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Hayley Erbertand husband Derek Hough celebrated the birth of their daughter just before the new year.

The new parents revealed their little one was born Dec. 29, 2025, in a heartwarming social media share posted Monday.

"Every step of our lives has led us to you," the couple captioned a post where they announced her name, Everley Capri Hough.

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The"Dancing with the Stars"pros cradled Everley's tiny feet in a black-and-white image posted on each of their accounts.

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"Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed," they added.

Celebrity friends sent well-wishes online, includingRicki Lake, Paula Abdul, Natasha Bedingfield and Sasha Farber.

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His sister,Julianne Hough, celebrated the arrival of her niece and wrote, "Welcome to the world sweet angel Everley."

Dylan Efron wrote, "She's going to be so loved," while their "DWTS" co-star Valentin Chmerkovskiy noted, "Congrats on your greatest creation yet."

Danica McKellarcongratulated the new parents and offered advice, "Every chapter brings new adventures — enjoy them all!"

Their bundle of joy arrived nearly two years after Erbert underwent an emergency craniectomy following a cranial hematoma diagnosis.

In December, Erbert reflected on receiving "a second chance at life through life-saving brain surgery."

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"In these two years, I've gone through every human emotion imaginable, the kind that cracks you open and the kind that puts you back together," she shared online. "I've reclaimed parts of myself I thought I'd never find again, rediscovered who I am, and moved through seasons of loss, triumph, joy, endless fear, grief, healing, and quiet hope."

"It was a whirlwind to say the least. But I'm truly grateful for it all, and so incredibly proud of myself and my body for everything it has endured. What a miracle it is that two years ago I was fighting for my life… and now, here I am creating life."

Hough previously praised his wife for her strength and resilience only days after requiring emergency brain surgery.

"Hayley has always inspired me with her will, her strength, and her resilience and no more so than in the last 48 hrs," Hough wrote in part on Instagram. "She is now on the long road of recovery. Words cannot express how grateful and thankful we are for the support and love that you have given us."

Hough, a three-timeEmmy Award winner,holds the record for most "DWTS" wins as a professional dancer and has six mirrorball trophies in his collection. He became a celebrity judge during the 29th season.

Erbert and Hough married in August 2023 before embarking on their "Symphony of Dance" tour.

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• Ex-producer Joshua Bernstein says he was illegally fired from "Inside Edition" while on leave after a medical episode.

• He said managers made or ignored insensitive comments, such as a correspondent calling him a "whiny Jew."

• The show is known for its tabloid style, and Bernstein said it engaged in "deliberate news distortion."

A former producer for the syndicated CBS news program "Inside Edition" has suedParamount Global, claiming he was fired after complaining about repeated antisemitic comments by senior talent.

Joshua Bernstein said Lisa Guerrero, then a correspondent on the program, called him a "whiny Jew," "spoiled Jew," and an "old Jewish woman" and asked how he could have married a Muslim woman or worked for a "terrorist network" like Al Jazeera.

She also called him homophobic slurs and made "countless other racist and offensive comments" about interview subjects and coworkers, Bernstein claimed inthe lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month.

A publicist for Guerrero, who left "Inside Edition" over the summer, shared a statement from CBS Media Ventures that referred to Bernstein's claims as unsubstantiated.

Bernstein also claimed that Charles Lachman, the show's executive producer, was known as a "total homophobe" and showed bias against Black people and Muslims. According to Bernstein's lawsuit, after Bernstein showed footage of an interview with a female graduate student wearing a hijab, Lachman said, "Absolutely not! It looks like she's about to set off a bomb."

"On another occasion, plaintiff witnessed Mr. Lachman screaming at a female producer stating 'No! No! No! I don't want to see fat and ugly Kelly Clarkson! I want to see Kelly Clarkson in a short skirt!'" lawyers for Bernstein wrote in the complaint.

A representative forCBSMedia Ventures, theParamount Globalunit that syndicates "Inside Edition" and other shows like "Jeopardy!," denied Bernstein's claims.

"We are committed to a safe and respectful workplace for all," the representative wrote in an email. "After receiving the initial claim letter, outside counsel immediately conducted an investigation, which found no evidence to support these allegations. We will address the matter in court and are committed to vigorously defending against any fabricated claims."

