U.S. officials say the two leaders will hold talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Burnham is set to address the annual gathering of world leaders on Tuesday, setting out his vision of Britain’s place in an increasingly fractured world order.

The UK has proposed handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and paying to lease back an important military base.

Against a backdrop of global conflicts, the US president is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while an Iranian delegation is in New York. Follow for the latest updates.

Donald Trump is set to sign a security deal on Tuesday with Denmark and Greenland to end a bitter dispute over the Arctic island, expanding Washington’s military role without granting the US the ownership or outright control the president once sought.