European leaders are weary of Donald Trump’s push to secure a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, with the EU's top diplomat saying that Vladimir Putin "doesn’t really want peace."

Donald Trump and JD Vance held a heated meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – which saw the US president tell his Ukrainian counterpart he is "gambling with World War Three".

The meeting was relatively cordial until the American vice president began lecturing the Ukrainian leader

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Donald Trump and JD Vance shouted over Volodymyr Zelensky as a critical meeting on Ukraine erupted into a shouting match in the Oval Office on Friday, 28 February.

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No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed influential cleric Maulana Hamid ul-Haq.

At least 25 people were detained during a worldwide operation, Europol says.

Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments

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Donald Trump greeted Volodymyr Zelensky by complimenting his outfit as the Ukrainian president arrived for talks at the White House on Friday, 28 February.

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ANALYSIS: Trump promised no taxes on tips, Social Security or overtime. Eric Garcia writes that the math does not add up

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One of the tourists was found "with both arms missing due to an apparent shark attack."

Zelensky shook hands with the president, dressed in a black sweater – a departure from the military fatigues he is known to often wear

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First message ordering government employees to account for their time resulted in widespread confusion

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A train transporting benzene, a carcinogen, derailed and caught fire on Friday, prompting a large emergency response.

Around 880 workers - including weather forecasters - are reported to have lost their jobs.

After airing a clip of University of Austin professor Michael Shellenberger describing the school as a ‘place of free thought,’ Brian Kilmeade praised the college for supposedly outlawing student protests.

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‘Officers observed mice moving around, a dead mouse on the floor in the kitchen, garbage, and food all over the floor and countertops’, said police

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Michael LaRosa admitted that such concerns, which became apparent during Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate with Donald Trump, were in fact shared by administration officials

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Row erupts after The Independent’s White House correspondent challenges Trump and Starmer over the plan to turn Canada into the 51st state

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Firefighters in the Czech Republic have been tackling a huge fire after a train derailed.

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