LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump to lift Syria sanctions, heads to Qatar next

Photos: Qatar prepares for Trump’s arrival later today At forum, Trump criticised past US presidents for judging foreign leaders During his speech at the Saudi-US Investment Forum on Tuesday, Trump…

Trump says US-Saudi bond ‘more powerful than ever’, after signing $142bn arms deal

Summary US-Saudi arms deal a measure of changing relationship What the White House calls “the largest defence sales agreement in history” is also a measure of the changing relationship between…

Donald Trump live: President says US to remove Syria sanctions

Trump says US will drop sanctions on Syria The US president announces that he will remove the longstanding US sanctions against Syria, imposed during former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. “There’s…

LIVE UPDATES: Musk joins Trump at VIP lunch in Saudi Arabia on first leg of major diplomatic tour

Summary Trump has spoken to released Gaza hostage, US special envoy says Meanwhile in Israel, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East – Steve Witkoff – says he is “honoured”…

Donald Trump live: US president arrives in Saudi Arabia, meets MBS

Gulf leaders likely to drive home message that ‘Arab world does not take Gaza lightly’ Trump’s trip to the Gulf is likely to show him that “the Arab world does…

Saudi Arabia: Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line

The US is set to introduce a 30-day ceasefire proposal negotiated with Ukraine to Russia in the coming days. Trump administration officials are seeing it as a major breakthrough towards…

Saudi Arabia: Who’s at the table for US-Russia talks

Three Americans and two Russians made up the two teams at the talks in Saudi Araba that have underscored an end to Western isolation of Moscow. The men described the…

Saudi Arabia: Russia won’t accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won’t accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi…

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh had is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine

The choice by the Trump administration of Saudi Arabia as the location for key talks on Ukraine underscores how far the Kingdom has come diplomatically from the near pariah state…

France: Europe and UK plan to persuade Trump they’re relevant to Ukraine’s future

Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that. They are still reeling from not being invited by the US to talks…