- March 14, 2025
Will Starmer’s defence hike win over Trump on Ukraine?
Sir Keir Starmer’s promise to increase defence spending will have several consequences. It may one day actually strengthen the UK’s ability to defend itself. More
Starbucks axes 1,100 jobs in bid for US turnaround
Getty Images Starbucks is cutting 1,100 jobs and simplifying its menu in the US as it tries to improve flagging business in its home market.
Ros Atkins on… why this week matters for Europe and the US
This week, talks between Russia and the US began on the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump and his administration also made a series of comments
Leavitt jokes about US beating ‘our soon-to-be 51st state, Canada’
The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Donald Trump spoke with the US ice hockey team on Thursday morning, and they were
Historic US ocean liner moves out of Philadelphia after nearly 30 years
The SS United States, once the largest passenger ship built entirely in the US, has been towed from Philadelphia after nearly 30 years. Launched in
Trump echoes Russia as he flips US position on Ukraine
Trump questioned on Ukraine not being invited to US-Russia talks If there were any lingering doubts about Donald Trump’s view of the Ukraine war and
Watch: Burst water main submerges parts of Detroit in icy water
A water main in a southwest Detroit neighbourhood burst on Monday 17 February, filling the streets with icy water. Temperatures reached -17C (1.4F) when the
Who is the American playing a key role in the U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine?
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, pictured in the Oval Office earlier this month. He has been involved in negotiations over the
Paris Emergency Summit, Marco Rubio in the Middle East, Trump’s First Month : Up First from NPR
Paris Emergency Summit, Marco Rubio in the Middle East, Trump’s First Month European leaders meet in Paris to discuss an emerging transatlantic chasm over security
Watch: Trump’s motorcade drives lap of Daytona 500 racetrack
President Trump has driven round the Daytona racetrack in the opening event of the season’s Nascar series. Trump’s Air Force One jet gave a flyby