48 h. ago What are the key dividing lines between the UK and the US on Ukraine?

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are key players during a period of instability that could shape the future of security alliances.

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3 d. ago Ukraine soldiers' furious reactions to Donald Trump fallout with Zelensky – 'f**k him and Musk'

The soldiers were hunkered down amid pounding artillery and drone strikes on the front line, which is currently in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, as they let President Donald Trump know exactly how they feel about him

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Zelensky meets Starmer in London ahead of crunch meeting with European leaders tomorrow with future of Ukraine and NATO on the line

World leaders have been warned the surreal scene in the Oval Office could spell the end of Nato - and Trump could halt military aid to Ukraine as early as today.

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9 d. ago A country divided: Five key takeaways from the German election

A detailed look at the results reveals a divided nation increasingly drifting to fringes as dissatisfaction with mainstream parties mountsGerman election 2025: results in fullGerman voters yearning for a steady hand in troubled times handed a clear victory to the conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, in Sunday’s watershed election, punishing the centre-left-led alliance of Olaf Scholz.But a closer look at the results of the snap election, triggered when Scholz’s government collapsed in acrimony in November, reveals a divided nation increasingly drifting to the fringes as dissatisfaction with the mainstream parties mounts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war

Sir Keir has faced pressure to take a firm line with Mr Trump on support for Ukraine when he visits the US next week.

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2 w. ago Trump’s commerce secretary says goal is to abolish IRS; President spins Putin lines on Ukraine at Saudi

President spoke on Wednesday at the FII Priority Summit in Miami hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s diplomacy: when the US knows the price and ignores values | Editorial

US talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, like the president’s prescription for Gaza, highlights how business and foreign policy mergeThe Trump administration did not take red lines on Ukraine to its talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday: it cares about the bottom line. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, underscored that when he said the two sides would create a team, not only to support Ukraine peace talks but also to explore the “incredible opportunities” to partner with Moscow geopolitically “and, frankly, economically” that might result.Kyiv and other European capitals are still reeling at the full extent of Donald Trump’s cynicism when it comes to world affairs, and callous disregard for the people caught up in them. But it should be no surprise that business dealings were high on the agenda. Vladimir Putin would dearly love to end his country’s economic isolation. Russia is making the case that American energy firms and others could profit handsomely by doing busine...

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