49 h. ago Ukraine war live: Trump denies being ‘played’ by Putin as Russia launches overnight attack

Ukraine says five regions damaged overnight after wave of drone and missile attacks by RussiaAnalysis: Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon peace talksDonald Trump has said the US will “take a pass” on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine if “parties make it difficult”. The US president made the comments to reporters during the swearing-in ceremony for Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.Trump added that he believed there was a “good chance” of “solving the problem”. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, had earlier said the US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached. Continue reading...

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66 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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69 h. ago Derby v Luton kicks off a big day in EFL; European reaction and more: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendHave any thoughts? Send them over to Yara via emailIt was an interesting night for Chelsea. They are through to a European semi-final but they got booed off the pitch as it happened. From west London, Jacob Steinberg wrote:Losing 2-1 to Legia Warsaw on the night was embarrassing. Chelsea, who seemed intent on giving the fifth-best side in Poland hope of pulling off a comeback for the ages at a disgruntled Stamford Bridge, were shambolic and easily could have crashed out.No wonder Maresca is not feeling the love from the crowd. Nobody celebrated Chelsea squeezing into a Conference League semi-final against Djurgården after winning 4-2 on aggregate. The defending was miserable and the attack was poor. Filip Jörgensen, Robert Sánchez’s understudy, was jittery in goal and the worries around Cole Palmer’s slump are not going away.It was a poor performance. We had a 3-0 lead – maybe that played a part in taking our foot off the gas. Ma...

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3 d. ago US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state threatens to pull plug ‘within days’, as Kyiv says it has signed mineral deal memorandumRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.Speaking in Paris on Friday after meeting European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio said Donald Trump was still interested in a deal. But he added that the US president had many other priorities around the world and was willing to move on unless there were signs of progress. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Mainoo and Maguire’s late goals send Ruben Amorim’s men into Europa League semi

Man Utd 5-4 Lyon (7-6 agg): Ruben Amorim’s men make it through thrilling nine-goal contest

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Hosts on brink of Europa League exit as Lacazette puts visitors clear

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Dominic Solanke penalty secures Spurs’ spot in Europa League semi

Ange Postecoglou’s men are through to the last four with a hard-fought win over the 2022 champions

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Dominic Solanke penalty puts Spurs ahead in Europa League quarter

The quarter-final is nicely poised at 1-1 entering the second leg in Germany

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Goals from Ugarte and Dalot give hosts control of crunch Europa League clash

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest goal updates as Solanke scores penalty

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Manuel Ugarte nets early opener for hosts in crunch Europa League clash

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Manchester United vs Lyon LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest score and goal updates

A huge quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Ruben Amorim’s side unchanged in bid to salvage season in Europa League

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Manchester United vs Lyon LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

A huge quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford

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3 d. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says US minerals deal could come today but attacks Witkoff for ‘spreading Russian narrative’ – Europe live

Comments come as Macron welcomes US envoy and Marco Rubio at Élysée palace in Paris for Ukraine talksAs we await further updates from the talks taking place at the Élysée, let me bring you some other stories from around Europe.Meanwhile, Russia’s top economic negotiator claimed that some countries were trying to “derail” Moscow’s talks with the United States, as the two sides work towards normalising ties. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy says Witkoff ‘spreading Russian narrative’ as US envoy holds talks in Paris – Europe live

Ukrainian president says US minerals deal could be signed today as Macron welcomes US’s Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio at Élysée palace in ParisAs we await further updates from the talks taking place at the Élysée, let me bring you some other stories from around Europe.Meanwhile, Russia’s top economic negotiator claimed that some countries were trying to “derail” Moscow’s talks with the United States, as the two sides work towards normalising ties. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Team news as Spurs look to progress to Europa League semi

The quarter-final is nicely poised at 1-1 entering the second leg in Germany

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3 d. ago Global economic growth will slow amid Trump tariffs, IMF warns – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearTrump attacks Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest ratesECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffsDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. ...

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