After chiding US allies, Trump lavishes praise on ‘special’ Starmer
UK prime minister hails ‘very productive discussion’ but president declines to back plan for Ukrainian peacekeepers
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US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump's censure of the Ukrainian leader
President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia says he's held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the three-year warABC News - 6d -
Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live
Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’. Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeaways European Commission ...The Guardian - 8h -
Trump chides Maine governor at CPAC after clash at White House
National Harbor, Md. – President Trump chided Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday after the two clashed the day before at the White House ...The Hill - 5d -
Breaking down Trump's meeting with U.K.'s Starmer, tariffs on U.S. allies
President Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war and establishing new trade deals. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy ...CBS News - 8h -
Trump administration briefing: president praises Doge’s efforts and threatens US media
Trump’s first cabinet meeting of his second term revealed a wide range of aims for the administration – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance. In his first full cabinet meeting of his ...The Guardian - 1d -
Schumer accuses Trump of 'siding' with Putin over US allies
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a statement on the Senate floor marking the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine accused President Trump of “siding” with Russian President ...The Hill - 3d -
Starmer to warn Trump that peace in Ukraine needs US military cover
UK prime minister heads for Washington as president reiterates need for Europe to provide the security for KyivFinancial Times - 1d -
Keir Starmer to press Donald Trump on US military back-up to Ukraine
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‘Trump and Musk are gaslighting’: anti-apartheid artist on how US president and his billionaire ally are attacking South Africa
Ahead of a career retrospective, Sue Williamson tells how the US pair are dragging her country ‘through the mud’. For more than 50 years, Sue Williamson’s art has been shining a light on South ...The Guardian - 5d
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