"Inside Edition" is a tabloid-style syndicated news program that has been running since 1989, focusing on true crime and celebrity coverage, and is a top ratings-getter for CBS Media Ventures, with more than 3 million weekly viewers, according to Nielsen.

CBS Media Ventures is distinct fromCBS News, whereBari Weisswas recently named editor-in-chief.

Lachman has been its executive producer since the late 1990s, and longtime anchor Deborah Norville left the program last year, replaced by Eva Pilgrim. Bernstein's complaint said he worked there starting in 2019, that he had a medical episode in 2023, and that he was fired about a year later while on leave.

Bernstein's lawsuit also claims "Inside Edition" engaged in "deliberate news distortion," including by rigging devices to burn and explode so that segments about fireworks, e-bike batteries, and gas grills made those devices appear more dangerous than they were. He claimed that after he learned an e-bike battery had been rigged to explode, senior investigative producer Charlie McLravy told him to "keep [his] mouth shut and don't say anything to the lawyers."

Lachman and McLravy didn't reply to comment requests.

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When Nikki Glaserhosted the Golden Globeslast January,she pulled off something rare, winning over the room,the internetand the audience at home.

Her monologue landed sharp but warm, walking the line between roast and toast. She poked fun at Hollywood without leaving anyone visibly wounded.Critics praised the balance. Celebrities laughed. And within days, Glaser, who made history as the first solo female host, emerged with something that few earn on their first try:an invitation back.

Now preparing for a return to the Globes, which will air live on Sunday on CBS, Glaser admits her initial instinct was to push things further.

"I think I struck a really good balance between great jokes that were a little roasty and familiarizing people with my style, but also taking the edge off and celebrating them more," she tells Yahoo. "Going into this time, I thought,Oh, now I'm licensed to go a little harderbecause the celebrities in the room kind of know who I am. They know what I'm about. They know the temperature of my comedy."

Then she took another look at the nominees and A-listers she'd be addressing.

"So I was writing a little bit harder and then I realized: Julia Roberts wasn't there last year. George Clooney wasn't there last year. Leo [DiCaprio] wasn't there last year," Glaser says. "They might not be familiar with what I do."

Glaser decided to take the material she's working with out for a test drive.

In the weeks leading up to the Globes, Glaser has been bouncing around Hollywood, dropping into different stand-up clubs and trying jokes in front of real audiences. Again and again, she found herself running into the same invisible wall, as there is one person audiences simply refused to let her touch: Julia Roberts.

"No one wants you to make fun of America's sweetheart. Not even the lightest, most innocent joke," Glaser says of Roberts, nominated this year forAfter the Hunt. "She is the most sacred of cows in America. I assumed that we want to protect her at all costs, but it's as if I was joking about JonBenét [Ramsey]. [Audiences] were like, 'This is not funny. We're not going to laugh about it.'"

That reaction has made navigating Roberts's presence especially tricky. "You've got to mention her, and I can't just fawn over her — that's not fun," Glaser says. "So what I do with her will be like walking a tightrope. It's going to be like the hardest joke that I've ever written."

That calculation — knowing when a joke crosses from sharp to uncomfortable — is once again at the center of Glaser's approach, guiding not just who she jokes about, but how and if those jokes belong in a room filled with the most powerful people in entertainment.

"I just try to write the funniest jokes possible and then imagine saying them to that person," Glaser says. "If it's not going to feel comfortable, I don't need to do it. I love a good joke, but we just have to find a better joke."

This year's nominee list is stacked with stars, includingOne Battle After Another's Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn. And while both names loom large, they provoke very different reactions from Glaser.

Penn, she says, sparked a mix of fear and curiosity: "He is someone that I'm terrified of doing jokes about, but I also think that he might be in on it."

As she is writing and trying out material, Glaser says she pictures Penn — who oncescolded Chris Rockfor an Oscars joke about Jude Law —notlaughing.

"He's one person that if he doesn't give me what I want in terms of like a giggle or like a little chuckle or just a little shift in a seat — if he just, like, stares me down, steely-eyed, that's funny," she says. "And that's almost expected."

DiCaprio, on the other hand, is untouchable in a different way.

"I grew up being in love with Leo," Glaser says. "He was a huge part of my sexual awakening as a young girl. I just feel like, for me, he's kind of off-limits in that I can't even talk to him or look at him. How am I supposed to say his name in front of him?"

There's still disbelief in her voice. "It doesn't seem right that this person is going to sit and listen to me talk."

