Commitment announced after ‘coalition of the willing’ summit in Paris with plan to establish ‘military hubs’ Britain and France have declared they are ready to deploy troops to Ukraine in the aftermath of a peace deal, a major new commitment that has been under discussion for months, although one which Russia is likely to block forcefully. The announcement came after a summit in Paris hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and attended by more than two dozen leaders of the states that make up the “coalition of the willing” of Ukrainian allies, plus the US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who said the US president “strongly stands” behind the security protocols. Continue reading...

America's actions in Venezuela are not simply those of a rogue state but something far worse: those of a rogue superpower

Ella Groves Born in 2003, I have no memories of the mines’ strike – or of mining in Wales at all. The last pit in Wales closed when I was just 4 years old and much more concerned with Barbies than the...

Met Office issues amber and yellow weather warnings as Arctic air blows in from Scandinavia Large parts of the UK will be blanketed with snow and ice as chilly Arctic air blows in a bitterly cold start to 2026. Snowfall is forecast for all four countries on Friday or Saturday, with blizzard conditions and “thundersnow” expected in the Scottish Highlands. Continue reading...

A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological decline