The UK’s plan to cede ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius looks to have become a casualty of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s falling out with US President Donald Trump.
The UK’s plan to cede ownership of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius looks to have become a casualty of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s falling out with US President Donald Trump.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Stamer, UK prime minister, during a news conference providing an update on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Starmer sidestepped an initial chance to respond to Trump’s criticism saying “the US and UK are close allies have been for a very, very long time.”.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Stamer, UK prime minister, during a news conference providing an update on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Starmer sidestepped an initial chance to respond to Trump’s criticism saying “the US and UK are close allies have been for a very, very long time.”.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Starmer has resolved to hike Britain’s defense spending faster than current plans propose, hoping that a focus on security at a time of escalating conflict can fend off the prospect of a leadership challenge next month.
Keir Stamer, UK prime minister, during a news conference providing an update on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Starmer sidestepped an initial chance to respond to Trump’s criticism saying “the US and UK are close allies have been for a very, very long time.”.
The UK and European Union are advancing discussions to let Ukraine buy British weapons with the bloc’s stalled €90 billion ($105 billion) loan, according to people familiar with the matter.
The UK and European Union are advancing discussions to let Ukraine buy British weapons with the bloc’s stalled €90 billion ($105 billion) loan, according to people familiar with the matter.
Ukrainian servicemen walk near military equipment before a training at an undisclosed location on Jan. 28.
Young Britons in desperate search of a job are increasingly signing up to the military, with the government looking to exploit a trend that could help address both its youth unemployment crisis and depleted armed forces.
Young Britons in desperate search of a job are increasingly signing up to the military, with the government looking to exploit a trend that could help address both its youth unemployment crisis and depleted armed forces.
More than 40 US allies met Thursday to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in a signal to President Donald Trump of the deep concern across the international community about the crisis in the waterway triggered by his war on Iran.
More than 40 US allies met Thursday to discuss plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in a signal to President Donald Trump of the deep concern across the international community about the crisis in the waterway triggered by his war on Iran.
TEESSIDE, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: The ‘Tavistock Square’ crude oil tanker, leaves the ConocoPhillips oil terminal after loading on March 09, 2026 in Teesside, England. Global oil prices have risen to their highest levels since 2022 following an escalation of the US-Israel war with Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged past the $100 psychological threshold. Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) prices have also seen a 50% increase since the US and Israel attacked Iran. The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz which sees over a fifth of the global oil and LNG trade pass through narrow gulf. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Photographer: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Europe
European allies are skeptical Donald Trump will actually pull the US out of NATO. But they still fear the president’s renewed threats to do so are eroding the military alliance at a precarious moment.
European allies are skeptical Donald Trump will actually pull the US out of NATO. But they still fear the president’s renewed threats to do so are eroding the military alliance at a precarious moment.
Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), US President Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, front row, left to right, with other world leaders during the family photo at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2025.
A coalition of US allies is preparing a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weighing potential sanctions on Tehran if the waterway remains closed.
A coalition of US allies is preparing a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and weighing potential sanctions on Tehran if the waterway remains closed.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping is “easier said than done,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned ahead of a meeting designed to secure that aim once the conflict in Iran has ended.
The UK’s large-scale cut to its aid budget will fall on some of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, as campaigners and Members of Parliament warn of Britain’s declining soft power.
The UK’s large-scale cut to its aid budget will fall on some of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries, as campaigners and Members of Parliament warn of Britain’s declining soft power.
The UK’s political left is beginning to articulate an alternative to Starmerism as the governing Labour Party wrestles with its direction ahead of expected widespread losses in May’s local elections.
The UK’s political left is beginning to articulate an alternative to Starmerism as the governing Labour Party wrestles with its direction ahead of expected widespread losses in May’s local elections.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Britain’s insurgent Green Party called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize household bills as the US war on Iran pushes energy prices higher.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Britain’s resurgent Green Party will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize voters’ household bills, in light of soaring energy prices from the US war on Iran.
Britain’s resurgent Green Party will call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hike taxes on businesses and the wealthy in order to subsidize voters’ household bills, in light of soaring energy prices from the US war on Iran.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg
Russian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepening ties among US adversaries as the war with Iran continues to widen.
Russian intelligence support for Iran’s deadly retaliation against the US, Israel and Gulf allies — as well as concerns China may also be helping Tehran — demonstrates deepening ties among US adversaries as the war with Iran continues to widen.
Vladimir Putin, Russian president, during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, and Putin held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, as the two leaders look to deepen economic cooperation in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump.
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