2 h. ago What minerals does Ukraine have and why does Trump want them?

Ukraine has a number of critical minerals that have crucial uses in defence systems, technology manufacturing and green energy

Politics

7 h. ago US and Ukraine finally sign minerals deal as Donald Trump makes key concession

The deal appears to contain some important concessions by Washington and comes days after Trump and Zelensky held talks at Pope Francis’s funeral

Politics

8 h. ago Brussels demands UK fishing rights in return for food standards deal

Issue is a remaining hurdle in ‘reset’ talks ahead of summit later this month

Politics

16 h. ago Ukraine and US say minerals deal ready for signing but 'last minute snag' appears

Two sources have told the Reuters news agency that a deal could be signed on Wednesday

Economics

19 h. ago 'Last minute snag' delays signing of Ukraine and US minerals deal

Two sources have told the Reuters news agency that a deal could be signed on Wednesday

Economics

7 d. ago US ‘keen to do a deal’, says Rachel Reeves as she outlines red lines ahead of trade talks

Chancellor expected to meet US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday in an attempt to make progress on negotiations for a UK-US economic deal

Economics

8 d. ago Russian drone strike kills nine as Putin's forces launch fresh wave of attacks on Ukraine ahead of peace talks in London

Ukraine could be forced to swallow a bitter pill under ceasefire terms reportedly being ironed out between the US and Russia

Events

9 d. ago Brexit 'reset' or Brexit surrender? Keir Starmer 'bows to French demands on fishing and food standards to get defence and security deal with EU'

The Prime Minister is said to be ready cut a deal allowing companies like BAE Systems and Babcock to bid for contracts under the €150billion scheme.

Economics

1 week ago Donald Trump says US will ‘pass’ on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon

Sir Keir Starmer discussed Ukraine with the US President in a phone call on Good Friday

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump says there will '100% be a trade deal' with Europe after meeting with Giorgia Meloni

President boasts that he will have “little problem” securing an agreement between the US and the bloc

Politics

2 w. ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Politics

2 w. ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Economics

2 w. ago JD Vance in new clash with Zelensky as Russia raises objections to Ukraine peace deal

The US vice-president dismissed as ‘absurd’ the suggestion from Ukraine’s president that he had somehow sought to ‘justify’ Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Economics

2 w. ago JD Vance says US is ‘working very hard’ on negotiating ‘great’ UK trade deal amid Trump tariffs chaos

‘I think there’s a good chance that, yes, we’ll come to a great agreement that’s in the best interest of both countries’ - JD Vance

Economics

2 w. ago UK would need ‘extraordinary’ deal to go below 10% tariff, Trump adviser says

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government still hopes an economic deal with America can be reached.

Economics

3 w. ago UK visa sticking point 'almost agreed' in Government trade deal talks with India

Britain and India have speeded up talks for a free trade agreement amid growing economic instability due to Donald Trump’s tariffs

Economics

3 w. ago Ben Jennings on the price of a trade deal with the US – cartoon

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Economics

3 w. ago UK 'negotiating intensively' for US tariffs deal as Government considers response

Britain’s top stocks slid further in value on Friday morning

Economics

4 w. ago Is Donald Trump trying to bully Britain into taking chlorinated chicken? White House swipes at 'non

The US President last night slapped a 10 per cent tariff on American imports of UK goods as part of blizzard of global levies on what he dubbed 'Liberation Day'.

Politics

4 w. ago Chagos deal being 'finalised' with Mauritius after winning Donald Trump's approval, confirms Downing Street

The plan means the UK will hand sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius and then pay to lease back the strategically important Diego Garcia military base

Economics