Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a “US backstop” to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European…
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USA: Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency
The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in…
Ukraine: The weapons supplies to Kyiv by its western alies
Concerns are rising that the US may no longer come to Europe’s defence, which could force European countries – including the UK – to increase their military spending. Since 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…
Middle East: Afghan families in Pakistan caught in crackdown
When Salima Ahmad* noticed a three-day gap between the expiry of her family’s visas and the date on a document proving that they had applied for renewals, her heart filled with…
Ukraine: ‘We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Kyiv
Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is…
USA: Trump dispatches NY real estate dealmaker to solve global crises
When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn’t dispatch…
USA: Trump appeals to Supreme Court over firing of US agency boss
President Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to allow him to fire the head of an independent ethics agency that protects whistleblower federal employees. He has filed an…
USA: At least 10 dead in floods and heavy rain
At least 10 people have died as torrential downpours over the weekend drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said nine people have…
Germany: Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
A series of US declarations rocked last week’s Munich Security Conference and caused discord among the European politicians in attendance. Now US and Russian officials are expected to meet in…