It is alleged that the founder of SpaceX imposed a speed limit on the Starlink terminals used by Kyiv, thereby compromising defences against Russian drones. Meanwhile, Washington has reinstated ballistic missile alerts. And Witkoff is meeting with Putin to discuss the peace plan (and an agreement to secure the release of some Americans).

Although the president is imploring citizens to vote “as if I were on the ballot paper”, the Republican candidates are doing everything they can to distance themselves from a president whose popularity is steadily declining, currently standing at just over 30 per cent. The Democrats, on the other hand, constantly mention him, making him the negative focal point of their messages 

A new drug for pancreatic cancer targeted by Trump’s bullying

The Ukrainian president meets the U.S. envoy following a week of diplomatic turmoil. Despite the bitter disappointment and shock, Zelensky and his office have sought ways to resume dialogue with the Americans, who now wish to engage more with Moscow than with Kyiv.  

A potential meeting between Trump, Xi and Putin would cement the diplomatic and political objectives of the US, Russia and China at the expense of Ukraine and Europe. The price of this convergence is clearly being borne entirely by Ukraine at present, which is suffering massive daily attacks from the Russians 

From the last public hanging in 1936 to Hegseth’s plan to broadcast the execution of the Fort Hood terrorist live – a plan later halted by Trump. Ninety years of American history tell the story of attempts to conceal the death penalty without abolishing it. And the resurgence of the temptation to turn justice into a spectacle of vengeance