European leaders to discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit amid worry about direction of US

WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community. The focus is on migration and Ukraine. But the meeting will be clouded by worries about whether the United States will remain a reliable ally if Donald Trump wins a second presidency. Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is welcoming some 45 national leaders to Blenheim Palace, a country mansion northwest of London. Starmer aims to use the conference to help restore relations between the U.K. and its European Union neighbors in the wake of Brexit. An EU official says the prospect of Trump’s return and its implications for European security is a key issue on the minds of the leaders.