2 h. ago JD Vance issues fresh Zelensky criticism as Trump pauses US aid to Ukraine

Defence Secretary John Healey is expected to visit the US later this week for talks with his counterpart Pete Hegseth.

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4 h. ago Vance says US ‘working on’ Ukraine plan ‘with the Russians’ after Trump cuts defense aid to Kyiv

Vice President JD Vance on Monday said Trump administration officials are already in talks to put on a settlement to the years-long war Russia launched against Ukraine, and warned that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to accept Donald Trump’s terms for a mineral rights deal and enter negotiations with Moscow.

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5 h. ago Trump news live: Trump pauses Ukraine military aid; Vance sits down with Hannity after Zelensky clash

Aid pause comes as U.S. moves closer to Russia in negotiations on ending war in Ukraine

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8 h. ago Trump to hold meeting on Ukraine as cutting off Zelenskyy's aid 'on the table'

Donald Trump is set to meet key officials regarding the next steps in the Ukraine Crisis, including a potential suspension of US military aid to the country and an easing of Russian sanctions

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9 h. ago Fiscal 'heart attack' looms for US due to Donald Trump's spending plans, warns top fund manager

Ray Dalio, founder of asset manager Bridgewater Associates, said Trump's plan to cut taxes while ramping up spending would trigger a meltdown

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10 h. ago UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts

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15 h. ago Trump claims backlash over DOGE cuts is by ‘paid troublemakers’; Kremlin says Trump aligns with its vision: Live

President rebuked by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy for echoing pro-Russia talking points and seeking to ‘transition America into a kleptocratic oligarchy’

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20 h. ago King Charles given chance to 'fulfill role he craves' after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky 'showdown'

Donald Trump and JD Vance were involved in a fiery row with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, with the King now set to step in and act as peacemaker

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24 h. ago Those who depend on aid must embrace Trump’s bombshell and shape their own destiny | Janet Mawiyoo

Trump cutting off USAid reminds us how much power we surrender to those who fund our work. We need a new mindsetAbout 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, had broken diplomatic ties with Norway. The embassy, with about 100 foreign and a few local staff, had one week to clear out of the country.I was one of a few staff there at the time who worked for the Norwegian development agency, Norad, and our jobs disappeared with that radio broadcast. An estimated $30m annual budget, largely targeted at the arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya, also disappeared. Obviously that did not matter much to Kenya’s leadership, who felt that the independence of the country and the ability for them to decide what was good for Kenya, was more important. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Russian lawmakers say London European summit produced no result, no plan By Reuters

Russian lawmakers say London European summit produced no result, no plan By Reuters  Investing.com

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33 h. ago JD Vance's ski holiday plagued by protesters as family moved amid Zelensky backlash

US Vice President JD Vance got into a verbal spat with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a tense exchange in the Oval Office at the White House earlier this week

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38 h. ago JD Vance told to ‘go ski in Russia’ as protesters invade his family trip to the slopes

Crowds lined Route 100 near the Sugarbush ski resort in Waitsfield where Vance was visiting with his family to protest following the explosive Oval Office meeting

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40 h. ago Crowds protest near Vermont ski resort where JD Vance planned vacation with family

Crowds protesting Vice President JD Vance the day after an Oval Office blowout over Ukraine lined roadways Saturday near a Vermont ski resort where he planned to vacation with his family

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42 h. ago US Postal Service faces murky future as Trump mulls dismantling institution

Resistance to any proposals remains speculative until administration lays out its plan for the federal agencyAfter the postmaster general, Louis Dejoy, a former Trump fundraiser and logistics executive appointed during the president’s first term, announced last month that he was stepping down, defenders of the US Postal Service (USPS) concerned that the 249-year-old institution could soon experience the slice and slash of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” scimitar have expressed alarm.Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to dissolve USPS’s bipartisan board of governors and place the agency under the control of the commerce department secretary, Howard Lutnick, the Washington Post recently reported. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago JD Vance ambushed on holiday by Ukraine protestors and forced to flee after Zelensky Oval Office clash

JD Vance and Donald Trump had a heated row with the Ukraine president

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48 h. ago Former Fox News anchor says Trump's Oval Office showdown with Zelensky was 'staged'

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has claimed that Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance 'staged' their Oval Office clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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54 h. ago Hundreds of protesters descend on Vermont ski town to ambush JD Vance's family vacation

Vance and his family arrived in Warren, Vermont, as part of a skiing trip, and were welcomed by what has been described as a 'mile long' line of protestors.

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55 h. ago US fuel supplier cuts ties with American military in VERY strongly worded statement about Trump's Oval Office bust

A US fuel supplier has dramatically cut ties with the American military following Donald Trump's shouting match with Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday.

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59 h. ago We take it personally: Ukrainian soldier ‘insulted’ by Trump and Vance comments

Dimko Zhluktenko joined the unmanned systems force, a branch of the armed forces of Ukraine, which specialises in drone warfare, six months ago.

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59 h. ago Nearly 15,000 will have died already because of Trump and Musk’s cuts to USAID, advocacy program claims

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved more than 25 million lives since it began in 2003

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