Donald Trump and Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, have been holding talks at the White House, with the main focus on Ukraine. President Trump told reporters a peace deal with Russia was well advanced, without giving details. Sir Keir said any agreement must be long-lasting.Also in the programme: Tate brothers arrive in US after Romania prosecutors lift travel ban; and thousands of forced labourers who've been released from scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are stranded in makeshift camps in Myanmar.(Photo credit: Reuters)
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Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother fly to the US
The two men face charges of rape and human trafficking in Romania and the UK, which they deny.Also on the programme: we look ahead to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's first face to face meeting with President Trump; and we pay tribute to the Hollywood star Gene Hackman, who has been found dead, alongside his wife, in their home in New Mexico. (Picture: Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Bucharest, January 2025. Credit: Ganea / Reuters)
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Trump says Zelensky to sign 'very big agreement' in US on Friday
US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing Ukraine's mineral resources. Mr Zelensky says he's still looking for American security guarantees.Also on the programme: A far-right presidential candidate in Romania arrested and charged on his way to register for elections in May; and the foodies gatecrashing a Chinese funeral home to sample their tasty noodles.(Photo: US President Donald Trump holds first cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Ukraine PM says minerals deal agreed with US
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says a major minerals deal has been agreed with the US. But the details are not yet clear. We ask an adviser to the Ukrainian government.Also, an interview with the president of the think tank which drew up what is essentially a manifesto for the second Trump term, called Project 2025, and we look at how the energy giant BP says it will pump $10 billion a year into boosting oil and gas production while slashing spending on cleaner renewable energy sources.(Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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UK to boost defence spending and cut aid
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, has announced an increase in defence spending to two point five percent of GDP by 2027. International development aid will be cut to pay for the rise. Sir Keir said he'd been forced to act by exceptional circumstances. He meets President Trump in Washington on Thursday.Also, Ukrainian officials say a deal has been reached with the United States on the joint exploitation of Kyiv's mineral riches. Such an agreement has been a key demand of President Trump. We have a special report from eastern Congo on the terrible cost of the rebel advance.And as the impeachment trial of south Korea's president has its final hearing, we'll hear from the man who thinks he could replace him-- Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the National Assembly from the president's own party, the PPP.(Photo credit: Getty Images)
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