Russian president Vladimir Putin, under pressure from Washington to show willingness to make peace in Ukraine, proposed yesterday bilateral talks with Kyiv for the first time in years, and said he was open to more ceasefires after a one-day Easter truce.

MPs and peers are campaigning to block Donald Trump from addressing parliament during his state visit to the UK, warning the US president &does not respect democracy&.

Elon Musk is reportedly set to leave his US government role as he is tired of what he sees as a litany of vicious and unethical attacks from the left, according to a report from The Washington Post.

Pope Francis&s successor will be chosen in an arcane, secretive process known as a conclave, in which cardinals from around the world gather beneath the frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel in the heart of the Vatican.