Sam Kiley: The real reason Trump likes Putin and hates Zelensky

Puce with rage, he leaned over and wagged his finger as he told the leader of a nation under assault from Russia: &You&re playing cards, you&re gambling with the lives of millions of people.& But when Donald Trump got furious with Volodymyr Zelensky it wasn&t just business, it was personal.

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How Trump has just given Putin every incentive to fight on

Horror spread like a gas across Ukraine. For days, even after the disastrous summit in the White House, it appeared possible that Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump could patch things up between them.

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Vaccine sceptic US health secretary RFK Jr makes U-turn on measles jabs amid deadly outbreak

Longtime vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr has urged people to get the measles jab after a deadly outbreak in Texas & having initially downplayed the rapid spread of the infectious disease.

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Trump says Zelensky ready for Russia talks, mineral deal
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him that Kyiv is ready for talks with Russia and the finalisation of a US minerals deal, days after the pair&s explosive White House meeting.

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‘De-extinction& startup says mammoth revival plan on track
Colossal Biosciences, a US-based startup trying to bring the prehistoric mammoth back from extinction, says it has achieved a first step: the Woolly Mouse.

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Trump tells people of Greenland: 'We will make you rich'
WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland in his address to Congress on Tuesday, painting a picture of prosperity and safety for the "incredible people" of the island, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark.

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