by the New York Times that over $1 billion (£787.3 million) in arms and ammunition will be withheld, forcing the war-torn country to turn to private contractors instead.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko warned that this would be ‘catastrophic’ for the nation, although a White House official told Fox News it was ‘not a permanent termination of aid’ but a ‘pause’.

Trump has now also pulled the plug on Ukraine’s access to some satellite imagery, according to the BBC.

In his latest comments regarding the prospect of achieving peace between Putin and Zelenskyy’s countries, the President seemed to flip-flop between who’s side he was on.

He explained he was ‘strongly considering large-scale sanctions’ and tariffs on Russia until a deal is brokered, because the country had been ‘pounding’ Ukraine as of late.

It came after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was battered by a large-scale missile and drone attack on Thursday (6 March) night.

But just hours later, Trump had drastically changed his tune and said that other people would be doing the same if they were in Putin’s position.

“We’re doing very well with Russia,” Trump said. “But right now they’re bombing the hell out of Ukraine.

“I think he [Putin] wants to get it stopped and settled and I think he’s hitting them harder than he’s been hitting them. I think probably anybody in that position would be doing that right now.”

When asked why he had cut off military aid, the President responded: “I want to know [Ukraine] want to settle and I don’t know they want to settle.”

Trump went on to say that he finds it ‘easier’ to work with Putin rather than Zelenskyy, as the Russian leader ‘wants to end the war’.

“I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine,” he said. “And they don’t have the cards.

“In terms of getting a final settlement, it may be easier dealing with Russia.”

The commander-in-chief said he has ‘always had a good relationship’ with Putin, adding: “He wants to end the war. And I think he’s going to be more generous than he has to be.”

Next week, senior US and Ukrainian officials are set to sit down in Saudi Arabia in the hopes of smoothing things over following Trump’s row with Zelenskyy.

Here’s to hoping that pans out better than the one in the Oval Office did, eh?

Saturation diver Chris Lemons was left fighting for his life after fixing a pipe below the North Sea, near the Huntington oil field off Aberdeen on 18 September 2012.

Due to a positioning system failure, the Bibby Topaz support vessel drifted into rough seas, and Lemons’ lifeline to the surface – an umbilical cable which tethered him to the diving bell and the boat – was cut off.

The Scotsman was left in complete darkness, only with a limited emergency gas supply in its backup tanks, estimated to last around five minutes.

On what he was thinking in that moment, Lemons explained to The Guardian: “I was at an exciting point in my life: early thirties, getting married the following year, we were in the process of building a house…

“I had all the hopes and dreams you have at that stage – of children, travel – and it felt as if all of that was about to be ripped away in this strange, lonely, ethereal place.

“I grew up in a middle-class family on the outskirts of Cambridge, and I remember thinking: ‘How is this dark, lonely place where I end my days?’.”

With time running out, Topaz launched a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to locate his whereabouts.

The mini submarine had a camera attached to it, showing Lemons lying on top of the structure in the foetal position.

When he lost consciousness, Lemons said the ‘actual moment was peaceful’.

“I feel like a bit of a charlatan. I still get contacted all the time by people who’ve lost loved ones, but I don’t have the right to tell you what it’s like – I didn’t die,” he added.

Thankfully, the dynamic positioning system was up and running again, just in time to save Lemons.

With just minutes left of emergency gas, colleagues Duncan Allcock and Dave Yuas were able to drag him to safety.

When they got him back into the bell and took off his helmet, Lemons was bright blue.

Allcock then gave him mouth-to-mouth and incredibly, he survived.

“They’re the real heroes in this story,” Lemons added: “And everyone on the boat. I’m just a damsel in distress.”

While experts still don’t know how he made it, Lemons reckons the freezing conditions saved him.

“But I’ve learned that if my body had been so cold that I’d gone into some kind of hibernation or stasis, there is no way Duncan would have been able to resuscitate me that quickly,” he said.

Lemons’ life-changing experience was the subject of 2019 documentary Last Breath and has been dramatised in 2025 feature film of the same name, directed by Alex Parkinson.

Journalist Katie Brown, who works on Australia’s Sunrise breakfast show, was reporting on Cyclone Alfred live from Byron Bay when she spotted the ‘stupid’ motorist.

Brown was bringing viewers up to speed on the latest developments after the tropical storm battered Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) with powerful winds and heavy rainfall.

A host of residents were evacuated as forecasters warned that Cyclone Alfred was set to make landfall and cause ‘significant risks’, however the storm was later downgraded from a tropical cyclone to a tropical low.

Authorities urged people to stay indoors and said fines would be doled out to those who still visited beaches, as even though the weather event weakened, officials said it would still wreak some havoc.

Which is probably why Brown was left blown away by the amount of people who were still ‘out and about’ on Friday (7 March).

While assessing the situation on the roads, she explained that the Sunrise crew had just watched a fire truck drive past and that the floodwater had ‘come straight up beyond its tyres’.

“This is only minor flooding but we’ve really got to start to be careful, you can’t be risking it,” Brown told viewers, before going on to say she was left stunned by how many people were around.

“There’s even a bicycle rider going through the floodwaters,” the TV star said. “We’ve got a bystander running through, I’m not sure why he’s on the road.

“In terms of safety, we really need to listen to the authorities, because it is dangerous out there. There’s still a lot of people out and about and travelling to and from.

