8 h. ago Trump suggests pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine could be lifted

It comes as the UK’s national security adviser has been in Kyiv for talks over the weekend.

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9 h. ago Revealed: What witnesses saw inside Fort Knox as Trump and Musk suggest America's gold could be gone

Journalist Dave Ganz was part of a contingent of 120 journalists and photographers who joined members of Congress who toured the gold repository at Fort Knox back in 1974.

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69 h. ago When the horror stops, the key to peace in Gaza and Ukraine will be how power is shared | Simon Jenkins

Constitution-building offers no headlines – but what it can do, history tells us, is stop hundreds of thousands of people dyingSyria is reportedly sliding back towards civil war, as its various factions demand devolved authority. It is at root the same issue, that of local autonomy, that led to regional unrest in Ukraine and splintered leadership in Palestine. It underlies the devastating conflicts in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All these places are flush with guns, allies and bombast. What they lack are national constitutions that allow their citizens sufficient local control to live at peace with others in one nation. They lack the skills of political federation.The present Ukraine war followed the failure of peace accords reached in Minsk in 2014 and 2015; critically, they depended on the technical details of how self-determination was to be allowed in eastern Ukraine. A later failure was that of the Istanbul deal after the Russian invasion in 2022. It appeare...

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3 d. ago Watch live: Defence secretary holds talks in Washington on Trump’s decision to pause intelligence

Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth hold talks in Washington on Thursday, 6 March, where they are expected to discuss the US decision to pause intelligence-sharing with Ukraine following Donald Trump's explosive meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih hotel kills two; EU leaders to gather for summit

Two killed and 28 injured in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city; Ukrainian president to join EU leaders in Brussels, with shared nuclear deterrence on the agendaSee all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Europe holds breath as Keir Starmer insists Trump is still reliable despite Ukraine betrayal

Donald Trump has paused intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine in a move Keir Starmer heard will 'mean more brave Ukrainians will die'

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4 d. ago Hopes of US golden age fade as investors start to worry about ‘Trumpcession’ risk

Tariffs are dampening consumer confidence and fears of a downturn seem to be weighing on the dollarBusiness live – latest updatesNo sooner had historic 25% tariffs on imports to the US from Canada and Mexico come into force on Tuesday than the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, suggested the policy might be softened. Hours later, Donald Trump told Congress that the tariffs were “protecting the soul of our country”.They say it’s the hope that kills you, but for investors trying to make sense of the Trump administration’s economic policies, it’s the uncertainty. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Readers' letters: Personal values don't apply in international relationships

A reader suggests Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not mean we should deliberately snub the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet

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5 d. ago More than 70% of Scots have unfavourable view of Trump, poll suggests

The poll comes as former first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the US President was trying to ‘silence people’.

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5 d. ago European weapons companies share prices rocket after UK and France push for Ukraine peace deal after Trump disaster

Donald Trump risked disturbing his relationship with global US allies when he claimed Ukraine is 'not ready for peace' after getting heated in a disaster meeting with president Zelensky.

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6 d. ago Chances of World War 3 explained from Europe's last hope to Putin's nuclear plans

After Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of 'gambling with WW3', experts share how likely it is that the war on Ukraine will escalate to global conflict, and what that will look like

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6 d. ago Peter Mandelson slapped down by No10 after ambassador to US suggests Ukraine's Zelensky backs Trump peace plan despite White House row

The Tony Blair-era Labour minister also used an interview with American outlet ABC to say that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's peace initiative.

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6 d. ago BAE Systems share price in dramatic climb to new all time high after Ukraine aid talks

Shares in BAE jumped by 19 per cent at one stage in Monday morning trading

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6 d. ago Trump rants about ‘rape gangs, drug lords and mental institutions’ after Zelensky debacle

President also shared a post claiming he is playing both Russia and Ukraine ‘like a master chess player’ - despite worldwide backlash to his clash with Ukraine’s leader

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6 d. ago BAE Systems shares rocket in defence stock rally after Ukraine aid talks

Shares in BAE jumped by 19% at one stage in Monday morning trading, helping the wider FTSE 100 Index also lift to a new all-time high.

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7 d. ago Trump shares Truth Social post from Tucson wedding DJ to back

Michael McCune of Arizona has found viral fame after Trump shared excerpts from a Facebook post he shared following the showdown in the Oval Office with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer gives Donald Trump support verdict after Ukraine summit

Keir Starmer hit back at suggestions Washington is now an “unreliable ally” after Donald Trump’s diatribe against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.

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8 d. ago 'Volodymyr Zelensky's treatment by Trump and vile JD Vance suggests a deliberate ambush'

Alastair Campbell, Labour's former comms director, writes for the Sunday Mirror - "If they had been serious about using Friday’s meeting to advance a peace deal, they would have talked things through BEFORE calling in the media."

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9 d. ago Trump and Zelenskyy lock horns as president declares 'You are gambling with World War 3'

The carefully choreographed diplomatic meeting descended into chaos after Zelenskyy suggested Putin could not be trusted after Vance and Trump insisted Ukraine needed to compromise

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1 week ago ‘Tea with a side of flattery’: what US papers say about Starmer’s meeting with Trump

The get-together between the UK prime minister and US president barely made a splash across the AtlanticA quick scan of the UK newspaper front pages and you would be forgiven for thinking it was the diplomatic moment of the century, but a glance at the media on the other side of the Atlantic suggests Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s get-together barely made a splash.Instead, much of the scant coverage portrayed the prime minister as a messenger, bringing an invite for something much more glamorous than a former lawyer from Oxted: the royal red carpet. Continue reading...

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