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Four weird moments from the Trump-Starmer meeting – and what they can teach Albanese

With talk of “a true friend in the Oval Office” and praise for a “hard-working” Starmer, the optics of the meeting were warm. But there were awkward moments.

  • Michael Koziol

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President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, at the White House in Washington.

Asked about AUKUS, Trump replies: ‘What does that mean?’

Trump’s confusion came as he met with Britain’s prime minister in the White House, part of a trans-Atlantic diplomatic push to allow Europe into a US-Russia deal on Ukraine.

  • Rob Harris
The bilateral Trump-Putin discussions are unlikely to be a feasible way to resolve the war

The week that shook Europe: how Trump drastically reshaped global order

Donald Trump’s thunderous declarations have put Ukraine and its Western allies in a state of shock, questioning if America now stands with tyranny and extremism over the international democratic order.

  • Rob Harris
It’s becoming clear that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky can no longer rely on US assistance. Donald Trump wants a deal with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and wants it fast.

It’s not your imagination: Trump siding with Putin on Ukraine is scary

Donald Trump’s personal attack on Volodymyr Zelensky and his adoption of Putin’s talking points raise the question of who will stand up for truth and decency.

  • Michael Koziol
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said for the first time he was prepared to put “our own troops on the ground if necessary” into a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

Starmer flags sending British troops to Ukraine

The British prime minister said he felt a deep sense of responsibility when it came to possibly putting British soldiers in harm’s way, as part of a peacekeeping force.

  • Rob Harris
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv last month.

Trump is right. Europe must do more to meet the demands of its own security

The UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. That means putting British troops on the ground if necessary.

  • Keir Starmer
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Labour MP Andrew Gwynne has been fired as UK health minister.

UK health minister sacked after wishing for elderly constituent’s death

The Labour MP from England’s north-west also shared racist and antisemitic comments in a WhatsApp group called “Trigger Me Timbers”.

  • Rob Harris
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Starmer in the middle: Trump wedges British PM

Keir Starmer is stuck between a rock and a hard place in the growing transatlantic spat between the US and the European Union.

  • Joe Barnes and Ben Riley-Smith
Donald Trump insists NATO nations ramp up defence outlays to 5 per cent of their annual economic output.

Trump pressures Europe to fix its own defences

Europe knows after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that it needs to spend more on defence. Donald Trump’s election has only made that imperative more urgent.

  • Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger
Donald Trump Jr (right) poses for a photo in Nuuk, Greenland.

Trump’s after Greenland? He might have to ask the British if they want it first

Donald Trump has made clear to Denmark that he wants to place Greenland under American control, but he may need to check with Keir Starmer.

  • Dominic Penna

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