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The comedian riffed on the trade deal during the Weekend Update segment

Ukraine and its European allies have agreed to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire as of Monday, following talks in Kyiv between President Volodymyr Zelensky and four European leaders.

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland will make an unprecedented joint visit to Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire.

Exclusive: The last-minute call that sealed the deal between ‘grown ups’ and why Europe now sees Britain as a serious country to do business with as the PM takes The Independent inside the negotiations that secured his US trade deal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For all the praise that has greeted the government’s new trade arrangements with India and the United States, it is the promise of closer ties – both economic and defensive – with our nearest neighbours that will prove the most valuable and enduring

ASK ME ANYTHING: In a live Q&A, John Rentoul answered readers’ questions on Starmer’s trade deals, their impact on the UK’s global future, and their potential effect on relations with the EU

Britain’s biggest pet retailer predicts there will be more cats than dogs within two years

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Prince Albert Jacob feels disappointed in continued ignorance of role many non-whites played in war effort