Britain’s prime minister is potentially one of the European leaders best placed to handle the mercurial president US politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump this week comes at a crucial moment for the war in Ukraine and the future of the Nato alliance. Europe is […]
The US president, Donald Trump, denied calling the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a dictator, despite calling him one on his social media platform, Truth Social. Trump was asked by a reporter if he still held that view in a press conference alongside the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and he […]
The British prime minister is the latest would-be Trump whisperer from Europe to butter up a capricious president Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting How the tables have turned. Once upon a time visitors had to fawn over mad […]
Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on Saturday See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire […]
UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’ Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the US provides security guarantees as he arrived for critical talks with Donald Trump at the most precarious […]
Exclusive: Ministers considering options to bring down child poverty without removing rule entirely Parents of under-fives could be exempted from the government’s two-child benefit limit under a range of options UK ministers are considering as they try to bring down child poverty numbers without removing the rule altogether. Ministers are […]
The actor was found at a New York apartment on Wednesday, with the cause of death unknown but not being treated as suspicious Michelle Trachtenberg: a life in pictures The actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her performances in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the […]
EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against levies Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”. Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, […]
President says ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’ amid reports that terms of US-Ukraine aid exchange have been reached Donald Trump has said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to visit the White House on Friday to sign a rare earth minerals deal to pay for US military aid to defend […]
Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050 What would reaching net zero mean for life in 2040s Britain? Giving up two doner kebabs’ worth of meat a week will be enough to keep the UK within safe climate limits by the end of […]