Jimmy Carterโs Art of the Deal
How the 39th president pulled off the kind of Mideast peace deal Donald Trump dreams about.
Settlement
Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation
In a late Friday court filing, immigration officials said a claim by a Guatemalan man โ a key plank of the governmentโs response in a class action lawsuit โ was based on erroneous information.
Kremlin says Trump-Putin contact โextremely importantโ
Comments follow Trump announcement that he is ready to meet with Putin โas soon as we can set it up.โ
Ukraine war briefing: Force Putinโs hand, Nato leaders told in Turkey, as he snubs peace talks
Lower-level Ukrainian delegations to negotiate after Russian president shies from Zelenskyyโs challenge to meet; Sumy attack kills three. What we know on day 1,177Vladimir Putin has refused a challenge to attend peace talks in Turkey but Nato ministers…
Brussels announces former EU commissioner as envoy for Cyprus problem
Johannes Hahn has a new gig โ and it’s a tough one.
Judges have a warning about Trumpโs rapid deportations: Americans could be next
Judges across the country continue to note that if courts donโt protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.
โFighting with natureโ: Icelandโs Grindavรญk play again after 18-month seismic gap
The town was ripped apart and the economy decimated. But now the football club will make an emotional returnIt was about 7pm when UMF Grindavรญkโs players finished training in the clubโs indoor hall. There had been seismic activity in the area all day b…
JD Vance says Russia has asked for territory it hasnโt won
โWe knew that the Russiansโ first offer would be too much,โ he said of the demands on Ukraine.
Trump pushes for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, threatens more sanctions
โIt can all be done very quickly,โ Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Europe cannot remain on the sidelines in Gaza
The bloc’s failure to step up carries serious geopolitical costs.
Chinese cyber menace exceeds threat from Russia, Dutch spy chiefย warns
Top intel director tells POLITICO that Moscow’s new military buildup is concerning โ and Donald Trump’s election has been a wake-up call for European spies.
Vance says Russia โasking for too muchโ to end war with Ukraine
The vice president told the Munich Leaders Meeting that the U.S. wants to see Ukraine and Russia speak directly.
What we do (and donโt) know about the UK-India trade deal
From tariffs to visas and services, we talk through the key concessions in the long-awaited agreement, as well as the big unanswered questions.
JD Vance admits Putinโs war in Ukraine wonโt end โanytime soonโ
U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the conflict have proved fruitless so far.
Putin announces new ceasefire but Kremlin hardens stance on annexed Ukrainian regions
Moscow is emboldened after U.S. President Donald Trump caves in to a key Russian demand.
Ukraine may have to give up land to Russia, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko admits
Top politician says losing territory is “not fair” but “can be a solution” for reaching peace as the White House puts the squeeze on.
Trump should direct anger at Putin, who โmust stop lyingโ about Ukraine, Macron says
The French president’s impassioned plea came during a conversation with reporters while in Madagascar.
Russia launches huge attack on Kyiv while Trump squeezes Zelenskyy
9 die as Vladimir Putin’s forces hit Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones.
White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream
The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.
Zelenskyy under pressure at home over peace talks and mineral deal with US
Ukrainian president is desperately trying to talk Russia and the U.S. into a ceasefire deal, but will need to convince MPs to sign off on it as well.
Rubio and Witkoff bail on crucial Ukraine talks amid Crimea split
Donald Trump’s peace proposal involves a potential lifting of sanctions and informal U.S. recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea. That’s a nonstarter for Kyiv.
Russia claims to take penultimate village in Kursk
Pressure has mounted on Ukraine in recent weeks to make a decision on whether to pull out of the Kursk region.
Trump says US will โtake a passโ on Ukraine peace deal โif parties make it difficultโ โ video
Donald Trump has said the US will ‘take a pass’ on a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine if ‘parties make it difficult’. The US president made the comments to reporters during the swearing-in ceremony for Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Center…
US ‘just going to move on’ from Ukraine peace deal if no progress is made โ video
Washington will abandon its efforts to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine ‘within days’ unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said. Kyiv said it has signed a memorandum with t…
US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio
Secretary of state threatens to pull plug โwithin daysโ, as Kyiv says it has signed mineral deal memorandumThe US will abandon its efforts โwithin daysโ to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement ca…
Russia-Ukraine war: Rubio threatens to walk away from peace talks as outline of US minerals deal revealed โย as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read on our report here The Kremlin said on Friday that some progress had already been made in talks about a possible peace settlement to end the war in Ukraine but that contacts were rather complicated with the United …
Brussels takes aim at those cashing in on broken European markets
Former investment banker turned Financial Services Commissioner, Maria Luis Albuquerque, is shining a light on the forces sabotaging greater integration.
Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat โ if anyone can enforce it
Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.
Ukrainians roll eyes at Witkoff, reject border changes
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has conveyed Moscow’s desire for peace in exchange for five regions in Ukraine.
Russian attack that left bodies scattered on city streets is not a โmistakeโ โ itโs a strategy
But terror-bombing Ukrainians may not bring Russia many benefits.
Britain rekindles old flames as trade war simmers
British officials are on a diplomatic charm offensive to shore up trade ties โ but securing meaningful deals will take more than just good will from the U.K. side.
More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian authorities are interrogating 2 Chinese soldiers taken prisoner in the Donetsk region earlier this week.
EU must condemn Hungary for ICC exit, Palestinian Oscar-winning director says
Filmmaker Basel Adra also says Brussels should impose fresh sanctions on Israeli settlers violating international law.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy demands answers over Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
The Ukrainian president says the Chinese nationals were just two of many fighting with Russian forces. What we know on day 1,141Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his government is seeking clarification from Beijing after Ukrainian forces captured two Chinese na…
Washington worries Trump could bail out Zuckerberg
With a historic antitrust suit looming against Meta, could the company get a reprieve from its new ally in the White House?
Ukraine war briefing: Trump sanctions threat on Russian oil buyers could hit China, India
Trump threatens Putin over ceasefire; Russia claims it has taken control of a Donetsk village. What we know on day 1,132China and India could be affected if Donald Trump introduces tariffs of 25-50% against countries buying Russian oil, analysts and of…
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv
Ukrainian officials denounce โdeliberateโ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones struck a military hospital…
Ukraine and Russia do the Trump dance to shift blame for peace-talk problems
But there’s fear in Kyiv that the U.S. president doesn’t care and will lean toward Moscow.
Live: Putin suggests ‘transitional’ Ukraine administration to reach war settlement
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday that Ukraine be placed under a โtransitional administrationโ under the UN, to allow for a โdemocraticโ election, after which he would negotiate key peace accords with the new authorities. For its pa…
Trump teamโs rush to get Ukraine peace deal risks letting Russia off the hook for war crimes
“Justice is a prerequisite for sustainable peace,” says the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO.
The Ukrainian teens who took on Putinโs gulag archipelago โ and won
When Vlad and his friends realized the Kremlin would not return them home, they staged an open revolt.
Russia has โseized the upper handโ in Ukraine war, intel community warns
U.S. intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on Ukraineโs dwindling battlefield prospects against Russia in an annual report released Tuesday. Theย 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Communityย โ released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in conjunction with top officialsโ testimony at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing โ warns that Moscow has [โฆ]
Ukraine war: Trump claims deal on Ukraine minerals is close amid US and Russia ceasefire talks โ as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefireWe have some information trickling in from what is being discussed in the talks between US and Russian officials at the…
The Italy-Albania protocol before the Court of Justice of the European Union โ hearing of the CJEU
Matteo Zamboni (human
rights lawyer working between Italy and the UK. He is a partner to the
Immigration Law and Policy clinic of Goldsmiths, University of London)
Photo: The towers of the Court of Justice in the Luxembourg fog (c)…
German defense minister slams Trump-Putin partial ceasefire deal
โPutin is playing a game, and I am certain that the American president will not be able to watch for long without reacting,โ said Boris Pistorius.
Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting
Russia insists on terms to end the war that spell the end of democratic Ukraine, and has followed up the Trump call with an assault on Kyiv.
US has โcautious optimismโ on Ukraine ceasefire after Trump envoyโs Moscow visit
Russia may have to accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine while Kyiv could be forced to cede territory and abandon hopes of NATO membership, U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz indicates.
Why Putin will seek to sink Trumpโs Ukraine ceasefire plan
Former Kremlin diplomat trashes idea that Russian leader will sign up to U.S.-brokered truce in Ukraine.
Ukraine war briefing: Putin visits Kursk as Trump threatens consequences if ceasefire not agreed
Russian president hopes army on brink of โfully liberatingโ border region after recent advances; Trump says he could โdo things financiallyโ if Moscow rejects truce. What we know on day 1,114See all our Ukraine war coverageVladimir Putin has visited Ku…
Simpson Thacher fined ยฃ362,000 over anti-money laundering failures
US law firm agrees settlement with Englandโs legal regulator over failings in London office
Now itโs Putin who has to tread carefully with Trump
In a remarkable volte-face, the U.S. is making clear it now regards Russia as the “impediment” to peace if it rejects a ceasefire.
On the EUโs tariff hit list: American chicken wings, motorbikes and โฆ womenโs nรฉgligรฉes?
The European Commission is seeking feedback on a 99-page hit list and respondents have until March 26 to reply.
