16 h. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump’s speech: ‘Filled with useful lies and applauded by useless idiots’

Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s hate-filled State of the Union speech to Congress and the feckless Democratic responseLate-night hosts recap Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago The LA Times’ AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan

The paper’s billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equationThe past few months have been brutal ones for the readers and journalists of the largest news organization in California, the Los Angeles Times.Since he bought the paper in 2018, the billionaire and medical entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong has become something of a Donald Trump acolyte. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Starmer could head for White House with Zelensky and Macron in desperate bid to save Western alliance

Keir Starmer is said to be ready to make the trip with the Ukrainian president and Emmanuel Macron as they try to keep Donald Trump on side.

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22 h. ago In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

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25 h. ago Donald Trump reads out shock letter from Zelenskyy as Ukraine 'ready for peace'

Trump claimed Zelenskyy had assured him that Ukraine is prepared to engage in peace talks with Russia as soon as possible.

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26 h. ago Donald Trump reads out bombshell letter from Zelensky as Ukraine 'ready for peace'

Donald Trump told Congress that Volodymyr Zelensky is now ready to negotiate for peace as soon as possible in the war with Russia and was willing to accept a minerals deal with the United States

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28 h. ago Readers' letters: Personal values don't apply in international relationships

A reader suggests Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not mean we should deliberately snub the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet

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28 h. ago Trump says Putin has sent signals he's 'ready' for peace and reveals what Zelensky wrote in private letter after Oval Office showdown

President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin has sent signals he's ready for a peace deal in the Ukraine and he revealed what Volodymyr  Zelensky wrote to him after their Oval Office showdown.

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32 h. ago Zelensky cracks under Trump pressure after US president axes aid to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to enter peace talks under Donald Trump’s leadership, just hours after the US announced it was stopping all military aid to Ukraine

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36 h. ago Zelensky bows to pressure as Trump halts US weapons to Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to enter peace talks under Donald Trump’s leadership, just hours after the US announced it was stopping all military aid to Ukraine

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39 h. ago Zelenskyy says he will work under Trump’s leadership as he proposes Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian president signals willingness to sign US minerals deal as he attempts to rebuild ties after Oval Office clashEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed a possible peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying he is willing to work “constructively” under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and to sign a deal giving the US access to his country’s mineral wealth.In an attempt to mend fences with Washington after Trump abruptly suspended supplies of military aid, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he was “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Zelensky lays out path to Ukraine peace deal saying he is 'ready to work with Trump'

Ukraine’s leader repeats willingness to make peace deal and says Oval Office spat with Donald Trump was ‘regrettable’

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40 h. ago Volodmyr Zelensky ‘ready to work’ under Donald Trump leadership to get peace

The Ukrainian president has called for a “truce in the sky” and a “truce in the sea” if Russia agrees to the same.

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40 h. ago As Trump pulls military aid, is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alijca Hagopian writes

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40 h. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk peace in bid to placate Trump

Conciliatory statement comes after White House clash led to US suspending military aid

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40 h. ago Zelenskyy says he is ‘ready to work under Trump’s strong leadership’ to negotiate Ukraine peace deal – Europe live

Ukrainian president says his country is ready to sign minerals and security agreement while admitting issues over White House meetingNew EU plans to strengthen Europe’s defence industry and increase military capabilities could mobilise close to €800bn ($841.4bn), EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday in Brussels.The EU will propose to give member states more fiscal space for defence investments, as well as €150bn euros in loans for those investments, and will aim to mobilise private capital as well, Reuters reports von der Leyen said Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Europe ‘ready to step up’ as Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump decision to pause aid for Ukraine – Europe live

EU ready to increase defence spending and military capabilities as Kremlin welcomes US ‘contribution’ to the cause of peaceNew EU plans to strengthen Europe’s defence industry and increase military capabilities could mobilise close to €800bn ($841.4bn), EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday in Brussels.The EU will propose to give member states more fiscal space for defence investments, as well as €150bn euros in loans for those investments, and will aim to mobilise private capital as well, Reuters reports von der Leyen said Continue reading...

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47 h. ago European weapons companies share prices rocket after UK and France push for Ukraine peace deal after Trump disaster

Donald Trump risked disturbing his relationship with global US allies when he claimed Ukraine is 'not ready for peace' after getting heated in a disaster meeting with president Zelensky.

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3 d. ago Europe has a lot to do before it can exert real influence on a Ukraine peace deal

The continent’s role in any ceasefire will be limited unless countries commit more to Kiev and the Zelenskyy-Trump relationship is repairedUkraine war: live updatesEurope and the UK are hoping they are on the brink of assembling a credible military coalition that Donald Trump can only refuse to support at risk of appearing openly to ally with Vladimir Putin – an alliance many grassroots Republicans reject.The plan is a long shot since it requires enough countries inside Nato to offer practical support to such a coalition of the willing, and also needs Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, to patch up his relations with Donald Trump following Friday’s Oval Office meeting. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants

President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rightsCentral America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States.That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving at the US border, and contributed to the supposed crisis that helped Donald Trump win the election this past November. Continue reading...

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