Watching DiCapriolaugh along withChelsea Handler's jokes at the Critics Choice Awards helped put Glaser at ease. She'd worried about overlap — "there's only so many jokes you can make about certain celebrities," she says — but Handler went in a different direction.

"She was hitting on Benicio Del Toro. I'm going to hit on Jacob Elordi," Glaser says.

Glaser is keenly aware that balance matters most when the joke target is also a pop-culture obsession. Take Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, whose PDA-filled awards season tour has officially kicked off.

"There seems to be so much fodder there," Glaser says. "I haven't written a joke yet — we're still five days out — but that moment between them at the Critics Choice Awards was so sweet."

Glaser is referring to theMarty Supremestar publicly thanking Jenner onstage —a moment that felt likea turning point for the couple of three years. She loved it, for the record, and hopes it shifted the narrative for skeptics.

"Anyone who maybe rolled their eyes at their relationship is kind of on board now more than ever," she says.

But that warmth has complicated things. Glaser admits she now realizes she had a "blind spot" when it came to the pair — and especially Jenner. "I know her fromThe Kardashiansand I feel like she's my friend," Glaser says. "I don't want to go hard on her."

She catches herself laughing. "Now I have a new challenge."

Moments like these have Glaser rethinking her own boundaries as a host.

"Sometimes I don't like going after plus-ones," she explains. "They're not the ones being nominated. They didn't ask for this."

As Glaser continues refining her monologue, she's acutely aware that awards show comedy exists inside a shifting cultural landscape — one shaped by exhaustion, scrutiny and evolving norms.

Politics, Glaser says, is still fair game as long as it's handled delicately.

"Lightly touching on it, not being too heavy-handed, but just giving a little wink and a nod," she says. "I like when I watch these monologues back from past award shows and I can see where they were in time and maybe what the zeitgeist was talking about."

The goal isn't to weigh the night down, she adds, but to acknowledge the moment. "The state of the world right now — it's insane," Glaser says. "And this night is like a huge escape from that."

Still, she allows herself room for a subtle jab. "You can't help but just do a little dig here and there and maybe make people question where you even stand."

Plastic surgery, once an easy punch line, has become more complicated.

"[Comedians] used to make fun of [celebrities] for doing it and judge them," she says. "And nowit's become so ubiquitous, and it's almost become body shaming to make fun of people modifying their bodies."

If she touches the topic at all, it has to be from a place of inclusion. "I would be like — I'm participating in it too," she says. "Like, sign me up. So anything you all have done, I have done too."

What she's careful to avoid is the wrong kind of laughter. "When I have done jokes about celebrities [and] plastic surgery to audiences that aren't celebrities, people just feel almost venomous about it," Glaser says. "I don't like the laughter that's coming from a mean place."

That same instinct informs her self-imposed "off-limits" list. Nepo baby jokes feel tired. She has no interest in anything Jada Pinkett Smith, as Chris Rocklearned the hard way, or Nicki Minaj's "association withthe right-wingers." Anything that's simply depressing gets cut.

"I always run it through:Would this ruin their night?" Glaser says.

It's a question that has guided her process before. Last year,she even reached outto Benny Blanco ahead of a joke in a rare moment of consent checking that underscored how seriously she takes the responsibility of that stage. She knows the answer can be yes, because she's lived it.

"I've been roasted before and laughed — and then cried in the bathroom later," she says. "I want everyone to have a great evening."

That ethos — sharp but humane, fearless but thoughtful — is what defined Glaser's first turn as Golden Globes host. And while she may be ready to go a little harder this year, she's still walking the same tightrope. What that means for Julia Roberts, though, remains to be seen.

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FormerUvalde, Texas, school police officerAdrian Gonzales was alerted to gunman Salvador Ramos' location before Ramos enteredRobb Elementary School, but Gonzales failed to act, prosecutors argued in opening statements on Tuesday.

Gonzales -- who is charged with 29 counts of child endangerment -- is alleged to have neglected his duty and training during the chaotic response to the2022 shooting, which left 19 children and two teachers dead.

This case marks the second time in U.S. history that prosecutors have sought to hold a member of law enforcement criminally accountable for their response to a mass shooting. Gonzales' legal team maintains he's being scapegoated.

Prosecutor Bill Turner spoke softly and on the verge of tears at the start of his opening argument. His statement marked the first time prosecutors have provided their rationale for charging Gonzales, disclosing that a teacher came face-to-face with Ramos before the shooter entered the school, and the teacher tried to warn Gonzales.

