A senior Ukrainian official says the US and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a minerals deal - here's everything we know and don't know about it. It contains "a number of good ame

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands ahead of a bilateral meeting Jan. 9 at Chequers, near Aylesbury, England.

I think Ukrainians are more worried than ever about the pressure they’re being put under and now, of course, supporters of President Trump - apologists for the way he works - say that he throws out verbal gambits to make people drop long-held positions to make a deal.

The president’s harsher posture toward Ukraine will hang over visits by the French and British leaders next week.

Reports say that Ukraine and the US have agreed to the terms of a minerals deal - but it has yet to be signed. Details about what are included in this draft are not immediately clear UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a "dangerous new era" is behind his decision to boost defence spending and cut the aid budget In a Downing Street news conference,

Anyone who wants to learn about Silicon Valley’s lurch to the right should read Gil Duran’s Substack, “The Nerd Reich”. His latest essay on “The Sovereign Individual: Radical Bible of Tech’s Cognitive Elite” is particularly illuminating. We no longer have an excuse for not understanding the agenda, which is explicitly authoritarian.

The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

Plan to deliver missiles to Ukraine to be raised in talks between Sir Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on Sunday

Steve Reed was asked if the Prime Minister should follow the example of French President Emmanuel Macron and correct Mr Trump in real time.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain cut international aid to raise military spending. He’s hoping to make a case for Ukraine at the White House.

Starmer declares ‘unwavering support’ for Zelensky as White House talks axed amid Trump fury - Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after the meeting to sign a critical mineral deal descended i