“You can see how quickly this floodwater rises. This morning when we left for Ballina, it was a small puddle on the right hand side.”

As she described the situation to people watching from home, Brown was then left visibly enraged as she watched a motorist driving a lot faster than anyone else through the floodwater.

She remarked: “Now you can see a Commodore being so stupid on the road! Sorry, that is stupid behaviour! That is so dangerous, that can cause a serious accident, we are dealing with a cyclone.

“This is what you have to be aware of, it’s not people who are trying to be safe, it’s people who are being silly. Gosh, that’s just really annoyed me, that’s just stupid.”

She apologised to Sunrise host Matt Shirvington for ‘losing her train of thought’ after spotting the ‘ridiculous’ driver, to which he replied: “It’s unbelievable.”

Although it seems those at the helm of the breakfast show are all in agreement about the driver’s actions being daft, social media users aren’t.

The footage of Brown’s segment was shared on TikTok alongside the caption: “Sunrise reporter Katie Brown had some choice words for a driver crossing flood waters after their dangerous driving manoeuvre.”

Despite a lot of people taking Brown’s side, there were also a host of comments left in support for the driver.

One person said: “‘We are dealing with a cyclone’…settle down love, it’s one inch of water.”

Another wrote: “Get away from the road and out of the rain then.”

A third added: “Just report the news and please don’t lecture us.”

And a fourth commented: “Was nothing wrong with that, he had a good speed to get through the water and the car in front of him was moving much slower. Wouldn’t have been smart for him to slow down.”

On the other hand, some people thought Brown’s remarks were completely justified.

One supporter said: “This is why 7 is the best network as the reporters keep it real and honest, say what we are all thinking. Your team is on the ground experiencing the actual events, not broadcasting from indoors.”

Another chimed in: “Well done for calling them out. Some people are being so stupid and selfish, they will be the ones who pull emergency resources from those who actually need rescuing or assistance.”

While a third said in solidarity: “Love you Katie Brown… tells it how it is.”

Brown shared an Instagram post on Saturday giving people further weather updates on what was formerly known as Cyclone Alfred, saying there had been ‘less rain, more wind, good hair day and lots of teamwork’.

You can’t just hear a pin drop in the Anechoic Chamber at London’s South Bank University – you can discern even the slightest sound your body makes.

We’re not just talking about being about to listen to your belly rumbling in hunger or your joints clicking when you move, either.

Those who are brave enough to enter one of the world’s quietest rooms can literally hear their blood travelling around their bodies, as it is so deafeningly silent.

As you can imagine, this unusual experience can have quite the effect on humans, as most of us are used to constant hustle and bustle rather than sheer silence in an Anechoic Chamber.

YouTuber Callum McGinley, better known as ‘Callux’ online, decided to take one for the team and head inside the specialist facility in the UK capital back in 2019.

And after spending a whopping one hour and 26 minutes inside, he had just one sentence to sum up what he thought of it: “That was f***ing weird.”

The 32-year-old wanted to beat the previous Guinness World Record set for the longest time spent in the Anechoic Chamber, which was 67 minutes.

To do so, he had to remain conscious and awake throughout the tough challenge, while he was also only allowed to speak for 60 seconds every five minutes.

This was to keep the sound levels inside the chamber below 25 decibels, which is a similar level to the sound made when we breathe.

Despite heading inside with serious determination, Callum quickly began to succumb to the disorientating effects of the ridiculously quiet room.

He began to feel spaced out within five minutes of being in there, and reported experiencing an intense burst of tinnitus in both of his ears.

Callum then complained of feeling ‘pressure in his head’, while he claimed to see lights dancing around him in the room at the 15-minute mark.

After half an hour, the weird effects really began to impact the content creator, as he was left pretty unnerved by the sound of his own blood moving through his veins.

“The sound I thought was the London Underground earlier, that’s my blood travelling around my ear,” he said.

“It sounds like someone’s dragging a trolley across my ear, and now it feels like the seconds are going slower while I’m talking.”

Callum then told the camera that ‘things started getting a bit weird’ – so much so, that he considered jacking the challenge in as he became disturbed by hallucinations he was having.

He explained: “I was trying to track this thing I was imagining around the room. It was freaking me out and brought tears to my eyes, but I knew I only had a few minutes left to beat the world record.

“All I had to do was hang in there for a couple more minutes.”

Which is exactly what he did, even if it proved to be the ‘hardest’ part of the challenge – and this meant that he dethroned the former world record holder and took the title for himself.

He set an impressive new benchmark of one hour and 26 minutes…even though the bloke who designed the Anechoic Chamber doesn’t recommend spending more than three quarters of an hour in there.

Steven Orfield said of the eerily quiet room: “We challenge people to sit in the chamber in the dark.

“When it’s quiet, ears will adapt. The quieter the room, the more things you hear.

“You’ll hear your heart beating, sometimes you can hear your lungs, hear your stomach gurgling loudly. In the anechoic chamber, you become the sound.”

The Anechoic Chamber was built ‘to achieve almost perfect quiet conditions’, according to South Bank University.

This is achieved as ‘external sound is not allowed to break in and sound reflections off internal room boundaries cannot occur’.

But it’s not the only mind-bendingly quiet room on the block – as there’s another one at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

So whichever side of the pond your on, you can have a crack at beating Callum’s incredible record…if you dare.