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Ukraine still on ‘irreversible path to joining NATO’ Starmer tells Zelenskyy

Ukraine is still on an “irreversible path” to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The UK and Ukrainian leaders spoke on...

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Ukraine still on ‘irreversible path to joining NATO’ Starmer tells Zelenskyy

Ukraine is still on an “irreversible path” to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The UK and Ukrainian leaders spoke on...

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Ukraine still on ‘irreversible path to joining NATO’ Starmer tells Zelenskyy

Ukraine is still on an “irreversible path” to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The UK and Ukrainian leaders spoke on...

Politics

UK waiting to see if Trump follows through with tariffs plan

A waiting game on tariffs is beginning to play out between the UK and the United States on tariffs, amid warnings that Donald Trump’s...

Business

Thames Water launches appeal over bill limits

Crisis-hit Thames Water has launched a bid to charge its customers more over the next five years than the industry regulator will allow, arguing...

World

Pope Francis ‘stable’ in hospital after being admitted with ‘slight fever’

The Pope is stable in hospital with a slight fever after he was admitted for bronchitis treatment, the Vatican has said. After daily audiences...

Business

Baby formula prices and branding leading to ‘poor outcomes’ for parents, watchdog says

Regulators have proposed sweeping changes for the baby formula industry, saying high prices and branding are leading to “poor outcomes” for parents. The Competition...

TikTok returns to major US app stores after Trump reassures tech giants

TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s US app stories after President Trump said the tech giants would not be fined if they reactivated...

Politics

MPs in controversial Labour WhatsApp group should never have been in parliament, says Harman

People who believe the things posted in a controversial Labour WhatsApp group shouldn’t have been MPs in the first place, according to Harriet Harman....

Business

The Bank of England gold rush that’s pushing up the price

Deep under the Bank of England, in a network of vaults into which cameras are rarely admitted, sits the world’s second biggest known trove...

Donald Trump triggers prospect of global trade war over ‘reciprocal’ tariff plan – increasing risk of tensions and inflation

The US president has promised to target countries which charge tax on US imports by matching them with a reciprocal tariff. Donald Trump has...

Risk of rising US prices could be biggest brake on Donald Trump’s tariff plan

Taken at face value Donald Trump’s embrace of reciprocal tariffs is a declaration of total trade war, that would amount to perhaps the single...

Donald Trump calls for Russia to return to G7 – as European defence minister warns NATO of ‘darkest times’ since WW2

Donald Trump has said he would love to have Russia return to the G7 group of advanced economies, and that expelling the country “was...

Environment

Trump metal tariffs could slow data center growth and disrupt power grid, analyst says

President Donald Trump‘s steel and aluminum tariffs could slow data center growth by exacerbating the shortage of key components in the electric grid, according...

Business

First-time buyers up by a fifth – and older than they were 10 years ago, Halifax says

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a fifth last year, according to data from Halifax. The bank said 2024 saw 341,068 people...

Science

Increased Seismic Activity at Mount Spurr Raises Eruption Concerns

An increase in seismic activity has been recorded at Mount Spurr, a stratovolcano located 124 kilometres west of Anchorage, Alaska. Over the past ten...

World

‘Today is the big one’: Trump says he will unveil ‘reciprocal’ trade tariffs

US President Donald Trump says he will unveil “reciprocal” trade tariffs on Thursday, adding: “Today is the big one”. Countries around the world have...

Technology

Musk will withdraw OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker stays nonprofit, lawyers say

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Elon Musk will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s non-profit arm if the ChatGPT maker stops its conversion into...

Science

Scientists Discover Two New Supernova Remnants in a Surprising Location

Two mysterious light sources detected on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud have been identified as previously unknown supernova remnants. The discovery was...

Sports

Previewing USA-Finland in 4 Nations Face-Off: Stats, top players, key matchups

Open Extended Reactions The Download the ESPN app and enable Emily Kaplan’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the latest updates first. Opt...