5 h. ago Lech Wałęsa expresses ‘horror and distaste’ at Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy

Ex-Polish leader, who won Nobel prize for pro-democracy efforts, compares meeting to a communist interrogationThe former Polish president and Nobel peace prize winner Lech Wałęsa has signed a letter to Donald Trump expressing “horror and distaste” at his argument with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the White House last week.The letter, signed by Wałęsa and more than 30 former Polish political prisoners held during the communist era, said Trump and his vice-president’s demands that Zelenskyy show gratitude were “insulting” in the face of the Ukrainian country’s fight for freedom. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Zelensky should give in to Trump and commit to ceasefire before Putin, says Mandelson in clash with No 10

The UK’s envoy in Washington said Ukraine must sign Donald Trump’s minerals deal and declare a ceasefire in its war against Russia

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33 h. ago Petition to stop Donald Trump state visit to UK skyrockets to 70,000 signatures

Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump a written letter from King Charles III earlier this week inviting him to on a second state visit, but many Brits are against the idea

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37 h. ago Donald Trump signs executive order making English official language of US

The order means federal agencies can decide whether they will continue offering services and documents in languages other than English

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43 h. ago Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States

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45 h. ago Trump takes actions to increase lumber supplies and curb wood imports

President Donald Trump has signed a pair of actions to increase domestic lumber production

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51 h. ago Donald Trump issued with key ultimatum by Zelensky before he will sign US minerals deal

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is 'ready' to sign the minerals agreement with Donald Trump but stressed that his country needs security guarantees going forward

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2 d. ago What Trump's order making English the official language in the US could mean

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, and activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to immigration, voter access and other issues

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2 d. ago Watch the moment Donald Trump turns into a raging bully as he flips on Zelensky

Zelensky was reportedly asked to leave the White House early without a deal being signed after a war of words broke out with Donald Trump - who accused him of being 'disrespectful'

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2 d. ago Footsie closes at a record high despite Trump tariff jitters

Signs that the UK may escape Donald Trump's tariff threats have boosted sentiment towards the UK.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump shows ‘rare signs of anxiety’ as braces himself for ‘tough Zelensky fight’

Donald Trump 'seemed at a slight loss' when President Zelensky left an awkward but 'deliberate' gap between the two as they posed for photos at the entrance of the White House

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3 d. ago Watch: Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump to sign critical Ukraine minerals deal

Donald Trump greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, 28 February, before Ukraine’s president signs a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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3 d. ago Watch live: Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump to sign critical Ukraine minerals deal

Watch live as Donald Trump is expected to greet Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, 28 February, before Ukraine’s president signs a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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3 d. ago Trump’s latest executive order designates English as the official language of the United States

Services that receive federal funding will no longer be required to provide assistance to non-English speakers

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3 d. ago Zelensky braces for Trump showdown: Ukrainian leader jets into Washington to sign key rare earths deal

Volodymyr Zelensky 's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine

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4 d. ago Donald Trump signals he could SUPPORT Labour's £9billion plan to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as he meets Keir Starmer

The US president suggested he could ignore Republican and Tory fury at the government's plan to hand over the Indian Ocean archipelago, as he met with Sir Keir Starmer in the White House.

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4 d. ago Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo

Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 daysTransgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday – essentially banning them from joining or serving in the armed forces.Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that took aim at transgender troops in a personal way – at one point saying that a man identifying as a woman was “not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump continues to sign waves of executive orders. Here’s how that works, legally.

President is expected to issue swaths of more executive orders as his administration takes shape

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6 d. ago Musk stunned as dozens of DOGE staff suddenly QUIT with scathing letter... as eye

DOGE workers are revolting against Elon Musk and Donald Trump by signing a dramatic resignation letter vowing not to defund 'public services.' 

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6 d. ago US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0

Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramificationsUS officials have missed recent international climate forums sparking concerns about a potentially significant shift from Donald Trump’s first term, a review of meeting records and interviews with meeting attendees by the Centre for Climate Reporting and the Guardian show.On his first day back as president, Trump signed an executive order on stage in front of supporters at an arena in Washington DC which he said was aimed at quitting what he called the “unfair one-sided Paris climate accord rip off”. Trump’s exit from the Paris agreement means the US will join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries outside the international agreement adopted in 2015 to limit global warming. Continue reading...

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