UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump takes office

UK to back Ukraine ‘beyond this terrible war’ with 100-year pact, says Starmer

PM visits Kyiv to agree partnership and says Putin shows no signs of wanting to stop ‘unrelenting aggression’. Keir Starmer has announced a “historic” 100-year partnership with Ukraine, saying the ...

The Guardian - 1h

Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit

Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled continued solidarity, with further U.S. support in question under a second Trump administration.

The New York Times - 1h

UK will 'never let up' on Ukraine support, says Starmer

It is the prime minister's first visit to Ukraine since taking office six months ago.

BBC News - 1h

Starmer says UK will play ‘full part’ in guaranteeing Ukrainian security

UK prime minister leaves door open for British troop presence in Ukraine

Financial Times - 2h

UK's Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks, pledges a '100-year partnership'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine's capital with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as U.S. president

ABC News - 8h

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump takes office

ABC News - 11h

Gaza Hostage Deal Could Come as Trump Takes Office, in Echoes of 1981

Dozens of American hostages held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran for more than a year were freed just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.

The New York Times - 21h

Russia-Ukraine war live: Keir Starmer says UK will deliver new mobile air defence system to Ukraine

UK prime minister meets Ukrainian president as they sign 100-year partnership agreement to deepen security ties between nations. Starmer hails ‘closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine on visit ...

The Guardian - 1h

U.K.'s PM in Kyiv for security talks with a pledge for a '100-year partnership' with Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine’s capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. ...

NBC News - 3h

Inflation report shows upsurge days before Trump takes office

Prices rose 2.9% in December compared to a year ago.

ABC News - 1d

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office

Only a third of China’s trade surplus was with the United States, and only a third of the U.S. deficit was with China. That makes for tricky math for the president-elect.

The New York Times - 2d

Before Taking Office, L.A.’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and ...

The New York Times - 3d

Trump to urge Zelenskyy to lower Ukraine’s conscription age to 18

Incoming US president plans to speak with Russia’s Vladimir Putin within weeks, says new national security adviser

Financial Times - 3d

Keir Starmer ‘will act on findings of Tulip Siddiq investigation regardless of outcome’

Minister hits back after Tories call for PM to sack anti-corruption minister at centre of Bangladesh property row. Keir Starmer will act on the findings of an independent investigation into Tulip ...

The Guardian - 4d

Ukraine doubles down on Kursk ahead of Trump taking office

Ukraine is leaning into its efforts to hold onto the Russian territory of Kursk amid intense pressure from Russian and North Korean forces to take it back, apparently gambling that the region could ...

The Hill - 5d

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘significant blow’ of US-UK sanctions on Russian oil and gas revenues

Ukrainian president says the less Moscow earns from oil, ‘the sooner peace will be restored’; Kyiv claims attack on Russian military facility. What we know on day 1,053. See all our Ukraine ...

The Guardian - 5d

Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.

The New York Times - 5d

Trump’s Sentence Comes With No Penalty, but He Will Take Office as a Felon

Justice Juan M. Merchan gave Donald J. Trump a symbolic punishment. The judge said that leniency was due the office of the president, not the man who will soon hold the title.

The New York Times - 5d

Zelenskyy in final pitch for US weapons before Trump enters White House

Also in this newsletter: Will Slovakia really cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine?

Financial Times - 6d

The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS

Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles

Financial Times - 6d

Greenland’s prime minister calls for calm after Trump comments

Pro-independence Múte Egede says Greenland must stay unified after becoming centre of US-Denmark spat. Greenland’s prime minister has called for unity, urging citizens not to panic, after being ...

The Guardian - 6d

FirstFT: Elon Musk moves against Keir Starmer

Also in today’s newsletter, corporate borrowers rush to lock in loans and the growing interest in lunar spectrum

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK premier before next election

Technology billionaire is interested in building support for another political party, notably Reform UK

Financial Times - Jan. 9

CFTC chair to step down when Trump takes office

The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is slated to resign on Jan. 20, coinciding with President-elect Trump’s inauguration, leaving a vacancy for the federal regulatory ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Virginia special elections test Democratic enthusiasm as Trump takes office

Virginia is holding the first special election of the year in what is being billed as a test for Democratic enthusiasm ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race later this year. Democrats are widely ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

UFC's Dana White joins Meta's board weeks before Trump takes office

UFC CEO Dana White, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Meta two weeks before the new administration begins.

CNBC - Jan. 7

UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office

Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new administration begins.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Inside Trump's White House: a new occupant in one of the prime offices

West Wing office space has long been a status symbol in official Washington where proximity and access to the president can equate to influence.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Has Trump caused the Canadian prime minister to resign?

Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday

BBC News - Jan. 6

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer hit back at Elon Musk on Monday after the world's richest man repeatedly lobbed a host of inflammatory allegations at the country's leader over the past week.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Keir Starmer attacks those ‘spreading lies’ over child sex grooming gangs after comments from Elon Musk – UK politics live

Prime minister’s speech announcing NHS reforms derailed by questions over inflammatory claims from Elon Musk. Starmer is now summarising some of the measures in the elective reform plan.. Here is ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

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