Trumpโs Ukraine ceasefire plan: What we know so farย
Here’s what we know so far about the proposed Russia-Ukraine truce agreed between Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team in Saudi Arabia.
Mystery of Jerseyโs huge iron age hoard may have been solved
Archaeologists identify a possible Celtic settlement on the island and believe the trove was hurriedly transported thereThe mystery of why the worldโs largest iron age Celtic hoard was buried on the south-east coast of Jersey more than 2,000 years ago …
ECB resistance wavers as pressure mounts to seize Russian assets
ECB President Christine Lagarde has reiterated the central bank’s cautious stance, but opposition is growing at the Russian frontier.
Trump says Ukraine doesnโt hold any cards โ heโs the one snatching them
The U.S. president has single-handedly pushed Kyiv into its most perilous time since Russia’s all-out invasion began.
Trump says โweโre doing very well with Russia,โ hours after threatening sanctions for bombing Ukraine
In a post on Truth Social, Trump put pressure on the country that so far has faced little public pushback from his administration.
Trump says it is โeasierโ to deal with Russia and Putin โwants to end the warโ
US president says Russian counterpart โdoing what anybody else would doโ as Ukraine faces escalating aerial attacksDonald Trump has said he finds it โeasierโ to work with Russia than Ukraine and that Vladimir Putin โwants to end the warโ, days after hi…
Trump issues threat of sanctions, tariffs on Russia
In a post on Truth Social, Trump put pressure on the country that so far has faced little public pushback from his administration.
This newbie UK minister faces a baptism of fire on a key Labour promise
Miatta Fahnbulleh, left-wing-economist-turned Labour minister, has been tasked with cutting Brits’ energy bills. But convincing the Treasury to budge makes it a mammoth task.
Trumpโs US destroying world order, says Ukraineโs UK ambassador
Valery Zaluzhny said the White House was making ‘steps towards the Kremlin’ โ but the Ukrainian government distanced itself from his remarks.
Starmer looks to Germany and Australia for advice โย on what not to do
Bruising times for center-left parties have U.K. Labour looking abroad for inspiration.
The art of the peace deal
Can talks between the US and Russia reach a lasting settlement over Ukraine? So far, argues historian Margaret MacMillan, the signs are not looking good
Trump says British โcan take care of themselvesโ in Ukraine
Britain and France want guarantees that Washington will back-up a peacekeeping force after the war.
Ukraine war briefing: Kyivโs troops regain village near Pokrovsk where ISW says Russians falter
Moscow claims recapture of some Russian territory held by Ukrainian troops in Kursk; โsecurity guaranteesโ hole in US-Ukraine mineral deal. What we know on day 1,100Ukrainian troops on Wednesday announced a successful counterattack to retake the settle…
Kremlin welcomes โmore balancedโ US stance on Ukraine after UN vote
Moscow praises Washington for siding with it at UN, as European countries abstain in sign of deepening rift with USRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesThe Kremlin has welcomed what it said was a โmuch more balancedโ US stance on Ukraine after the T…
EU eyes โฌ200B secret weapon as Trump dominates Ukraine peace talks
Europe has significant leverage after being left out of key talks on ending the war in Ukraine, but will it use it?
From saviour to Judasโฆ How Trumpโs pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall
With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own courseHow do I betray thee? Let me count the waysโฆ Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for mangling her cele…
Trumpโs Ukraine plan is โclose to surrender,โ warns ex-adviser John Bolton
U.S. president eyeing a โsettlement that really, they could have written in the Kremlin,โ his former national security adviser tells POLITICO.
UK to cut securities settlement time in 2027
Britain aligns with EU and Switzerland on stock market modernisation project
Ukraine war briefing: Drone squad โdestroys rare North Korean howitzerโ
Macron to hold another round of talks without US or Russia; Trump โbuys Putinโs propagandaโ by saying Ukraine started war. What we know on day 1,092A Ukrainian drone squad knocked out a North Korean self-propelled howitzer in the Luhansk region, Ukrain…
US and Russia agree to explore mutual opportunities of end to Ukraine war
Riyadh talks involving US secretary state and Russian counterpart mark tectonic shift in relationsEurope live: latest on Ukraine talksUS and Russian officials agreed to explore the โeconomic and investment opportunitiesโ that could arise for their coun…
Second crisis Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
More EU leaders, plus Norway and Canada, are expected to attend, 48 hours after previous talks.
โNot badโ: Moscow delivers verdict as US-Russia talks conclude in Saudi Arabia
Washington and Moscow agreed to establish a consultation mechanism to address “irritants” in bilateral relations.