"She's face-to-face with the gunman, and he fires on her, and she turns to run, and when she turns to run, she trips and she falls. And when she gets up, Adrian Gonzales, the police officer, is there," Turner said. "She says, 'He's over there.' She urges him to go get him."

"He gets on the radio and says, 'Shots are fired, he's wearing black, he's in the parking lot,'" Turner said. "He knows where he is, but Adrian Gonzales remains at the south side of the school."

As Turner walked the jury through the tragic minutes that followed that encounter -- describing the number of gunshots fired by Ramos as Gonzales allegedly waited outside -- Turner hammered at the point that Gonzales allegedly stayed where he was, rather than try to stop the shooting.

Defense attorney Nico LaHood told the jury that "pure evil" visited Uvalde on May 24, 2022, but said convicting Gonzales will not deliver justice.

LaHood argued that Gonzales did everything he could in that moment -- including gathering critical information, evacuating children and entering the school -- and said Gonzales acted on the information he had.

LaHood and his partner Jason Goss delivered a lengthy opening argument that used a map and time codes to provide the jury with a minute-by-minute view of Gonzales' actions.

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"The government wants to make it seem like he just sat there, you know. He didn't just sit there -- he did what he could with what he knew at the time," LaHood said.

LaHood also called out the prosecution for planning to show the jury autopsy photos. The judge has preliminarily allowed prosecutors to show the images, but reserves the right to hold photos from entering evidence.

"They're going to really want you to focus on these photos, and I wish they wouldn't -- not because it hurts us --  because .. it hurts those precious people over there," LaHood said, pointing to some of the families and Uvalde community members in the gallery.

The first witness for the prosecution was Gilbert Limones, an employee of a funeral home near Robb Elementary, who testified about the panic he experienced when he realized a man was firing toward students.

"I saw him walking towards the south end of the building and then started at every window and just randomly would just get the gun and shoot inside the windows," he said.

In between his testimony, prosecutors played portions of Limones' frantic 911 call.

"Oh my god, he is about to shoot them. He is shooting at the people. Oh, Jesus," Limones told 911.

Limones described seeing a car crash and trying to aid the driver, but as he approached, the driver began shooting at him. He told jurors that the gunman walked towards the school "very nonchalantly" just moments before he started shooting at students on a playground.

Limones said he witnessed a white car -- driven by Gonzales -- drive past Ramos, missing an opportunity to take out the gunman.

"And then what happened?" a prosecutor asked.

"And then I just remember him going to the classrooms, and he started shooting window by window until he got to the door where he walked in through," he testified.

Limones acknowledged on cross examination that other officers missed similar chances to respond in the few first minutes of the shooting.

"You saw on the video that at some point in time those three officers did not follow Adrian on the campus, they drove away?" LaHood asked.

"Correct," Limones said.

"And you saw in the video that they showed up not long after Adrian drove really fast towards the school?" he followed.

"Correct," Limones said.

Despite nearly 400 officers responding to the shooting, law enforcement took 77 minutes to mount a counterassault to kill Ramos. Gonzales is one of only two officers charged in the case, along with former Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo.

Judge Sid Harleseated a full jury after an emotionally fraught selection process on Monday. Dozens of potential jurors voiced frustration with the police response, and more than 100 excused themselves from the process, saying they did not believe they could be fair and impartial.

"They were only protecting themselves more than they were protecting the children," one dismissed juror told the court, as others cheered and clapped in agreement. "I would have sacrificed myself to save them, but they didn't. They just sat there."

Gonzales has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers argue he is being blamed for a broader law enforcement failure. During the jury selection process, some voiced frustration that more officers have not been charged in the years following the tragedy.

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"Are you saying this man is the whole problem? You are sticking it on his shoulders alone?" one dismissed juror remarked. "How many of them were out there? They should all be sitting there with him."

Gonzales was charged last year, along with Arredondo, the on-site commander on the day of the shooting. Arredondo's trial has been indefinitely postponed due to a pending civil lawsuit after the members of an elite tactical unit with the U.S. Border Patrol refused to speak with prosecutors about their involvement that day.

Gonzales' case is a rarity in U.S. law.

