The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall

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If Robert K Merton, the founding father of American sociology, were alive today, he’d be fascinated by the Donald Trump phenomenon. Scarcely more than 50 days into his second presidential term, hapless Trump provides daily proofs of Merton’s universal “law of unintended consequences”. Rooted in ignorance, error, wilful blindness and self-defeating prediction, Trump’s rash actions … Read more

Trump’s right, Putin can take the hard or easy way on Ukraine. He has to prove he wants peace | David Lammy

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In diplomacy, focus is often on where we disagree. But Britain and our partners are stronger when we stand together. Last week’s G7 meeting made that clear. We arrived in Canada with real momentum. Our Ukrainian and American friends deserve a lot of credit for the breakthrough at Jeddah – with British diplomacy, from the … Read more

The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace? | Ukraine

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On paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ­ceasefire; Kyiv’s ­negotiating team has already agreed to a 30-day ceasefire ­proposal at marathon talks with the Americans in Jeddah; and Vladimir Putin says he accepts the idea, albeit with a few “nuances”. But Putin’s so-called nuances are bigger than mere wrinkles, and … Read more

On this day of protest, Belgrade is a powder keg, but just as important is how the president reacts – now and tomorrow | Brent Sadler

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From the streets of Belgrade, the cracks in President Aleksandar Vučić’s near-decade-long authoritarian grip on power have become impossible to ignore. After more than four months of largely peaceful student-led protests, frustration with the regime appears to have reached breaking point. The country is gearing up for a massive anti-government protest today, as thousands of … Read more

As Trump and Putin menace Europe, I say this: vive le Churchillo-Gaullisme! | Timothy Garton Ash

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Should we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European partner, the answer is “Jein!” (a German word combining ja for yes and nein for no). Yes, Emmanuel Macron has been right to warn us ever since he became France’s president in 2017 that, discerning a long-term trend of US disengagement, … Read more

SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission

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new video loaded: SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission transcript Back transcript SpaceX Launches NASA’s Crew-10 Mission The mission would allow Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts, to return to Earth. Their brief scheduled visit to the space station last June was unexpectedly stretched to more than nine months. “Ignition and liftoff.” [cheering] “[unclear] … Read more