The UK is developing low-cost, long-range weapons that could be deployed in Ukraine and won’t depend on the US for components and data, defense officials said.
The UK is developing low-cost, long-range weapons that could be deployed in Ukraine and won’t depend on the US for components and data, defense officials said.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a presentation of Ukrainian military drones in Kyiv in 2025. Photographer: TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFP
Iran sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz by saying that ships need its permission and mandatory insurance in order to cross, even as the US said that 20 ships had quietly sailed through overnight via a route along Oman’s coast.
Iran sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz by saying that ships need its permission and mandatory insurance in order to cross, even as the US said that 20 ships had quietly sailed through overnight via a route along Oman’s coast.
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 18,
A clear majority of Keir Starmer’s cabinet believe it’s now inevitable Andy Burnham’s will take over as prime minister, according to people familiar with the thinking of more than 15 cabinet ministers, who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity on Friday.
A clear majority of Keir Starmer’s cabinet believe it’s now inevitable Andy Burnham’s will take over as prime minister, according to people familiar with the thinking of more than 15 cabinet ministers, who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity on Friday.
Keir Starmer talks to residents at a housing development in north-west London on June 19.
Some UK cabinet ministers are pushing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, to increase defense funding further, following John Healey’s resignation over the spending row.
Some UK cabinet ministers are pushing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, to increase defense funding further, following John Healey’s resignation over the spending row.
UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to troops during a visit to a military base training Ukrainian troops, on April 22, 2025 in West of England, UK.
Some UK cabinet ministers are pushing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, to increase defense funding further, following John Healey’s resignation over the spending row.
Some UK cabinet ministers are pushing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, to increase defense funding further, following John Healey’s resignation over the spending row.
UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to troops during a visit to a military base training Ukrainian troops, on April 22, 2025 in West of England, UK.
Supporters of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham expect senior members of Keir Starmer’s cabinet to tell the UK prime minister to agree a handover of power in the coming days, in an attempt to make it impossible for him to continue in post.
Supporters of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham expect senior members of Keir Starmer’s cabinet to tell the UK prime minister to agree a handover of power in the coming days, in an attempt to make it impossible for him to continue in post.
The UK said a Russian warship fired warning shots near a British yacht just outside of its territorial waters, in an attempt to prevent a possible collision.
The UK said a Russian warship fired warning shots near a British yacht just outside of its territorial waters, in an attempt to prevent a possible collision.
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich is monitored by the Royal Navy's RFA Tideforce in this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The US is asking Europe to designate more of its military hardware for a NATO crisis, pressing the continent to fill gaps as Washington withdraws assets from the alliance.
The US is asking Europe to designate more of its military hardware for a NATO crisis, pressing the continent to fill gaps as Washington withdraws assets from the alliance.
A French Air Force Rafale fighter jet ahead of a NATO military air defense training exercise in Greece.
The UK will be forced to “dial back” operations, exercises and training for its armed forces, Britain’s top uniformed military official said, underscoring the fallout from the budget battle that prompted the defense secretary to quit last week.
The UK will be forced to “dial back” operations, exercises and training for its armed forces, Britain’s top uniformed military official said, underscoring the fallout from the budget battle that prompted the defense secretary to quit last week.
British soldiers during a NATO training exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, in 2025.
A series of arson attacks last year targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer were orchestrated by a Russian-speaking Telegram account, highlighting the escalation in sabotage operations across Europe emanating from the country.
A series of arson attacks last year targeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer were orchestrated by a Russian-speaking Telegram account, highlighting the escalation in sabotage operations across Europe emanating from the country.
Keir Starmer’s trip to the Group of Seven summit has looked for weeks like it would at best be one last hurrah on the world stage for a leading advocate for European security dogged by political troubles at home.
Keir Starmer’s trip to the Group of Seven summit has looked for weeks like it would at best be one last hurrah on the world stage for a leading advocate for European security dogged by political troubles at home.
Keir Starmer, right, with G7 leaders in Kananaskis, Canada on in 2025. Photographer: Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over their joint fighter jet program with Italy because of doubts about the UK’s commitment.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over their joint fighter jet program with Italy because of doubts about the UK’s commitment.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over their joint fighter jet program with Italy because of doubts about the UK’s commitment.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Sunday as uncertainty mounts over their joint fighter jet program with Italy because of doubts about the UK’s commitment.
Western allies believe Iran has most likely added new-build Russian weapons to its inventory and reconstituted large swathes of its missile arsenal during the eight-week ceasefire, giving the Islamic Republic the firepower to strike back at nearly full strength if hostilities resume.
Western allies believe Iran has most likely added new-build Russian weapons to its inventory and reconstituted large swathes of its missile arsenal during the eight-week ceasefire, giving the Islamic Republic the firepower to strike back at nearly full strength if hostilities resume.
An Iranian man rides past a Shahed drone in Bahrestan Square in Tehran on Sept. 27.
The UK’s new defense secretary, Dan Jarvis, warned industry and military leaders there are “significant challenges ahead” a day after his predecessor quit in a clash with the Treasury over spending.
The UK’s new defense secretary, Dan Jarvis, warned industry and military leaders there are “significant challenges ahead” a day after his predecessor quit in a clash with the Treasury over spending.
In a rousing speech in Munich in February, Keir Starmer vowed to “spend more, faster” to counter the threat from Russia. Four months later, his defense secretary quit over the embattled UK premier’s failure to follow through, destroying his best shot at a lasting legacy.
In a rousing speech in Munich in February, Keir Starmer vowed to “spend more, faster” to counter the threat from Russia. Four months later, his defense secretary quit over the embattled UK premier’s failure to follow through, destroying his best shot at a lasting legacy.
John Healey meets Joint Forces service personnel in Cyprus in 2024.
Defense Secretary John Healey quit the UK government after a months-long spending row with the Treasury came to a head, in a move that dramatically dents Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s authority just as rivals are lining up to challenge for his job.
Defense Secretary John Healey quit the UK government after a months-long spending row with the Treasury came to a head, in a move that dramatically dents Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s authority just as rivals are lining up to challenge for his job.
Keir Starmer and John Healey aboard aircraft carrier HMS Prince Of Wales. Photographer: Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty Images
The UK Treasury continues to resist a push to speed up an increase in defense spending, just days out from unveiling the country’s long-delayed military investment plan.
The UK Treasury continues to resist a push to speed up an increase in defense spending, just days out from unveiling the country’s long-delayed military investment plan.
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