Uks Starmer Says His Country Is Ready to Put Boots on the Ground in Ukraine

‘Against everything this country stands for’: ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe takes his local anti-Maga protest national

The athlete hopes his arrest after excoriating the Maga movement in a city council meeting will inspire others to resist. Last week the former NFL player Chris Kluwe was arrested at a city council ...

The Guardian - 1d

What is Trump really thinking with his Ukraine policy?

President Trump's recent inflammatory rhetoric towards Ukraine is likely motivated by his desire to cultivate strategic unpredictability and his perception of Ukraine as a less important ...

The Hill - 1d

Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live

Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...

The Guardian - 2d

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 - 9h

UK suspension of aid is 'punitive', Rwanda says

Yahoo News - 1d

Trump says US is working on trade deal with the UK

US President suggested that Britain could escape tariffs if agreement struck

Financial Times - 10h

DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions

Experts say the conflicts posed by Tom Krause’s dual roles are unprecedented in the modern era.

Wired - 6d

Hornets' Mark Williams 'shocked' over failed Lakers trade as agent says he was 'ready and able to play'

Williams was back on the court Wednesday for the Hornets' win over the Lakers

CBS Sports - Feb. 20

Hamas and Israel say they're ready for more talks as ceasefire's first phase ends

Hamas said Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire after prisoners were exchanged for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.

NBC News - 19h

North Korea’s Kim orders nuclear readiness after missile test, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, state media said.

NBC News - 2h

U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to meet with President Trump on Thursday, said he would increase British spending on defense to 2.5 percent of G.D.P. by 2027.

The New York Times - 2d

Pakistan wants to expel all Afghan refugees from the country, says Afghan embassy

The Afghan embassy in Islamabad says Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and they face expulsion in the near future

ABC News - Feb. 19

Lebanon’s government wins confidence vote, says only armed forces should defend country in war

Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in Parliament, with the support of Hezbollah’s bloc, even though the government statement adopted took a swipe at the group’s weapons

ABC News - 1d

Trump comments on Tate brothers, King Charles invitation and Ukraine during Starmer meeting

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. Mr. Trump took questions on the Tate brothers returning to the U.S. from Romania, and he commented on the end of the ...

CBS News - 11h

UK may have to leave human rights treaty, says Badenoch

The Conservative leader says international agreements must not stop the UK acting in its national interest.

BBC News - 2d

UK firms must ‘get on with’ investing abroad, says City of London mayor

Alastair King says companies need to take more risks doing business overseas

Financial Times - 2d

UK competition regulator will review fewer global deals, says boss

CMA head also warns it will not be ‘open season’ for takeovers harmful to consumers

Financial Times - 17h

UK-US trade deal could mean tariffs 'not necessary', says Trump

The US president says a trade deal could happen very quickly and avoid taxes on UK imports.

BBC News - 8h

US, Ukraine agree to terms on mineral deal, Ukraine says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington on Friday.

ABC News - 2d

In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine

President Donald Trump reversed course on Friday and said Russia did in fact invade Ukraine, and that Kyiv would soon sign a minerals agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the ...

NBC News - 5d

A Showdown on Ukraine, and a Judge Says DOGE Might Be Unconstitutional

Plus, Roberta Flack remembered.

The New York Times - 2d

Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US

Donald Trump says the deal would give Ukraine "the right to fight on" in its war with Russia.

BBC News - 2d

U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say

President Trump, who had insisted he wanted “payback” for past military aid to Kyiv, suggested President Volodymyr Zelensky would visit Washington this week to sign an agreement, which he called a ...

The New York Times - 2d

What can Keir Starmer say at the White House that Donald Trump might listen to? | Andrew Rawnsley

The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this week. For British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the ...

The Guardian - 5d

UK court refuses to say financier acted in 'good faith' in Vatican deal but says he wasn't dishonest

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings involving the Holy See’s investment in a London property

ABC News - 6d

Trump says his administration will check Fort Knox 'to make sure the gold is there'

A drive to audit Fort Knox has gained steam recently from comments by Elon Musk on X.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

The New York Times - 6d

William at his lowest after Kate's diagnosis, says ex-aide

Jason Knauf says the Prince of Wales was deeply affected by the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnosis.

BBC News - 4d

Deported Venezuelan says he's 'traumatized' by his time in Guantánamo

Kevin Rodríguez, now back in Venezuela, said the uncertainty of not knowing how long he would be in the U.S. military facility was what worried him the most.

NBC News - 3d

Trump Administration, Breaking With Musk’s Directive, Says Replying to His Email Is Voluntary

The response to Elon Musk’s “What did you do last week?” email to federal employees suggests that there may be limits to how far he can push the government’s work force.

The New York Times - 3d

Contractor says skilled worker shortage hurt his business

At construction sites across the country, finding skilled workers is a constant struggle for contractors. Skyler Henry has more.

CBS News - 2d

Jesus Guerrero’s Family Says Kylie Jenner Will Cover His Funeral Expenses

Multiple former clients posted about their relationships with Jesus Guerrero, who died at 34. His family said Kylie Jenner volunteered to pay his funeral expenses.

The New York Times - 1d

NYC Students Share Their Style Stories: Haunted Dresses and Special Boots

An event in downtown Manhattan had designers and writers reading local students’ poems, short stories and essays about fashion and beauty.

The New York Times - 1d

‘He did his best’: Macron’s meeting with Trump prompts cautious optimism in France on Ukraine

Commentators say French president’s visit to the White House was amicable – but that differences remain. Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates French political commentators reacted with ...

The Guardian - 2d

Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready?

Southern Ocean waves are growing larger and faster, threatening coastlines. But some scientists think they could help turn the tide in the climate crisis. In his remarkable memoir of his life ...

The Guardian - 5d