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PM pays tribute to British troops after Vance comments
US vice-president has faced criticism for saying "20,000 troops from some random country" will not deter Putin.BBC News - 22h -
Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised the “sacrifice” of British troops who were killed fighting in Afghanistan and IraqABC News - 22h -
Vance: 'Absurdly dishonest' to suggest he criticized British, French troops
Vice President Vance is pushing back on claims that he criticized British and French troops during a Monday interview. In the interview, he lauded President Trump’s proposed minerals deal with ...The Hill - 21h -
JD Vance claims he was not referring to Britain or France in jibe about European troops – UK politics live
US vice president says he ‘didn’t even mention’ UK or France in jab about ‘20,000 troops from random country’ protecting Ukraine. Michelle O’Neill , Northern Ireland’s first minister, has ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance
As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance. In Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since ...The Guardian - 1d -
Pentagon orders transgender troops to be separated from the military
Transgender service members will be removed from the military within 60 days unless they are granted a waiver demonstrating their support of “warfighting capabilities,” according to a policy memo ...The Hill - 6d -
Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says
Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday.NBC News - 6d -
Meet the Trans Troops the Trump Administration Is Barring
Officers and enlisted. Combat veterans and recent recruits. Transgender service members say their military experience has looked nothing like the portrayal of them in the political arena.The New York Times - 6d -
Pentagon plans to remove transgender troops from military
The Pentagon issued a memo on Wednesday ordering the removal of transgender troops from the U.S. military. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.CBS News - 6d -
Mexico’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Troops, Cartels and China
Aiming to appease President Trump, Mexico is hitting China with tariffs, handing cartel leaders over to the United States and using C.I.A. intelligence to hunt down others.The New York Times - 3d -
Pentagon orders thousands more troops to southern border
The Pentagon is sending up to 5,050 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border even as unlawful border crossings have sharply fallen in recent weeks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a ...The Hill - 2d -
British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were returning to their home in Bamiyan on 1 February when they were detained.BBC News - Feb. 23 -
Trump and Vance Scolded Ukraine’s Leader
Also, measles cases are surging in West Texas. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - 5d -
Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump gave his first first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term last night, outlining his agenda and actions so far in remarks that focused heavily on culture war ...NBC News - 23h -
Trump to hold meetings on Ukraine with French and British leaders
One day after an angry exchange between Presidents Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy met in Kyiv with Keith Kellogg, Mr. Trump's special envoy. A planned joint news ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Olympic stars compete for British titles in Birmingham
Olympic stars Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Georgia Hunter Bell will compete for British titles at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained in Bamiyan provice for ‘teaching mothers parenting with children’. The Taliban have arrested a British couple in their 70s for “teaching mothers parenting ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Missing British businessman’s body found in Kenyan forest
Campbell Scott, a senior director at Fico, was reported missing while in Nairobi for a three-day conference. Police searching for a British businessman missing in Kenya have recovered a body, found ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
British Couple Arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan, Family Says
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested on Feb. 1, their children told U.K. news outlets. The couple had run an education company in Afghanistan for almost two decades.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is upending British politics
Over the past decade and a half, much of the world has entered a new form of politics in which results must be delivered faster and better than before.The Hill - Feb. 26 -
British prime minister meets with Trump at White House
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest European leader to make a personal appeal to President Trump to continue U.S. support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, and to stop his tariff ...CBS News - 6d -
British ambassador calls on US and Ukraine to meet again
The United Kingdom's ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, said he believes the U.S. and Ukraine need to meet again to kick-start negotiations over the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mandelson ...The Hill - 3d -
Russian warship tracked near British waters
The Russian warship had been escorting a cargo ship on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.BBC News - 22h -
Mexico ramps up troop levels at US-Mexico border
Mexico boosted troop levels at the border after President Trump threatened a tariff on all Mexican goods coming into the U.S. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez got exclusive access, and takes a look at ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Senate's 'vote-a-rama' and Mexican troops at border: Morning Rundown
Senate adopts a $340 billion budget with Trump's priorities. Entire police department put on leave. Mexico ramps up troops at the border. Best egg substitutes.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
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North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South Korea says
North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite its soldiers suffering heavy casualties fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea’s main spy agency said Thursday. Seoul’s ...The Hill - 6d -
Number of Trans Troops Far Lower Than Estimated, Pentagon Figures Show
The Defense Department said 4,240 service members, or about 0.2 percent of those in uniform, have a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Previous estimates had put the number at triple that figure.The New York Times - 6d -
Vance on Trump declining to endorse him: ‘It’s too early’
Vice President Vance argued that it's too early for President Trump to name his successor, after Trump declined to endorse his No. 2 as the Republican nominee in 2028. Vance, in an interview with ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Senate confirms Vance adviser as Army secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Daniel Driscoll, an Army 1st lieutenant-turned-businessman, as President Trump's Army secretary. He most recently served as a senior adviser to Vice President ...The Hill - Feb. 25 -
Vance to visit southern border next week
Vice President Vance is scheduled to travel next week to the U.S.-Mexico border, becoming the highest ranking administration to do so amid the Trump White House's efforts to crack down on ...The Hill - 5d -
Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance unravels into an extraordinary clash
Trump later said the Ukrainian president had “disrespected” the U.S., while Zelenskyy said he didn’t think he owed his American counterpart an apology.NBC News - 5d -
Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?
Is the US vice-president doing Trump's bidding or looking to the future?BBC News - 4d -
Watch: Pro-Ukraine protesters target JD Vance
The vice-president and his family reportedly moved to an undisclosed location from their planned ski resort as a result.BBC News - 4d -
Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance
Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance against Ukraine’s leader.The New York Times - 3d -
Breaking down the backlash to the Trump, Vance clash with Zelenskyy
Former Trump administration officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting to the tense moments at the White House between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian ...CBS News - 2d -
Vance blasts Canada on drug trade as tariffs begin
Vice President JD Vance is calling out Canada, suggesting the U.S. ally needs to do more to prevent drugs from entering the country through its border. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports on the ...CBS News - 1d -
The Papers: 'Vance's slur' and 'Entry level hosting'
A row over remarks by US Vice-President JD Vance about peacekeepers for Ukraine makes headlines on Wednesday.BBC News - 1d -
Trump, Vance and Zelensky: Who should be thanking whom?
Trump and Vance's insistence that Zelensky should thank them for American support of Ukraine is not based on gratitude but on American security interests, and reducing or ending American assistance ...The Hill - 17h
