European leaders have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump’s furious exchange with the Ukrainian president in the White House. The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands…
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USA: Cuts to national parks and forests met with backlash
The Trump administration’s steep cuts to staff at national parks, forests and wildlife habitats have triggered a growing backlash, as public access and conservation efforts in these remote wild landscapes…
USA:President Trump accuses Zelensky of ‘gambling with World War Three’
Donald Trump has clashed with Volodymyr Zelensky in a furious exchange at the White House, with the US president telling his Ukrainian counterpart to make a deal with Russia “or…
UK: Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after a meeting between the two leaders in Washington descended into a row…
UK: Colossal stakes for Starmer’s summit on Ukraine
In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine. But the…
USA: Judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal
A California judge has said the mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were likely unlawful. The ruling said the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had told thousands…
LIVE UPDATES: USA- Ukraine relations in limbo
Summary Oval Office became the venue of an unprecedented spat Voices were raised, eyes rolled, aspersions cast – and all in front of the world’s TV cameras. The reaction was…
USA: Washington-London trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’- Trump
A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s…
Ireland: PM Micheál Martin delighted by Trump’s White House invite
The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has been invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump to celebrate St Patrick’s Day next month. The meeting is scheduled to take…
USA: Seven key takeaways from Trump’s talks with Starmer
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has met US President Donald Trump during his first visit to the White House. Here are some of the key moments as the pair…