Is America still a force for good? Donald Trump is slapping down allies and wooing Vladimir Putin. For some Americans it is more than just bad politics: it is an identity crisis.
Shockwaves after White House meltdown
Schoolyard bullies?: Trump and Vance accused Zelensky of "gambling with World War Three", but he pointed out that Ukraine had signed a ceasefire deal in 2019, before Russia's invasion. The mockup above was created by The Day's artist Cheryl Mackay. Glossary
Pete Hegseth - The US secretary of defence under Donald Trump's second presidency.
Cyberoperations - Actions made to secure computer networks, systems and information.
allies - An ally is someone that aligns with and supports a cause with another individual or group of people.
Oval Office - The president's main office in the White House.
Amoral - Not concerned whether something is right or wrong. Lacking moral senses.
Joe Biden - An American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.
Ammunition - Supplies of bullets and shells.
Incorruptibility - Being honest and having good moral principles.
Genocides - The annihilation of a people, either through killing of its members, or through the suppression of its culture.
Palestine - An area located in the Southern Levant region of Western Asia.
Global South - A term increasingly used to describe less-developed countries, most of which are south of a line that separates, on different continents, the USA from Mexico, Europe from Africa, and Russia from central Asia and China.