In 2023, aFlorida jury acquitted Scot Peterson, a former Broward County sheriff's deputy, who was charged with child neglect and culpable negligence for his alleged inaction during the2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoolin Parkland, Florida. Peterson's lawyers argued his role as an armed school resource officer did not amount to a caregiving post needed to prove child neglect in Florida, and that the response to the shooting was muddled by poor communication.

According to Bob Jarvis, a professor of law at Nova Southeastern University, prosecutors in the Gonzales case are likely to face the same legal hurdles that doomed the Peterson case.

"What you're really trying to do," he said, "is argue ... that being a coward is a crime, and that is very, very difficult."

Indonesian rescuers found on Tuesday atourist boat that sankin rough seas nearly two weeks ago, and recovered the body of one of two missing Spanish victims, an official said.

Seven of those on board when the boat went down in eastern Indonesia on December 26 were rescued alive, while four others -- a Spanish man and three of his children -- were declared missing.

Thesearch missionhad already recovered the bodies of the man,44-year-old soccer coachFernando Martin Carreras, and his daughter.  Martin is the coach of Valencia CF's women's football B team, BBC Newsreported.

Fathur Rahman, head of the local search and rescue agency, said the shipwreck was found on Tuesday about 8 miles from the site of the accident in the Padar Island Strait, near the popular tourist destination of Labuan Bajo.

"The third victim was retrieved after we were informed by a fisherman that he had discovered a body and the hull of the boat," Fathur said at a press conference.

The body was taken to hospital for identification, he added.

Carreras's wife and one of their daughters were among those who were rescued alive when the boat sank. Officials said the family was on a holiday in Indonesia'sKomodo National Parkarea.

The search for the last missing victim, a boy from the same family, would continue on Wednesday, the rescue official said.

The search has included "sweeping nearby islands, deploying sonar and carrying out dives", and will now expand to cover a larger area, added Fathur.

The search area had been doubled from the initial one centered on a 5.6-mile radius from the site of the sinking, where rescue teams found the boat debris, Rahman previously said. Rescuers conducted intensive searches across the waters surrounding Padar island, including near the tiny islands of Serai, Pengah, Papagarang, Siaba Besar, and northern Kanawa island.

Indonesia is an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands, where boats are a common form of transportation. With lax safety standards and problems with overcrowding, accidents occur frequently.

Komodo National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its rugged landscapes, pristine beaches and an endangered lizard, the Komodo dragon. The park attracts thousands of international visitors for diving, trekking and wildlife tours.

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Britain will deploy boots on the ground in Ukraine as part of a proposed ceasefire deal backed for the first time by the United States.

A joint declaration for the "multinational force", to help uphold any peace agreement and preventanother invasion by Russia, was signed by Sir Keir Starmer, with France and Ukraine, on Tuesday.

The deal includes Britain and France setting up military "hubs" in Ukraine to facilitate troop deployments if needed, and to also help with reconstruction efforts.

The plan has the support of the US, which has now offered a "backstop" to support the European troops in the event of a future war with Russia.

European leaders described the intervention as game-changing shortly before the deal was announced on Tuesday night.

It comes amid mounting tension between Europe and the US overDonald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, a territory of Nato-member Denmark, and questions over the legality of his operation to arrest Nicolas Maduro, the former Venezuelan dictator.

On Tuesday, European leaders and Mr Trump's lead negotiators – Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner – held a rare joint press conference in Paris to announce details of the new commitments.

However, an end to the war still depends on Moscow agreeing to a wider ceasefire plan thatVladimir Putin, the Russian president, has so far refused to sign up to.

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned a ceasefire could still be "six weeks or six months" away.

'Very, very big milestone'

The "declaration of intent" signed in Paris paves a legal pathway for British and French forces to operate on Ukrainian soil to help rebuild the war-torn nation's armed forces – and police its skies and seas.

At a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, the US agreed for the first time to "to support the force in case of attack", according to a statement signed by around 40 leaders of European governments and Canada.

Washington has also promised to lead a high-tech operation to monitor any ceasefire line, agreed between Ukraine and Russia, to attribute blame for any violations.

Sir Keir said: "In today's discussions, we have... gone into greater detail about the mechanics of the deployment of the force on the ground.

"Alongside our plans for a co-ordination cell, post-ceasefire, the UK and France will also establish 'military hubs' across Ukraine to enable the deployment and build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine's defensive needs."

