8 h. ago Britain will 'turn the screws' on Putin with new sanctions on Russia, No10 assures Zelensky as Trump demands return on Ukraine aid money

Sir Keir Starmer is set to fly out for meeting with Donald Trump, while Washington and Kyiv haggle over demands President Zelensky hand over mineral reserves for US military support.

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9 h. ago UK hits Russia with fresh sanctions as part of ‘triple whammy’ to tighten the screws on Putin

Sir Keir Starmer is planning a ‘triple whammy’ of measures to support Kyiv, including the fresh sanctions as well as military aid and a crackdown on Russian dirty money in the UK

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9 h. ago Kemi Badenoch urges Prime Minister to cut foreign aid and pour money into defence

The Tory leader wrote in a letter that 'this is no time for dither', arguing: 'History has been unforgiving to politicians who, faced with growing threats, chose procrastination over action.'

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9 h. ago Meghan Markle counters 'demanding' label with generous gestures on Netflix set amidst Trump's criticism

An insider has given a glimpse into what Meghan Markle is really like off-camera, after she was branded as "demanding" while filming for her new Netflix show With Love

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as US threat to block Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites fuels wave of alarmKeir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on a peace deal with Russia.The prime minister made the remarks – which run directly contrary to comments by the US president last week – in a phone call on Saturdaywith Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he also said that “safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty was essential to deter future aggression from Russia”. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago CPAC: Donald Trump fantatics demand he be allowed to run for unprecedented third term

The fringes of the conference were abuzz with support for Trump to be allowed to serve a third term in office - something the President has repeatedly joked about

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14 h. ago CPAC: Donald Trump fanatics demand he be allowed to run for unprecedented third term

The fringes of the conference were abuzz with support for Trump to be allowed to serve a third term in office - something the President has repeatedly joked about

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21 h. ago ‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals

Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistanceDrawing in the snow with his finger, Mykola Hrechukha sketched out how Ukraine’s new lithium mine might look. It would have a deep central shaft, with a series of side tunnels, he said. “The lithium is good everywhere. The biggest concentration is at a depth of 200-500 metres,” he said. “We should be able to extract 4,300 tonnes a day. The potential is terrific.”For now, though, there is little sign of activity. The deposit is buried under a large sloping field, used in communist times to grow beetroot and wheat. The mine’s proposed entrance is in an abandoned former-Soviet village, Liodiane, today a scruffy grove of acacia and maple trees. The only inhabitant is a security guard, who lives on the 150-hectare site in an ancient Gaz-53 truck. Wild boar and even a wolf sometimes wander past. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago White House reveals Trump's personal problem with Zelensky and issues furious demand of Ukrainian leader

President Donald Trump's 'frustration' with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is 'multifold,' the White House said on Thursday.

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65 h. ago Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’

The push comes as egg prices remain sky high around the nation, leaving consumers in the lurch

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3 d. ago Trump's plan slammed by Brit soldier 'electrocuted, beaten and stabbed' defending Ukraine

Ex-Brit soldier Shaun Pinner unleashed a scathing assessment of US President Trump after the Republican president appeared to demand few concessions from Russia

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4 d. ago Ukraine latest: Zelensky demands Kyiv is involved in peace talks after Trump and Putin start negotiations

Ukraine says no peace deal can be made on its behalf as talks in Saudi Arabia conclude

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4 d. ago Voices: Ukraine cannot afford to let Donald Trump near its precious natural resources

Donald Trump’s demand for $500 billion in Ukrainian rare earth minerals as payback for military support during the war with Russia is unprecedented, says historian James Holland – more egregious even than the deal brokered 80 years ago to punish a defeated Germany

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5 d. ago Trump ‘wants 50% cut’ of Ukraine’s mineral riches in return for peace

Trump previously said he wants Ukraine to pay for US support by affording Washington access to the country’s vast but untapped rare earth minerals

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7 d. ago Thousands in London protest Trump’s Gaza proposal, demand arms embargo on Israel

Thousands in London protest Trump’s Gaza proposal, demand arms embargo on Israel  The Times of Israel

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