The UK is tightening sanctions on Iranian banks as part of the US-led economic pressure campaign aiming to force Tehran into signing a deal to end the conflict in the Middle East.

Britain’s control of a military base used by the US in its war with Iran is in limbo after Donald Trump again rejected a deal over its future.

US President Donald Trump criticized a UK deal over the Chagos Islands during his first-face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, dealing a blow to the British leader in an otherwise warm encounter.

The UK has reassured Mauritius of its determination to pursue a plan to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to the Indian Ocean nation, even as officials concede the handover could remain on ice until after US President Donald Trump leaves office.

The US has warned allies to expect delays of as much as five years in key weapons deliveries as it rebuilds its own depleted munitions stocks.

President Donald Trump said “major progress” is being made to establish a new US Army base in Poland, even as the Pentagon plans to reduce American forces in Europe.

Last year, a former military officer in the Russian intelligence services named Yuri Khrameev offered $25,000 to a US citizen to track and kill someone in Lithuania’s capital who was “telling lies about Russia,” according to US prosecutors.

The UK government confirmed plans to allow local leaders in England to levy an overnight visitors tax on tourists, as Andy Burnham’s new administration seeks to devolve further powers to mayors.

Things are about to heat up in the UK Treasury as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey gears up for his first budget during a crucial autumn for the governing Labour Party.

Things are about to heat up in the UK Treasury as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey gears up for his first budget during a crucial autumn for the governing Labour Party.

European officials are confident that there is no evidence to suggest Russia is preparing for a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, pushing back on reports that might have been the main subject of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham pushed back plans for a nationwide campaign telling Britons how to prepare for emergencies over concerns it would risk being seen as an overly pessimistic start to his premiership.

US allies are privately warning that the Strait of Hormuz is still likely mined, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s claim that the US Navy has completely removed and detonated explosives laid by Iran.

The UK is drafting fresh sanctions that would ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Prime Minister Andrew Burnham pushes a tougher approach on an issue that’s important to voters of his left-leaning Labour Party.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will shift responsibility for economic growth away from the UK Treasury and toward his new office in the north of England.

The UK Ministry of Defense is stepping-up scrutiny of its supply chain after discovering some of its naval drones transmitted signals to China.

The UK government is planning to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in gene synthesis as officials become increasingly concerned that a lack of global guardrails could make it easier to use the technology to create biological weapons.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey faces an uphill struggle to find billions more for defense investment, with economists warning that creative financing offers only limited room to increase military spending.

Andy Burnham will put youth employment at the heart of his approach to defense investment on Thursday as he unveils the next tranche of funding for Britain’s Dreadnought submarine program.

Andy Burnham spent his first week as prime minister churning out feel-good policies designed to make Britons feel he’s on their side.