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European leaders discuss Ukraine peace efforts with Donald Trump

European leaders ‘have discussed Ukraine peace efforts with Donald Trump’

Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders including Volodymyr Zelensky have spoken with Donald Trump about efforts for peace in Ukraine. The Prime Minister is in the Ukrainian capital alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor ...

10 May 2025 at 13:42

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Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian factory ahead of peace summit

A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and wounded two more in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod as fighting continued ahead of a planned summit meeting in which Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to persuade his US counterpart to back a peace ...

11 Aug 2025 at 12:41

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Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor

Friedrich Merz has finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win ...

06 May 2025 at 15:34

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German Chancellor and state governors agree new measures to curb migration

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new and stricter measures to curb the high number of migrants flowing into the country, reaching a compromise on an issue that has become a huge political problem for ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:26

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German opposition’s migration bill defeated amid row over far-right support

The German parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party. It became a focus of a controversy ...

31 Jan 2025 at 17:40

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Germany’s likely next leader seeks approval for huge defence package

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking legislators to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defence as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance. The outgoing parliament is ...

18 Mar 2025 at 08:30

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New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration

Germany’s new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration and even turn away some of the asylum seekers trying to enter Europe’s biggest economy, the new interior minister said on Wednesday. ...

07 May 2025 at 22:36

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Explainer: What we learned from the German election

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the centre-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a far-right party and a stinging defeat for ...

24 Feb 2025 at 11:53

Starmer to meet Zelensky in Downing Street as Ukraine peace talks continue

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Volodymyr Zelensky along with the French and German leaders in Downing Street on Monday as discussions on ending the war in Ukraine continue. The Prime Minister will use the meeting with Mr ...

06 Dec 2025 at 12:00

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Europe must destroy Russian drones and target shadow fleet, says Macron

Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French ...

02 Oct 2025 at 16:10

Starmer and other Ukraine allies say US peace plan ‘will require work’

Starmer and other Ukraine allies say US-drafted plan ‘will require work’

Sir Keir Starmer and other international leaders have called the US-drafted peace plan for Ukraine “a basis which will require additional work”, as they expressed concerns about the proposal to limit Kyiv’s ...

22 Nov 2025 at 15:23

Starmer to speak to Trump about Ukraine plan challenged by Kyiv’s allies

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will talk to Donald Trump about his peace plan, which Ukraine’s allies have said needs revision, “in the coming days”. The Prime Minister also expects to speak to Ukrainian ...

22 Nov 2025 at 17:46

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