British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rallied his European counterparts to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia’s war

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Some Republicans are starting to call out Elon Musk and DOGE’s cuts. The U.S. and Ukraine agreed to framework for a mineral deal. Experts are sounding alarms about DOGE’s access to personal data. The White House will decide which journalists get access to it.

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Starmer addressed business leaders at the residence of the British ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, on Wednesday night after he arrived in Washington. Donald Trump is due to greet Starmer at the White House at around 12.

The White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the U.S. with access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington,

"The Real Housewives of the White House." Those seven words about the sordid reality TV franchise were really all Bill Maher had to say tonight on HBO's Real Time of the Oval Office shouting match Friday after showing footage of the very undiplomatic exchange.

The White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the U.S. with access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington.

Ukraine’s president has few options after last week’s astonishing Oval Office row with U.S. President Donald Trump, who berated the wartime leader.

The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

After Trump’s call with Zelenskyy, the White House temporarily halted U.S. aid to the struggling ally facing hostile Russian forces at its border. The money was eventually released as Congress intervened. Trump was subsequently impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate.