3 h. ago Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional disputeKeir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s legal claim to own the Chagos Islands, including the strategic US military base at Diego Garcia, may stoke tensions similar to those in the South China Sea.Starmer is due to meet Trump next Friday mainly to discuss the future of Ukraine, but also a UK plan for Gaza’s reconstruction under international protection with no need for Palestinians to be required to quit the Gaza Strip. The paper is similar but not identical to proposals being discussed by Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh, which has a strong international component and would prevent Hamas ruling in Gaza. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Donald Trump aide brazenly tells Ukraine to 'tone it down' in dangerous war of words

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz made the comments as a war of words erupted between the two countries and Donald Trump repeatedly branding Ukraine’s President a 'dictator'

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28 h. ago Donald Trump aide tells Kyiv to ‘tone it down’ as tensions with Zelensky escalate

It comes as US envoy Keith Kellogg cancelled his press conference following a meeting with Mr Zelensky in Kyiv

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34 h. ago Why does Donald Trump want elections in Ukraine and is this likely to happen?

US president calls Ukrainian leader a ‘dictator’ who does not hold elections

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62 h. ago Trump signs executive order to lower IVF cost as he sits down with Musk for Hannity interview: Live updates

In Fox News interview, President Donald Trump, with Elon Musk at his side, tells Sean Hannity that Congress should codify “a lot of” his DOGE executive orders

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66 h. ago Trump and Musk sit for Hannity interview as president blames Ukraine for Russia’s invasion: Live updates

In Fox News interview, President Donald Trump, with Elon Musk at his side, tells Sean Hannity that Congress should codify “a lot of” his DOGE executive orders

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68 h. ago Trump signals Ukraine should hold elections as part of Russia peace deal

Remarks come hours after first high-level talks between Washington and Moscow since its invasion

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68 h. ago Trump signals Ukraine should hold elections as part of Russia peace talks

Remarks come hours after first high-level talks between Washington and Moscow since full-scale invasion

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69 h. ago Growing fears that Ukraine may be forced to hold early election that could deliver a 'Putin puppet' under Trump's plan

A return to the polls this year is expected to be a key condition of the peace agreement being negotiated in Saudi Arabia between Donald Trump's top foreign policy advisers and Russia.

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2 d. ago Donald Trump tells Ukraine 'hold elections' and slams Zelensky's 'low approval ratings'

Donald Trump responded to criticism over peace talks having begun without Ukraine at the negotiating table by making a wild claim that Volodymyr Zelensky has just a 4% approval rating in his country

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3 d. ago Is it not time to change the tune? Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats 'Brexit was a mistake' as he urges closer ties with Brussels as a 'counterweight' to Donald Trump

In a meeting today, the London mayor will renew his backing for a UK-EU youth mobility scheme and urge closer ties between London and Brussels.

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