Donald Trump has been branded “Putin’s puppet” after he blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his failure to end the war in Ukraine. The US president said Vladimir Putin was “ready to make a deal”, but it was being blocked by the Ukrainian leader.

From Venezuela to China to NATO, Trump’s transactional approach to foreign policy is upending U.S. alliances and global diplomacy.

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair will be part of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” aimed at preventing future conflict in the territory, the White House has announced. Blair’s name was listed alongside high-profile Trump administration officials as part of a “founding executive board” to lead long-term peace efforts in the Middle East,