The leader of the Alliance Party has said she will “make no pretence of respecting” US president Donald Trump. Naomi Long told her party’s annual conference in Belfast they were…
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UK: After White House clash, Starmer faces decision about who he can trust
A meltdown. A horror show. A pile-on. However you want to describe it, the meeting between US President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last night…
USA: How the Trump-Zelensky talks collapsed in 10 fiery minutes
Ukraine’s president had been hoping to leave the White House on Friday after positive talks with Donald Trump, capped with the signing of a minerals deal giving the US a…
Ukraine: Ukrainians back Zelensky after disastrous Oval Office encounter
Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine. For those watching in Kyiv,…
Palestine: Gaza ceasefire deal hits critical moment
The first six-week phase of the Gaza ceasefire ends on Saturday. The 42 days since 19 January have seen their fair share of uncertainty, hope, grief and anger, but everything…
USA: Hackman and wife likely died 10 days before bodies found, sheriff says
US investigators are trying to establish how Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, died after the discovery of their bodies at their home in the…
Israel: IDF failed to protect civilians, first report on 7 October attack says
Israel’s military has published its first official account of the mistakes that led to its failures during Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, which triggered the Gaza war. The report concludes…
USA: Illinois man convicted for hate crime murder of Palestinian boy
An Illinois landlord has been found guilty of murder and hate crime charges for fatally stabbing a Palestinian-American child in 2023 and severely wounding his mother. Prosecutors said Joseph Czuba,…
UK: Protesters barred from disrupting degree ceremony
A High Court judge has barred pro-Palestinian campaigners from disrupting a Cambridge University graduation ceremony. Mr Justice Fordham imposed an injunction covering a ceremony due to take place on Saturday,…
Turkey: Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to lay down its arms and dissolve itself. In…