US-Russia talks spark European fears of Ukraine settlement on Putinโs terms
Trumpโs concessions to Moscow have alarmed European and Ukrainian officials
Ukraine will not participate in Russia-US talks, Zelenskyy says from UAE
The Ukrainian leader said he will be in Turkey while Russia and the US speak in Riyadh.
Rubio says talks in Saudi Arabia meant to be opening step toward peace
โOne phone call does not make peace,โ the secretary of State said.
Europe quietly works on plan to send troops to Ukraine for post-war security
A group of European countries has been quietly working on a plan to send troops into Ukraine to help enforce any future peace settlement with Russia, AP has reported, saying the UK and France are at the forefront of the effort.
Germany says US concessions to Russia before Ukraine peace talks are regrettable โย video
Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, said he regretted that the US administration had made ‘concessions’ to Russia before peace talks with Ukraine had even started, as he attended a Nato meeting in Brussels on Thursday.Donald Trump said on Wedn…
Trump announces first meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia
The meeting will happen in the “not too distant future,โ Trump said.
Trump says he and Putin will negotiate to end the war in Ukraine
The president says he and the Russian leader spoke and are eager to work together.
Rutte: NATO and Trump โincreasinglyโ on same page
The Trump administration wants a settlement for Ukraine that shows “it was the US, NATO, the West coming outย on top and not Vladimir Putin,” the NATO Secretary-General told Euractiv.
EU to switch to single-day settlement of stock and bond trades in 2027
Move aligns bloc with similar shift in UK and Switzerland as commission seeks to revitalise capital markets
On the slow road to peace in Ukraine
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, we need to be preparing for an extraordinarily complex process that will take many months.
Time to sign?
SNEAK PEEK โ JD Vance lands in Paris as the U.K. tries to get on message.ย โย Peter Kyle says an AI bill will avoid upsetting voluntary agreement with AI labs. โย The U.K.โs own mini-summit kicks off in London. Good morning and happy Tuesday, This is Tom, coming to you from a cold press room in [โฆ]
Virkkunen stands firm on American pushback against EU tech laws
SNEAK PEEK โ The EU plans to raise the American pushback against tech law with the U.S., said tech boss Henna Virkkunen. She also promised a more โinnovation-friendlyโ AI regulatory framework. โ Rolling out AI should mean talking to workers and helping them gain new skills, said EESC president Oliver Rรถpke. Failing to get it [โฆ]
Trump team to visit Ukraine this week, Zelenskyy says
A “serious” American delegation will visit Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said.
The โGaza-ificationโ of the West Bank
With a cease-fire holding in Gaza, Israel shifts its war to the West Bank.
Trump aides knew he wanted to take over Gaza but had no plan
They cast his idea to own and rebuild the strip as a negotiating ploy Wednesday, while walking back key details.
Trumpโs Gaza fantasy is a recipe for a forever war
U.S. president is pressing countries to take in Palestinians by threatening to cut aid, but it’s too dangerous for Arab leaders to accept that blackmail.
UKโs Starmer breaks with Trump on Gaza โRivieraโ plan
British prime minister said Palestinians “must be allowed home” to rebuild.
China hits back at Trumpโs tariffs and complains to the WTO
Chinese measures wonโt take effect until Feb. 10, leaving Donald Trump and Xi Jinping time to defuse their growing trade war.
Brussels lowers its expectations for Keir Starmerโs Brexit reset
EU officials and diplomats believe improvements to the cross-channel relationship are possible, and still happening โ but slowly.
EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine deal
Advocates say reopening pipelines could help settlement with Moscow and cut energy costs
Ukraine is pinning hopes on Putin exasperating Trump
Washington and Kyiv are holding fast to separate assumptions about the prospect of ending the ongoing war โ but both could be wrong.
Ukraine war briefing: Moscow claims control of Velyka Novosilka but Ukrainians say fight continues
Warehouse strike in Russia โdestroys 200 Shahed dronesโ; Ryazan oil refinery hit again, says Kyivโs military. What we know on day 1,069Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured Velyka Novosilka, a strategically important town in the Donetsk regi…
Hegseth heads to Pentagon with plans to upend it
His approval could smooth the process for other controversial Trump picks.
Defiant Starmer declares he wants 10 years as UK PM
After Elon Musk’s call for him to be ousted, Britainโs prime minister reveals his thinking on the next election date and vows to complete a full second term in No. 10.
Ukraine can join NATO โ if allies are willing to be bold
Right now, Russia knows all it needs to do to prevent a country from joining is to invade and partially occupy it โ and that needs to change.
Elon Musk is a monster bully on the loose, but he can only get his way if we let him | Martin Kettle
The democratic order has faced down tyrants and megalomaniacs before. The name of the game for liberals for 2025 and beyond must be survivalThey can smell the fear. And they are thrilled by what they can smell. Fanned by a mesmerised media at home and …