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We discuss President Zelensky saying that Ukraine is "ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership" to negotiate a peace deal.

This comes after the US announced it would pause military aid to Ukraine, which has caused alarm across Europe. Adam speaks to the BBC’s chief presenter, Caitriona Perry and BBC international editor, Jeremy Bowen.

And, the US and European stock markets fell after President Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico began. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said the tariffs are "a very dumb thing to do". We speak to the BBC’s economics editor, Faisal Islam.

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UK opposition politicians have accused US vice-president JD Vance of disrespecting British forces after he said a US stake in Ukraine's economy was a "better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years".

More than 150,000 British personnel served in Afghanistan alongside US troops, with France also sending forces to the country. The UK was also part of a US-led invasion of Iraq.

Vance has since insisted he did not "even mention the UK or France", adding that both had "fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond".

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his explosive Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump on Friday was "regrettable", in his first public remarks since the US announced a pause in military aid to Kyiv.

Zelensky said "nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians" after Trump accused him of not being ready to come to the negotiating table. He also expressed a willingness to consider a partial truce, if Moscow did likewise.

US Vice-President JD Vance said in response that the US needs to "get some payback for the incredible financial investment" it has made in Ukraine, and the “lack of private engagement is what is most concerning to us".

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - in his final week in office - has delivered a punchy response to new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Canadian goods, calling it “a dumb thing to do”.

In a press conference Trudeau said Canada will not back down from a fight," and announced 25% retaliatory tariffs against C$155bn (US$107bn; £84bn) worth of American goods, starting with C$30bn worth of goods immediately.

In follow-up questions with reporters, the Canadian Prime Minister accused Trump of wanting to see a "collapse" of the Canadian economy, before reiterating that Canada would never become the 51st US state.

US President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on products entering the US from Canada from Monday overnight, and also charged a 10% tariff on Canadian energy.

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US President Donald Trump has decided to pause all US aid to Ukraine as he seeks to end the war with Russia.

Europe now provides Ukraine with 60 percent of its aid – more than the US - but US military support is still vital to Ukraine.

BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale analyses how much military support the US provides Ukraine, and what the pause could mean for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed regret over his angry exchange with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, calling it "regrettable".

In a statement on X, Zelensky said: "Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is time to make things right.”

He added that Ukraine is "ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership" to negotiate a peace deal and is ready to sign a proposed minerals deal with the US.

It comes after the US announced on Tuesday that it would pause all military aid to Ukraine.

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More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults around the world are predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050, according to a study in The Lancet.

Researchers warn that obesity levels are predicted to accelerate rapidly during the remainder of this decade, particularly in lower-income countries.

The study predicts that China (627 million), India (450 million) and the US (214 million) will be the countries with the biggest populations of overweight or obese people in 2050.

And population growth means that forecasters are predicting the number in sub-Saharan Africa will rise by more than 250% to 522 million.

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Stock markets around the world fell following the introduction of tariffs by US President Donald Trump on goods entering the US from China, Canada and Mexico.

Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 20% tariffs against China.

Canada and China announced their own import taxes on US goods, while Mexico said it had "contingency plans", sparking fears of full-blown trade war.

Analysts have warned tariffs could push up prices for US households and could also have a knock on effect on consumers across the world.

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The leader of armed rebels that have taken control of two cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened to march on the nations capital of Kinshasa if his forces come under attack by government forces.

The M23 rebels have claimed control of the cities of Goma and Bukavu - the two largest cities in the mineral-rich east of the country - where they have been accused of committing human rights abuses.

The UN and the US have also accused neighbouring country Rwanda of arming the M23 rebels, something which Rwanda and Congo River Alliance leader Corneille Nangaa has denied.

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Europe is read to "step up" on defence, the European Commission President has said, after the US announced it was pausing military aid to Ukraine.

Urusula von der Leyen said Europe was in an "era of rearmament" as she outlined plans to mobilise close to 800bn euros of defence spending.

US Vice-President JD Vance has said the door is open for Ukraine to return to negotiations if President Volodymyr Zelensky "is willing to seriously talk peace".

On Monday, President Donald Trump criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for saying the end of the war with Russia is "very, very far away".

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