Starmer to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

06/06/2026 17:54 The Guardian

Ukrainian leader will attend UK meeting along with French president and German chancellorKeir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine.The Ukrainian leader will visit the UK with the French president and German chancellor after a week of heightened hostilities and Vladimir Putin’s rejection of his proposal of face-to-face talks on Moscow’s war. Continue reading...

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‘It’s like they’re kidnapped there’: families tell of distress over ‘inhumane’ ICE jail

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06/06/2026 14:00 The Guardian

‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply

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06/06/2026 12:00 The Guardian

‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart

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06/06/2026 11:00 The Guardian

On China, Trump picked the right battle but the wrong strategy

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06/06/2026 11:00 The Guardian

MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway

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Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit

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06/06/2026 09:00 The Guardian

Women accusing Andrew Tate criticise UK extradition delay as influencer appears in Russia

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Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace

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Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’

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Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say

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Gulf countries targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US, in latest threat to fragile ceasefire

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California governor’s race: DoJ sends in federal observer over slow count

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US added 172,000 jobs in May as labor market shows signs of resilience

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Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet and reaffirms Ukraine war aims

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International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

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