Mr Merz said any ceasefire agreement could take months, and also warned that an "ideal, perfect" peace was unlikely, hinting at the need for Kyiv to offer further compromises on a wider peace deal.

Mr Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law, called the deal over security guarantees a "very, very big milestone".

But he warned: "This does not mean that we will make peace, but peace would not be possible without the progress that was made here today."

'When this ends, it ends forever'

Mr Witkoff told reporters that Washington, Europe and Kyiv were closing in on a deal on future security guarantees "which are important, so that the people of Ukraine know that when this ends, it ends forever".

The plan states that Britain and France would lead a force aimed at deterring any future Russian invasion if the US-led peace talks ended in a ceasefire.

The agreement also calls for European fighter jets and surveillance aircraft to be used to police the skies above Ukraine to enable the resumption of international air travel.

Meanwhile, Turkey and other Black Sea nations would lead a mission to demine the waters and secure key shipping routes.

"US capabilities such as intelligence and logistics" would be part of the land, air and sea force, the coalition's statement said.

It is not yet clear how the US could respond if the coalition comes under attack in Ukraine, but European officials previously called for a promise of lethal force against any Russian aggression.

A European diplomat source told The Telegraph that "further involvement is also on the table", but warned: "Of course it's theirs to fulfil at a moment of their choosing."

'Continuous, reliable ceasefire monitoring'

Mr Witkoff said: "The president strongly stands behind security protocols. Those security protocols are meant to a) deter any attacks in Ukraine and b) if there are any attacks, they are meant to defend. And they will do both.

"They are as strong as anyone has ever seen. The president does not back down from his commitments. He is strong for the country of Ukraine and for a peace deal. And we will be there for the Ukrainians in helping them to get to that final peace."

The ceasefire monitoring system agreed between Europe, Ukraine and the US is seen as a significant leap forward.

Washington will use drones, satellites and sensors to adjudicate any potential breaches.

"There will be a continuous, reliable ceasefire monitoring system. This will be led by the US with international participation, including contributions from members of the Coalition of the Willing," the joint statement said.

General Alexus Grynkewich, who commands US forces in Europe and is Nato's lead general, has been hailed as crucial in convincing his political bosses in Washington to back the coalition's potential deployment.

A planned 800,000-strong Ukrainian military will serve as the main deterrence to any future Russian invasion.

As well as promising to help rebuild its battle-stricken forces, Sir Keir said European allies promised "legally-binding commitments to support Ukraine in the case of a future armed attack".

These proposals, nor a 20-point peace plan, have yet to be agreed to by Putin.

The latest draft agreement contains a number of concessions and post-war benefits for Russia, as well as the security guarantees for Ukraine.

That's all for today

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Here's a reminder of what happened today:

• Leaders from the "coalition of the willing" met in Paris to iron out the final details of security guarantees for Ukraine

• Sir Keir Starmer signed a joint declaration with France and Ukraine to confirm details of the so-called "Multinational Force" set to help uphold any peace agreement

• The multinational force will be given a US backstop, with Germany also set to provide military support. Neither country will provide boots on the ground

• Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and peace envoy, hailed today as a "big milestone"

• The final element of a future peace deal will centre on territory.

We'll be back soon with more updates and analysis.

Analysis: Ukraine's security guarantee is a paper tiger with crucial details left missing

Progress. Success. A "very big milestone."

For the first time in more than a year Ukrainians, Americans, and Europeans seemed to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Peace, they say, is closer than ever, because they are on the brink of agreeing to a security deal to deter a new Russian attack on Ukraine after a ceasefire.

But no backstop for the security force has actually been agreed. At least, the details have not been laid out.

That means the ultimate security guarantee – the implication for Russia that going to war with Ukraine again would mean going to war with the United States – is still not in place.

It is those details that will make the difference between a credible deterrence and a paper tiger.

Germany to help monitor ceasefire

Germany has agreed for the first time to help monitor a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Berlin has not committed to sending troops to Ukraine, unlike Britain and France, but would join the US in enforcing a future ceasefire.

He said today: "This new year is beginning exactly the way the old one ended - with intensive peace diplomacy for Ukraine," he says.

"In the triangle of Europeans, Ukraine and United States, we have built on the progress that we achieved last year in Berlin.

"This is a shared success."

Starmer asked about Greenland

Sir Keir Starmer has just been asked about Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland.

