4 Mar 2026

European correspondent Christian Smith

From Nights, 9:35 pm on 4 March 2026

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

Tonight, Europe’s reaction to war in the Middle East, the UK’s Home Secretary proceeds with immigration crackdowns in the UK, and a new Picasso exhibition is breaking down religious and civil war divisions in Spain.

US President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer  in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Starmer is meeting Trump to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. Starmer arrived in Washington late Wednesday to build on a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid growing concerns in Europe that the US leader is about to sell Kyiv short in negotiations with Putin. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Jim Watson