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Europe’s rude awakening: inside the 21 February Guardian Weekly

A Trumpian sea change. Plus Britain’s radioactive chapati scandal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

Censorship, abortion and the ‘threat within’: what a free speech expert thinks of J.D. Vance’s remarks to Europe

Donald Trump is famous for his attacks on journalists and the media. He has banned critical reporters from official events, threatened them with lawsuits, and branded mainstream outlets the “enemy of the people”. Since last year, the US has dropped ten notches on the World Press Freedom Index. Now in…

The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025

Qatar’s emir holds talks with Iran’s supreme leader in Tehran

Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says regional challenges ‘necessitate coordination’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025

Donald Trump brands Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'a dictator'

DONALD Trump has branded Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” amid an escalating war of words between the American president and his Ukrainian…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 19, 2025

Putin rates US talks ‘highly’, says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine

Russia’s president says that he is ready for new negotiations to take place and that Ukraine will not be excluded.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025

We must not jeopardise peace, Healey says after Trump blames Ukraine for war

The Defence Secretary urged allies to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Blaming Ukraine for war is ‘revisionism on speed’, says Ireland’s deputy premier

Simon Harris said there is ‘no evidence’ that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Even Trump can be cajoled into doing the right thing – you just have to know which buttons to press

In decades spent convincing world leaders to protect human rights, I’ve learned a thing or two about working with his type, says Kenneth Roth, a former executive director of Human Rights Watch

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

Zelensky says Trump in ‘disinformation space’ after claim that Kyiv started war

The US president also said he was ‘disappointed’ that the Ukrainian leader had complained about being left out of talks.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025

Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable rift

Remark follows Ukrainian leader’s claim US president living in a Russian ‘disinformation bubble’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025