European Leaders Prepare to Accompany Zelensky to Washington
Sir Keir Starmer and several other senior European leaders are to join the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Washington tomorrow, where he's due to hold talks with Donald Trump at the White House. Downing Street said the "coalition of the willing" would seek robust security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of any deal with Russia. In other news, there have been dozens of arrests in Israel where protestors have taken to the streets demanding a ceasefire and a deal to secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza. And the British actor, Terence Stamp, has died at the age of 87.
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Putin-Trump Summit Discussed
Much of the discussion following President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska has centred around the nature of any security guarantee for Kyiv. Reports are also beginning to emerge about what the two leaders talked about. In other news, weather conditions are hampering efforts to find survivors of flash floods that have killed more than three hundred people across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. And Police Scotland has begun an investigation after pupils at a primary school in Midlothian were added to a WhatsApp group in which they were told to send explicit photographs.
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President Trump and President Putin prepare to meet
President Trump will welcome Vladimir Putin to Alaska for a summit that many believe could determine the future of Ukraine. Also: the UK's bioethanol industry is facing collapse after the government decided not to offer the sector a rescue package. And the King praises the courage of the veterans who fought in the far-east on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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AI helps create new antibiotics
Scientists in the US use AI – artificial intelligence - to invent new antibiotics which can tackle drug-resistant superbugs.
Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland get their A-level, T-level and BTec exam results.
President Putin hails what he describes as America's "energetic and sincere attempts" to end the war in Ukraine ahead of his meeting with President Trump in Alaska on Friday.
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President Trump says he's had a "good call" with President Zelensky and European allies
President Zelensky says he's made clear to Donald Trump that sanctions must be imposed on Russia, if no ceasefire is agreed at Friday's summit with Vladimir Putin. Also: Doctors and aid organisations issue a new warning about levels of starvation in the Sudanese city of El Fasher. And the fashion accessories chain, Claire's, goes into administration putting more than two thousand jobs at risk.
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