3 d. ago US to urge G7 to impose high tariffs on China, India over Russian oil purchases

Trump administration extends call for tougher measures beyond EU as it pushes Moscow to agree Ukraine peace deal

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7 d. ago Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

President says ‘the Israelis have accepted my terms’ and urges release of hostages to secure peace agreementDonald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.“The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before any peace deal would be 'legitimate targets'

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement has been signed will be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow's forces

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1 week ago Health concerns continue as Donald Trump returns looking 'rough' after mysterious absence

Donald Trump made his first public appearance in a week on Tuesday, with many people pointing out his 'rough' look and questioning his health after 'death' rumors

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1 week ago 'Trump body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today (September 2) with a half-decent-looking ear

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1 week ago Fresh Trump 'body double' conspiracies as president 'looks rough' and ear pic examined

Online sleuths are theorising that Donald Trump has a body double after the US President appeared in the Oval Office today with a half-decent-looking ear

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3 w. ago Vance says it’s up to Europe to provide ‘lion’s share’ of Ukraine security guarantees

Vice President says it will up to neighbor states to provide ‘lion’s share’ of peacekeeping support to Kyiv if peace deal with Russia can be agreed

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3 w. ago Netanyahu is now gambling with more than just hostages’ lives

Editorial: The Israeli prime minister is good at finding excuses and distractions to avoid committing to the most minimal of peace agreements, or to stop his siege of Gaza City – it is time he took a risk for peace

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3 w. ago Vance says it’s up to Europe to provide Ukraine security guarantees with Pentagon confirming U.S. involvement will be ‘minimal’

Vice President says it will up to neighbor states to provide ‘lion’s share’ of peacekeeping support to Kyiv if peace deal with Russia can be agreed

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3 w. ago Trump in 'cognitive decline' as he calls himself 'war hero' and butchers two country names

Trump has repeatedly bragged about stopping six wars during his time in office and the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia is one of his most notable achievements.

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3 w. ago Trump says US could play role ‘by air’ in Ukraine security guarantee

President warns Putin will face ‘rough situation’ if Russian president does not co-operate on a peace deal

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3 w. ago Trump rules out sending US ground troops to Ukraine and warns Putin of ‘rough situation’ if he does not move towards peace – live

US president says it’s possible Russian leader does not want to make dealVolodymyr Zelenskyy navigated Monday’s meeting more successfully than his Oval Office encounter in February, which ended abruptly when Donald Trump and JD Vance publicly upbraided him for not being grateful enough.In his opening remarks to the media on Monday, the Ukrainian president repeated his thanks at least eight times, the Associated Press reports.A meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin ... could it finally happen?The need for security guarantees agreed – but details unclearTrump believes he is very good at solving conflictsA potential boost for the US arms industry Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says Ukraine security guarantee could include US air support

US president warns Putin will face ‘rough situation’ if he does not co-operate on a peace deal

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3 w. ago Donald Trump says US could play role ‘by air’ in Ukraine security guarantee

US president warns Putin will face ‘rough situation’ if he does not co-operate on a peace deal

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3 w. ago Trump says it will be ‘rough situation’ if Putin does not agree peace plan

US President Donald Trump suggested American aircraft could help European nations police a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

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3 w. ago Trump says Ukraine will 'get a lot of land' as Zelensky hails White House peace talks

Trump hints that the US would help to defend Ukraine in the air under a peace agreement with Russia

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3 w. ago Putin's brutal response to peace talks: NATO jets scrambled as Russia pounds Ukraine with hundreds of drones in overnight attack

The horrific attacks came even as Donald Trump claimed the Russian tyrant had agreed to peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, with hopes that a meeting would take place by the end of August.

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3 w. ago Emmanuel Macron: I don’t see Putin very willing to get peace in Ukraine

French President says after White House summit: ‘When I look at the situation and the facts, I don’t see President Putin very willing to get peace now’

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3 w. ago Can Europe’s leaders drag Trump’s Ukraine policy back on track? – Today in Focus Extra podcast

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger on why a ‘dream team’ of Europe’s leaders will flank Zelensky today as he travels to Washington. Can they convince Trump to listen to the Ukrainian president?Last week, the US president, Donald Trump, flew to Anchorage, Alaska, to meet the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. All guns blazing, Trump promised there would be consequences if he did not get the ceasefire he had come for. But after spending three hours in the subartic chill with Putin, a former KGB handler, he seemed to change. He said he agreed with Putin that a long-term peace settlement was more urgent than a ceasefire, and ruled out Ukraine joining Nato.Europe’s key leaders have responded by ripping up their schedules and insisting on joining Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he travels to Washington for his own meeting with Trump, the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger explains. Helen Pidd asks what hope this “dream team” of leaders has of c...

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4 w. ago Zelenskyy says territorial swaps not possible under Ukrainian constitution ahead of White House meeting – live

Steve Witkoff says Russian president agreed to allow US and European allies to offer Ukraine security guarantee and also unspecified concessions on five Ukrainian regionsGermany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will also be travelling to Washington tomorrow for the Trump-Zelenskyy talks, according to the federal government.The chancellor’s spokesperson has been quoted by BBC News as having said:The trip will serve as an exchange of information with US President Donald Trump following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.Chancellor Merz will discuss the status of peace efforts with the heads of state and government and underscore Germany’s interest in a swift peace agreement in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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