USA: Trump echoes Russia as he upends US position on Ukraine

If there were any lingering doubts about Donald Trump’s view of the Ukraine war and America’s support of Kyiv’s fight against Russia, he put them to rest in stark terms…

Saudi Arabia: Putin and Trump shook up the world in a week

When he penned his eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reed famously titled it Ten Days That Shook The World. But 10 days is too long…

UK: PM Keir Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump ‘dictator’ claim

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has expressed support for Volodymyr Zelensky as a “democratically elected leader” after Donald Trump described the Ukrainian president as a “dictator”. Sir Keir spoke to…

USA: Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’ as rift between two leaders deepens

President Trump has launched a fresh attack on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and deepening the rift between the two leaders. His latest salvo came after Zelensky,…

France: Europe’s leaders divided over their tactics with Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron got straight on the phone to Donald Trump and, separately, to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, after fellow leaders of Europe’s biggest military powers left…

UK: British Army ‘absolutely ready’ if ordered to deploy to Ukraine

The British Army has said it is ready to deploy to Ukraine if requested by the government. This week, 2,500 UK troops from the Army’s high readiness force, the First…

Europe: What key players want from Ukraine war talks

This could prove a defining week for the war in Ukraine, with two sets of hastily arranged talks taking place in Paris and Riyadh. European leaders are meeting in France…

Ireland: Three NI Post Office scandal victims receive £1.8m payout

Three former sub-postmasters from Northern Ireland have received a total of £1.8m in compensation following the Post Office IT scandal. More than 900 sub-postmasters across the UK were wrongly prosecuted because…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Summary Zelensky: ‘Choose between Putin or peace’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the world faces a choice between aligning with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin on the one hand, and peace…

Ireland: London-based AI firm creates more than 100 jobs in Belfast

A London-based artificial intelligence (AI) company is creating more than 100 jobs at its new office in Belfast. Napier AI provides technology to help banks and other financial institutions detect…