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Russia said to have signalled it could halt war in return for US recognition of its control of Crimea and sanctions relief

Chancellor expected to meet US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday in an attempt to make progress on negotiations for a UK-US economic deal

Vice President JD Vance warned that the Trump administration is ready to walk away from negotiations between Russia and Ukraine if they don't accept its "final offer"

A few days ago, in a move that attracted international attention, the White House threatened to strip Harvard University of US$2 billion (£1.5 billion) in federal funding, potentially revoke its tax-exempt status and even prevent it from enrolling international students if it didn’t capitulate to a new list of demands.

The Marguerite Casey Foundation plans to significantly increase donations this year to $130 million to help nonprofits respond to policy changes from the Trump administration

Some Black churches are pledging to support the National Museum of African American History and Culture following an executive order by President Donald Trump alleging exhibits there and at other Smithsonian Institution sites have expressed a “divisive, race-centered ideology.”

There is still no indication of who carried out one of the worst recent attacks to hit the restive disputed region.

He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supply, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The self-styled ‘fertilization president’ endorsed the idea of a cash incentive for new mothers