5 h. ago Donald Trump says US may 'take a pass' on Ukraine peace talks if they are too hard

President Trump said the US could 'pass' on peace in Ukraine if it become too difficult

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5 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US from Ukraine peace talks if deal proves difficult

President Trump warned the US could 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if the talks prove to be 'very difficult', as the previous 30-day deal to protect energy infrastructure from Russian attack ends

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6 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to walk away from peace talks if deal isn't struck, but says 'we have a good chance of solving the problem'

The US President claimed America would walk away unless there were clear signs a truce can be reached.

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8 h. ago Trump insists neither Russia nor Ukraine are ‘playing’ him as peace talks continue

‘There’s no one saying this can be done in 12 hours,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said

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9 h. ago Trump says US may ‘take a pass’ from Ukraine talks if they prove too difficult

Sir Keir Starmer discussed Ukraine with the US president in a phone call on Friday, Downing Street said.

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9 h. ago Donald Trump says US will ‘pass’ on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon

Sir Keir Starmer discussed Ukraine with the US President in a phone call on Good Friday

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10 h. ago Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discuss 'ongoing and productive' trade talks in first call since the US slapped 10 per cent tariffs on British goods

The two leaders discussed the 'ongoing and productive discussions' on trade between the two countries, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

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10 h. ago The abject failure of Donald Trump’s peace initiative is now plain for all to see

Editorial: Far from ending the war in Ukraine in ‘24 hours’, the US president has demonstrated that he and his team are inept at facilitating meaningful peace negotiations

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10 h. ago Donald Trump press conference emergency as journalists told 'get out'

Donald Trump was talking at a White House press conference following Dr Mehmet Oz’s swearing-in as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service when he was forced to cut it short after somebody collapsed

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11 h. ago Starmer and Trump discuss ‘ongoing and productive’ trade talks

They also talked about the situation in Ukraine, Iran and recent action taken against the Houthis in Yemen.

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13 h. ago Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’

President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talksDonald Trump has said the US is ready to “take a pass” on brokering a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless a settlement is reached “very shortly”, as Kyiv announced it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.“Now if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say: ‘You’re foolish. You’re fools. You’re horrible people’ – and we’re going to just take a pass,” Trump told reporters in Washington. “But hopefully we won’t have to do that.” Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Trump will abandon Ukraine peace talks ‘in days’ without progress, warns Rubio

US secretary of state says Washington will focus on ‘other priorities’ if war cannot be ended soon

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32 h. ago Reeves to hold talks with US as Trump says ‘no rush’ to strike deals

Britain is hoping a deal can help stave off the full brunt of the US president’s sweeping 10% tariffs on all goods imported to America.

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40 h. ago ‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism

The singer-songwriter answers your questions about 90s gigs with Tori Amos, her ‘humbling’ run in Hadestown and keeping hope alive in the Trump eraPlease talk about growing up in Buffalo, New York – the music scene there, and becoming an emancipated adult at 15. AugustoMAs a child, I befriended Michael Meldrum, a local troubadour. He brought me around to his gigs and coffee houses. That was a cool, unique way to grow up, beside this alcoholic artist who hopped from girlfriend to girlfriend’s house. He he was smart and so well informed when it came to music.I was his shadow between the ages of nine and 13 or 14 or so. Beyond that, we parted ways. So when I was an emancipated minor at 15 and going into the adult world, it was with no protector by my side. I was out there in bars, on my own, running the open mic, playing gigs. I had an after-school job – I was trying to finish high school. I never managed to grow a thick skin; I’m still very open and porous. Somehow I survived all thos...

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42 h. ago David Lammy to meet Donald Trump's envoy for talks on Ukraine as he's briefed on Vladimir Putin meetings

The Foreign Secretary will travel to Paris to meet with Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, and Steve Witkoff, who is Mr Trump's special envoy to Vladimir Putin.

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45 h. ago US officials to meet European leaders in Paris to discuss Ukraine war

Trump envoys to meet Macron as well as British and German politicians to discuss concerns about RussiaTwo of Donald Trump’s top national security aides will hold talks in Paris on Thursday with European politicians and security advisers, as the US and Europe search for common ground on ending the Ukraine war and averting an Iran conflict.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, are expected to hear concerns about Russia amid so-far fruitless US attempts to arrange a ceasefire three years after Russia invaded its neighbour. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Trump weighs in on Japan trade talks but Tokyo team leaves without deal

First-in-queue negotiations closely watched for signs of US strategy

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46 h. ago Trump claims ‘big progress’ in tariff talks with Japan after surprise appearance at negotiations

Japan’s PM says there are still gaps between the two countries’ stances

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48 h. ago Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States

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63 h. ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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