Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, are expected to promise today to have their nuclear arsenals work together if Europe is threatened. Private equity firms have entered the $40 billion youth sports industry. Their investments could raise costs for families.

Chancellor Merz has said Germany is ready to buy Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine. Kyiv's allies are meeting in Rome as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least 2 people. DW has the latest. Russian strikes on Kyiv kill 2,

Latest news and live updates as Marco Rubio meet with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.

Russia launched a major drone and missile strike on Kyiv, killing two and injuring more than a dozen, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to call for additional funding for

Vladimir Putin is convinced his country is strong enough to secure total victory in Ukraine. But the Russian leader is forgetting two crucial things about the current geographic dynamic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the start of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference, is urging politicians and businesses to boost investments in defence, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in peace.

The talks in Malaysia follow Trump’s criticism of Putin and pledge to resume military aid to Kyiv.

Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, shortly after Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv.