Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes to the White House on Friday to ink a deal that would give the U.S. access to his country's mineral resources -- an agreement that President Donald Trump has cast a way to ensure American taxpayers get paid back for supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

He asked me to bear this letter and bring it to you.” The president appeared pleased with the royal invitation.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer wore a broad smile aboard the plane home from Washington. He landed back in Britain on Friday with the satisfaction of a tricky mission not quite accomplished, but off to a flying start.

President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

If there is a cease-fire without a backstop, it will simply give him the opportunity to wait and to come again,” Keir Starmer warned on the flight to Washington, D.C.