After a security summit in London, Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, said European allies would form a “coalition of the willing” to “guarantee peace” in Ukraine.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a militant Kurdish group that has been a thorn in Turkey’s side for decades, called a ceasefire

Pope Francis suffered a respiratory crisis—a bronchial spasm that caused him to inhale vomit and required “noninvasive” ventilation

Meeting Sir Keir Starmer at the White House, Donald Trump reported that America was working towards a trade deal with Britain “where the tariffs wouldn’t be necessary”.

Ukraine said it had reached a “preliminary” agreement with America on a minerals deal.

Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, pledged to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP per year by 2027, from 2.3%, with a view to eventually reaching 3%.

America voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz, the winner of Germany’s election, vowed to give Europe “real independence” from America as he prepared to cobble together a coalition.

In his annual letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett defended the size of the investment firm’s cash and its equivalents: $334.2bn at the end of 2024, after cutting back on equities

Apple will stop offering secure encryption to users of its cloud storage in Britain, after the government sought access to the data.