Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, told Volodymyr Zelensky that the country would support Ukraine “for as long as it may take”. The Ukrainian president is in London for an impromptu European defence summit on Sunday. On Friday, at an acrimonious meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump and Mr Zelensky clashed over a possible peace deal with Russia, and abandoned the signing of a deal giving America access to Ukraine’s rare minerals.
Israel said it would adopt America’s proposal to extend the ceasefire in Gaza, which expired on Sunday. The temporary 42-day extension would cover the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover holiday period. Hamas accused Israel of “manipulation”. The militant group wants to enter the second phase of the original agreement, which would move both sides closer to a permanent ceasefire.
The Adani Group is reportedly planning to revive its investments in America, despite the Indian conglomerate’s founder facing criminal charges in the country. In November Gautam Adani was accused of bribing Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms on solar-power projects. According to the Financial Times, Mr Adani is hopeful that the charges will eventually be dropped, after Mr Trump halted enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a militant Kurdish group that has been a thorn in Turkey’s side for decades, called a ceasefire. The move followed a public demand for the group to disarm by its long-imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan. The ending of the insurgency could help deliver another term in power for Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Further talks will establish what the Kurds get.
America’s government will send 3,000 troops to the border with Mexico to stop migrants from entering the country illegally. Together with the soldiers announced earlier this week, they will bring the total at the border to around 9,000. Crossings have fallen in recent months since the Biden administration tightened controls. Nevertheless Mr Trump has decried a “disastrous invasion” to justify his immigration crackdown.
Andrew Cuomo, a disgraced Democratic politician who resigned as New York’s governor in 2021, will run to be the mayor of New York City. Mr Cuomo stood down after several women accused him of sexual harassment, which he denied. He will attempt to unseat Eric Adams, the incumbent, in primary elections in June. Last month the Department of Justice controversially moved to dismiss an indictment against Mr Adams for corruption; he also denies wrongdoing.
The Vatican said that Pope Francis’s “clinical condition” remains stable, after he suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday. The 88-year-old pontiff has long battled respiratory problems, and has been in hospital with pneumonia for more than two weeks. The Vatican said that the “prognosis remains guarded”.
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