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Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSarah SmithNorth America editorReutersThe King and Queen will travel to the US for a four-day visit beginning on MondayUS President Donald Trump has said next week's state visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla could “absolutely” repair relations with the UK.
When asked in a phone interview with the BBC whether the visit could help repair the relationship, Trump said: “Absolutely. He's fantastic. He's a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes.”
“I know him well, I've known him for years,” he said. “He's a brave man, and he's a great man. They would absolutely be a positive.”
The president also spoke about his relationship with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who he said could only “recover” if he changed course on immigration.
The King and Queen will travel to the US for a four-day visit beginning on Monda..

In Tehran, money is short and a return to war looms over daily life4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLyse DoucetChief international correspondent, reporting from TehranGetty ImagesOn a bright Tehran spring day, Sanaei Ghaznavi street, with its mix of shops selling groceries and household goods alongside fast food and flowers, seems like an everyday place.
In a country where lives have long been buffeted by crises, it is a snapshot of a people just trying to get through the day while their future hangs on forces beyond their control.
For Mohammad, in t-shirt and jeans, even cranking open the striped awning of his family's shoe shop is an act of hope.
“It makes me happy to be in here,” he tells us when we wander into his pocket of a store with its floor-to-ceiling shelves of trainers, big and small. “So many people have lost their jobs and aren't working.”
And there are few customers.
“We had so many before,” his father Mustafa laments glumly as he proudly explains ..

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge45 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleFaarea MasudBusiness reporterGetty ImagesGerman airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 European short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm.
Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across the Middle East.
Several airlines, including KLM-France and Delta, have also temporarily cut some flights while others have raised ticket prices as they pass on expenses to customers.
Analysts have warned that travellers should expect further ticket price rises and more cancelled flights as the conflict continues.
The Gulf is a major source of aviation fuel, accounting for about 50% of Europe's imports. The bulk of it comes through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed in response to US and Israeli attacks.
Luftha..

EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul KirbyEurope digital editorReutersOil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia were halted at the end of January (file pic)Ukraine says it has resumed pumping Russian oil through a pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia, bringing to an end months of deadlock over a €90bn (£78bn) loan seen as vital European Union support for Kyiv.
Soon afterwards, EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels gave preliminary approval to the loan, as well as a 20th package of sanctions on Russia, officials said.
It is now expected to be signed off on Thursday.
Although the funding was agreed last December, Hungary's Viktor Orbán slapped a veto on the payment in February after Ukraine said damage caused by a Russian attack had brought supplies to a halt.
Ukrainian oil and government sources told officials in Hungary and Slovakia that pumping had restarted, hours after..

Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in LebanonJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersThe Israeli soldier who hit a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in Lebanon and the soldier who photographed the incident will receive 30 days of military detention, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said.
The IDF also said the two soldiers – who have not been named – would be “removed from combat duty” following an inquiry.
Another six soldiers who were at the scene and failed to intervene or report the incident will be dealt with separately, it added.
The incident in the village of Debel in southern Lebanon prompted widespread condemnation after an image of it was widely shared online this week. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “stunned and saddened” by what happened.
In its statement on Tuesday, the IDF said an inquiry into the incident had “determined that the soldiers' conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and v..

Zelensky says failure of US envoys to visit Kyiv is 'disrespectful'4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura GozziGetty ImagesUS envoy Steve Witkoff (right) has travelled to Moscow eight times but never to KyivPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has said he considered visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow but not Kyiv “disrespectful”.
The pair visited the Russian capital late last year as ceasefire talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine gained pace, and again in January.
Witkoff, who has been to Moscow eight times, met Vladimir Putin on many occasions.
Neither he nor Kushner, however, has ever visited Kyiv in an official capacity.
“It's disrespectful [for them] to come to Moscow and not Kyiv, it's just disrespectful,” Zelensky said in an interview with a Ukrainian outlet.
“I understand we have complex logistics… If they don't want to, we can meet in other countries,” he added.
Witkoff, a former real estate magnate, is Donald ..