The Prime Minister dodges answering the question directly, instead referring to his statement from Monday, when he said the future of Greenland should be up to Greenland and Denmark.

Security guarantees largely finalised, says Trump envoy

Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoy, is now speaking at the press conference.

He said an agreement to provide Ukraine with security guarantees had largely been finalised and that what has been agreed would give Kyiv the confidence that it would not face another invasion by Russia.

"We think we are largely finished with security protocols on Ukraine," he said.

Mr Witkoff said the final element of a peace deal centres around territory.

"We are help to mediate and help in the peace process," Mr Witkoff added.

Jared Kushner, Mr Trump's son-in-law, hailed the agreement as a "very big milestone".

Starmer: Peace closer than ever

The Prime Minister said peace was "closer than ever" during his remarks at the "coalition of the willing" press conference.

"We are closer to that goal than ever," Sir Keir said, adding: "The hardest yards are still ahead."

UK and France to establish military hubs across Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK and France has agreed to establish military hubs across Ukraine once a ceasefire has been agreed.

It comes after he confirmed that Britain would deploy boots on the ground to enforce a future ceasefire.

The Prime Minister went on to call out Vladimir Putin for failing to commit to ending the war.

"We will keep the pressure up on Russia...until they come to the table in good faith."

'Declaration of Paris' is 'very concrete', says Zelensky

The agreement reached today, described as the Declaration of Paris, has been described by Volodymyr Zelensky as "very concrete".

"This illustrates the willingness of the coalition and the European countries to work for peace," the Ukrainian president said.

"We want to be ready so that when diplomacy reaches peace, we can deploy the forces of the coalition of the willing."

Macron: Security guarantees confirmed for Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron has said the "coalition of the willing" has confirmed the security guarantees that will be given to Ukraine once a peace deal is achieved.

The French president said: "Today, we've made considerable progress, as reflected in the Paris Declaration providing strong guarantees for lasting peace.

"This declaration of the coalition of the willing, for the first time, recognises operational convergence between the 35 countries making up the coalition of the willing, Ukraine and the United States of America. We're talking about strong security guarantees."

It comes after the leaders ⁠of France, Britain and Ukraine signed a ‍declaration of intent on the future ‍deployment of multinational forces once a ceasefire is reached.

Press conference begins

You can watch the press conference at the top of this page.

Ukraine 'seriously' considering compromise with Russia

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, said Ukraine was "seriously" considering reaching a compromise to end the war with Russia.

Mr Tusk also said that the US and Europe had agreed on unity in the meeting, and that there was no expectation for Polish troops to be stationed in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

Press conference expected imminently

A press conference with the leaders of the "coalition of the willing", including Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron, and Sir Keir Starmer, is expected to start imminently.

We'll bring you the latest updates from the conference as they come in, and you will also be able to watch the leaders speak at the top of this page.

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'Coalition of the willing' 'family photo'

What has been agreed?

A draft statement from "coalition of the willing" talks reveals that the United States has agreed to be in charge of monitoring a future ceasefire and supporting European troops in the country.

The meeting today has been focused on the security guarantees Ukraine requires in the event of a ceasefire to deter further Russian aggression.

"There will be a continuous, reliable ceasefire monitoring system. This will be led by the US with international participation," the draft statement said, AFP reported.

The multinational force to be deployed after a ceasefire would provide "reassurance measures in the air, at sea and on land" for Ukraine and ensure the "regeneration of the armed forces of Ukraine", it added.

"These elements will be European-led," it said.

Welcome to our live coverage

Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the latest "coalition of the willing talks", which were held in Paris this afternoon.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, is hosting, with Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky also in attendance.

We're expecting a joint press conference from the leaders soon, so stay tuned for the latest updates and analysis.

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BOSTON (AP) — Right-hander Kutter Crawford, who missed all of last season with knee and wrist injuries, avoided arbitration with the Boston Red Sox when he agreed Tuesday to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

Crawford, 29, gets the same salary he had last year.

He went 9-16 with a 4.36 ERA in 2024, when he led the majors with 16 losses and 34 home runs allowed. He started last season on the injured list with a sore knee and had surgery in July on his right wrist.

In his career, Crawford has an 18-31 record with a 4.56 ERA.

Four Boston players remain eligible for arbitration: right-handers Tanner Houck and Johan Oviedo, first baseman Triston Casas and second baseman Romy González. Players and teams are set to exchange proposed salaries on Thursday.

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