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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump, discussions that could help shape the relationship between the UK and the US for the next four years. In a short speech at the British ambassador's residence he was keen to emphasise the things…

Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the EU "very soon" and claimed the bloc was "formed in order to screw the United States". The US president made the remarks while holding his first cabinet meeting at the White House since his inauguration in January. The world's…

A senior White House official has reportedly suggested expelling Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing group, as President Donald Trump takes a more aggressive stance on the country, frequently hinting at bringing it under greater US control and even making it the 51st state. Peter Navarro, one of Trump’s closest…

Keir Starmer announces increase to defence spending Sir Keir Starmer’s new defence spending pledge has started to unravel – just three hours after he made the announcement in the Commons. The Prime Minister informed the country on Tuesday that the UK will hit 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027…

By Dele Sobowale “Ditch foreign aid or remain trapped”. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, February 2025.  The call to African states in general and Nigeria in particular, to stop relying on foreign aids could not have come at a more appropriate time. The return of Donald Trump as President of America can be likened…

This combination of images shows United States President Donald Trump (left) and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. — Reuters/File Defying Kyiv and its European allies, Washington plans on Monday to submit to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and General Assembly (UNGA) a draft text that calls for a "swift end" to the…

The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. There is an element of good cop, bad cop in efforts by…

“I want them to give us something for all of the money that we put up. We’re asking for rare earth and oil, anything we can get. “We’re going to get our money back because it’s just not fair. And we will see, but I think we’re pretty close to…

Last Updated: February 22, 2025, 11:46 IST The Resolute Desk, made from the wood of the once-abandoned British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute, was a gift to President Rutherford Hayes from Queen Victoria in 1880. Elon Musk's son at Oval Office | File Image/Reuters US President Donald Trump has “temporarily"…

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, have been in the spotlight as a high-profile couple since returning to the White House for another term. Despite having a 24-year age difference, they have been together for almost 20 years. Their relationship has seen its ups and downs, but they got…