48 m. ago Can the ‘special relationship’ survive Donald Trump? – podcast

Keir Starmer is travelling to the White House for a high-stakes meeting. But will he have any influence over the US president? Patrick Wintour reportsIt’s the most important international relationship the UK has, and for decades has been referred to as “special”. Since the second world war, the UK and the US have considered themselves the closest allies, working together for shared values, with any resentments, differences of opinion or cross words kept to private channels.But now Donald Trump is back and he seems keen to throw the usual world order of alliances and enmities into chaos. Keir Starmer’s first meeting with the US president comes at a crucial juncture for Europe, with the future of Ukraine in the balance. “The stakes at the moment could not be higher,” says the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago US personnel office walks back email ultimatum from Musk to workers

OPM says failure to respond to email will not be considered resignation but Trump ally digs in and threatens job lossesThe US government’s human resources office has walked back an ultimatum issued by Elon Musk that would have forced its workers to resign if they did not submit a bullet-point list of their recent accomplishments, in one of the first signs of internal pushback to the Tesla billionaire’s campaign to downsize the federal workforce.The demand, made in an email sent to million of government employees over the weekend and quickly sued over by a coalition of labor and advocacy groups, represented the latest salvo by the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), the Trump-sanctioned cost-cutting initiative Musk chairs. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump and Macron's THREE awkward handshakes go viral as French President's Gallic charm wins a 'breakthrough' on Ukraine peace deal 

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron's 'death clasp' handshakes have gone viral over the years, with footage from 2017 showing the two leaders locking hands for 29 seconds straight.

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1 hour ago Prospect of UK troops being deployed to Ukraine a step closer

Military experts have suggested the British force could be as large as 15,000 personnel and would include RAF jets and a Royal Navy force in the Black Sea, as well as ground troops.

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2 h. ago Landmarks across Europe coloured yellow and blue to mark three years since Russia's full

To show their continued and unwavering support for the eastern European country, last night nations such as France, Germany, Poland and Denmark illuminated some of their most famous landmarks.

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3 h. ago Trump suggests it will be Europe that guarantees peace in Ukraine

The role of the US in any future deal is likely to be among the topics up for discussion later this week when Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington.

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3 h. ago GPs should prescribe Parkrun activity to ease pressure on NHS services, say organisers

Parkrun UK works with a number of GP surgeries to help family doctors 'socially prescribe' these events for their patients.

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3 h. ago Heartbroken parents told daughter's murder is 'real inspiration' behind stalking laws

Home Office minister Jess Phillips told the parents of Alice Ruggles that failings before she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend has inspired changes to stalking laws

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3 h. ago Boris Johnson urges Starmer to increase defence spending to 3%

Mr Johnson was on Monday in Kyiv for the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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4 h. ago US joins North Korea, Russia and Belarus at UN in refusing to blame Putin for Ukraine war

US president Donald Trump also refused to call Russian president Vladimir Putin a dictator

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4 h. ago US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing

Security Council resolution calling for ‘swift end’ to conflict deals further blow to western unity

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4 h. ago A top Republican emerges as a favorite MAGA heir... and he's already been handpicked by Trump

Daily Mail's Welcome to MAGAland hosts on their adventurous trip to CPAC, including being told off by Steve Bannon, plus could this Republican be Trump's heir? Listen now.

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4 h. ago Trump and Macron 'both aim to dominate' in US talks before 'death grip' handshake

Trump and Macron greeted one another with a 'death grip handshake' as they appeared to clash during a meeting on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine

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4 h. ago No ally should pressure Ukraine to surrender, Trafalgar Square vigil told

More than 1,000 people filled the central London square on Monday evening.

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4 h. ago Watch: Trump hosts Macron at White House for Ukraine talks on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion

Watch as Donald Trump hosts Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, 24 February, to discuss ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and the future of U.S. relations with Europe.

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4 h. ago Watch: David Lammy announces new Russia sanctions on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Watch live as foreign secretary David Lammy announces new sanctions against Russia on the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday, 24 February.

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5 h. ago Donald Trump's handshake with Macron proves subtle tactic in peace talks with dictator Putin

Emmanuel Macron became the first EU leader to meet US president Donald Trump since his return to power as the pair discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine with Russia in the White House

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5 h. ago UN security council approves US resolution on Ukraine war that doesn’t mention Russia; Putin says Europeans can ‘participate’ in peace talks – live

The US-drafted resolution which, fails to mention Russian aggression, receives 10 votes, while five members including UK and France abstained from the voteThe EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas earlier said that she would be travelling to the US tomorrow to meet with US secretary of state Marco Rubio, adding that what she called the “Russian narrative” is “strongly represented” in comments being made by the second Donald Trump administration.She told reporters “I think it’s good that we have as many interactions with the new administration in US as possible. I’m also travelling tomorrow to the US to meet Marco Rubio and others there to discuss these issues, because it’s extremely important.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago How Trump and Macron's 'bromance' soured over Ukraine as Putin drives visible wedge between the leaders

President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron of France addressed a press conference at the White House on Monday, the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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5 h. ago Trump live updates: Macron interrupts Trump to correct him on European assistance to Ukraine; Musk’s deadline nears

The French president told The Independent that Trump had been ‘very friendly, as always,’ despite not greeting him upon arrival at the White House

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