16 m. ago Zelenskyy heads to US for Trump meeting with minerals deal expected to be signed – Europe live

Key details of agreement yet to be made public but US president has resisted agreeing to provide security guaranteesTrump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace dealSince Helena’s last update, the protests in Athens have turned ugly, with AFP reporting clashes between firebomb-wielding youths and police who fired teargas.in Athens Continue reading...

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19 m. ago Labor unions cheer court ruling that blocked Trump’s mass firings – US politics live

Lawyers for the unions hail ruling as ‘important initial victory’The Russian foreign ministry praised the latest round of talks with the United States in a statement on Friday, calling them “substantive and businesslike.”Russian and US teams held six hours of talks in Turkey on Thursday to try to restore the normal functioning of their embassies, and President Vladimir Putin said initial contacts with Donald Trump’s administration had inspired hope. Continue reading...

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27 m. ago Wes Streeting confronted with old tweets opposing ‘sad, odious’ Trump’s last state visit

Wes Streeting was confronted with old tweets he made opposing Donald Trump’s last state visit, after Keir Starmer yesterday (27 February) presented the US president with a royal invitation for a second UK visit.

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43 m. ago ‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump

As business leaders fall in line behind the president and his policies, Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – bottom linesDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.In late January, Lauren Bedson did what many would likely find unthinkable: she cancelled her Amazon Prime membership. The catalyst was Donald Trump’s inauguration. Many more Americans are planning to make similar decisions this Friday.Bedson made her move after seeing photos of Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, sitting with other tech moguls and billionaires, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai, just rows behind Trump at his inauguration. Continue reading...

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43 m. ago America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders

Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share themFor 250 years, the United States has held itself up as a symbol of democracy – an example of freedom and self-governance to which the rest of the world could aspire. People have long looked to our declaration of independence and constitution as blueprints for how to guarantee those human rights and freedoms.Tragically, all of that is changing. As Donald Trump moves this country towards authoritarianism, he is aligning himself with dictators and despots who share his disdain for democracy and the rule of law.Bernie Sanders is a US senator and a ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress Continue reading...

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45 m. ago Donald Trump row sees Celtic star back his boss to the hilt as he vows to use controversial claim to fire up nation

The controversial USA president has caused a stir after claiming Canada could become America's 51st state

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46 m. ago Jeff Bezos pitched Trump a different VP pick last summer – months before he pulled endorsement for Harris, new book claims

The genesis of the Bezos-Trump alliance is said to have been fostered over a phone call last summer

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62 m. ago What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what will the deal with Trump involve?

More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces

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72 m. ago Donald Trump will make TWO big trips to the UK as invite from Charles reveals president is coming to Scotland soon and suggests staying at Balmoral

The president last night accepted an invitation from Charles to make an unprecedented second state visit. But he also revealed separately said he would be visiting the UK in the 'near future'.

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78 m. ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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84 m. ago There will ‘of course’ be people protesting over Trump visit, Streeting says

The King has invited Mr Trump to make a second state visit to the UK, an unprecedented gesture towards an American leader.

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84 m. ago Voices: Starmer had his best day as PM – that doesn’t mean he can trust Trump

Hand-delivering a red-sealed note from King Charles was an undeniable masterstroke of British soft power, says Jon Sopel – but in playing his royal Trump card, Keir Starmer must not believe he has done all he must do to win over the US president for good, says Jon Sopel

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90 m. ago Donald Trump: When will Donald Trump visit Scotland? What will be discussed with King Charles III and where?

The Scotsman takes a look at what we know so far about Donald Trump’s planned visit to Scotland

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1 hour ago James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn

Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved JimThis satirical, Booker-shortlisted tale flips the script on Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the children’s novel published in 1884 and set in Mississippi that went on to become a toxic cornerstone of the American canon. Where Twain had teenage Huck as his narrator, in James, Percival Everett reimagines the story from the perspective of his friend and fellow runaway Jim, an enslaved Black man who opens the book with the line: “Those little bastards were hiding out there in the tall grass.”The little bastards in question are Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer, who want to play a trick on Jim while he sleeps. He is alert to the boys’ games but plays along because, as he has learned from experience: “It always pays to give white folks what they want.” When our protagonist learns he is to be sold downriver and separated from h...

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1 hour ago China vows to retaliate after Trump’s fresh threats of 10% extra tariff over fentanyl

China says behaviour from Washington is purely 'shifting blame and shirking responsibility’ after Trump’s latest remarks

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1 hour ago Trump right that US presence in Ukraine could deter Russia, says Streeting

The president had said: ‘We are a backstop because we’ll be over there, we’ll be working in the country.’

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1 hour ago Donald Trump has his lips read as he makes odd 'wife' comment to Keir Starmer

Donald Trump accepted the offer of an unprecedented second State visit to Britain on Thursday during a White House love-in with the PM, but a lip reader has revealed what he said to Sir Keir when he arrived

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2 h. ago Ukraine frontline: Putin’s forces launch more than 200 drones in latest aerial assault

Despite talks and Donald Trump’s deals, the daily reality for Ukrainians is still missile and drone attacks from Putin’s invading forces

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer's tactic of sucking up to Trump paid off handsomely... after an unlikely Labour stand

Keir Starmer was in buoyant mood as he arrived at Washington's Andrews Air Base last night to fly home from a crunch trip to the White House which had gone far better than feared.

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2 h. ago Prince Harry makes veiled Donald Trump swipe hours after King's unprecedented invite

Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, where he talked about how 'basic morals and empathy are abandoned' in what could be seen in a dig at US President Donald Trump

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