Starmer will get a ‘respectful’ greeting but is going to face a difficult meeting with Trump as subjects like Ukraine, trade, free speech and Chagos dominate discussions, as David Maddox reports. Could the prospect of a royal visit help the prime minister’s cause?

Both Macron and Starmer are in impossible positions, writes Holly Baxter – they’re dealing with a petulant bully combined with the might of a global superpower

President Donald Trump holds talks this week with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a moment of deep ... Canada, Gaza and the Panama Canal — as well as precious rare earth minerals from Ukraine.