32 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer speaks out after calls to cancel Donald Trump state visit

One UK party leader says the planned visit 'cannot go ahead'

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32 h. ago King Charles attends Sunday church service in Sandringham ahead of meeting with President Zelensky

The King was photographed attending church today in Norfolk - ahead of his meeting with the Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

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46 h. ago Calls to cancel Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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46 h. ago Calls to cancel 'bully' Trump's state visit to Britain: Put arrangements on hold until US President provides assurances about Ukraine's security, say politicians and military leaders

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain should be shelved in the wake of his astonishing White House tirade against President Zelensky, a series of prominent public figures declared last night.

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56 h. ago Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to cancel Donald Trump's UK state visit invitation after showdown with Zelenskyy

One UK party leader says it 'has to be withdrawn'

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57 h. ago Trump's row with Zelensky could spell 'end of Nato' as US president may stop military aid TODAY: Ukraine leader admits row 'not good' but relationship can be 'salvaged'

The American leader yesterday led an unprecidented humiliation of the war-time premier alongside attack dog VP JD Vance, later declaring that his counterpart was 'not ready for peace'.

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6 d. ago Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine

UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with RussiaKeir Starmer, when he visits the White House on Thursday, will have to pick up the many loose threads left by another chaotic day of diplomacy in the US in which America voted with Russia at the UN to protect Vladimir Putin from criticism over the invasion of Ukraine, and then saw Trump make assurances that Putin was happy for European forces to enter Ukraine – only to be contradicted by Moscow hours later.Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has been working in lockstep with the UK in a way the two countries have failed to since Brexit, and the aim was for the two leaders of Europe’s major military powers to use their visits this week to operate as a pincer movement pressing Trump to question Putin’s trustworthiness and more broadly to accept that America’s future still lay as a partner with Europe. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump live updates: Elon Musk issues ultimatum to federal workers; Hegseth defends firing top military leaders

Musk has asked all federal employees to explain what they’ve been working on or resign – a method to keep all leaders on the same page

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9 d. ago Trump to speak at CPAC after late night purge of top military leaders: Live updates

President also directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions, which will be announced soon

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9 d. ago Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of promoting diversity

US secretary of defense had questioned whether history-making air force general CQ Brown Jr got job because of raceDonald Trump abruptly fired the air force general CQ Brown Jr as chair of the joint chiefs of staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making Black fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to purge the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.The ouster of the second Black general to serve as chair of the joint chiefs comes three months after Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, outlined a plan for ridding the US military of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts during a podcast interview. Continue reading...

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1 week ago European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles

Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent

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1 week ago Trump’s Ukraine envoy to meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid growing rift – Europe live

US envoy Keith Kellogg is in Ukraine as the two countries’ leaders exchange criticismThe Ukrainian military said that Russia launched 161 drones and about 14 missiles during an overnight attack.The missile attack targeted critical infrastructure in the northeastern region of Kharkiv. Continue reading...

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