Spain: Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark case

A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father,…

Ukraine: Zelensky vows to ‘make things right’ with Trump and negotiate peace

Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting. The Ukrainian president described the…

Canada: Trudeau says Trump’s tariffs designed to collapse Canada’s economy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a “very dumb thing to do” and vowed to conduct a “relentless fight” to protect its…

Canada: Ontario’s Doug Ford says he could cut electricity to US over tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s willing to cut off power supply to the US if President Donald Trump continues with tariffs against Canada. Ford announced his retaliatory plans shortly…

UK: Swinney and Starmer navigate delicate balancing act on Ukraine

As President Donald Trump reshapes the world order on live TV, it has enormous potential to impact on domestic politics. That is already happening. At Holyrood, First Minister John Swinney…

Ukraine: Zelensky ready to work under Trump’s ‘strong leadership’

Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting. The Ukrainian president described the…

Ukraine: The difficult choices facing Zelensky

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky is in a bind. After last Friday’s disastrous meeting in the Oval Office, it seems nothing that he says goes down well with President Donald Trump. And…

USA: Trump condemns Zelensky remarks that war’s end is ‘far away’

A statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying a deal to end the war with Russia was “very far away” has drawn a furious response by Donald Trump. “America will…

UK: Farmer inheritance tax change ‘immoral’ – Badenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said that government changes to inheritance tax for farmers is “immoral”. Speaking on a visit to a farm in Bangor, County Down, she described the tax…

UK: Trump’s treatment of Zelensky ‘wrong’- Sunak

Rishi Sunak says treatment of President Zelensky was “wrong” Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was “wrong”, former prime minister Rishi Sunak has said. The US president’s criticism…