A judge has found that the mass layoffs of probationary government employees were likely unlawful. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The escalating trade dispute comes after the president accused the EU of being designed to "screw" the United States.

The war in Ukraine will be a focal point of the meeting between the US president and UK prime minister in Washington later.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday (February 26) there was “no more important relationship” for his country than that with the United States. Could these jumping mice change how astronauts exercise?

Sunday's summit of European leaders in London, to be attended by Ukraine's leader, is shaping up to be crucial, the BBC's political editor writes.

Wilde, a UK journalist and editor of the Readout. I hope you enjoy today’s newsletter. Symbolism is important in politics. Remember Rishi Sunak announcing last year’s election in the pouring rain, while Tony Blair’s 1997 anthem Things Can Only Get Better pounded on a boom box?

Shares of U.K. defense contractor BAE Systems rose 4% as U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase the country's defense spending, to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, from 2.3% currently, and to 3% of GDP in the next parliament.

Even when the Anglo-French military alliance has nominally “gone it alone” without American support — such as the two countries’ intervention in Libya or the fight against jihadist groups in the Western Sahel — they have relied on US air bases to refuel.