The British Foreign Office announces new sanctions against individuals linked to Iran.
Gardai investigating a serious assault in Dublin’s Temple Bar in the early hours of this morning. A man is fighting for his life in hospital
Starmer to Trump: "your indication of security guarantees, of some sort of Article 5 style guarantees, fits with what we've been doing with the coalition of the willing, bringing countries together and showing that we were prepared to step up to the plate"
5 day agoUnited Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived at the White House
1 week agoBritain is set to station hundreds of British military trainers and engineers on the ground in Ukraine within a week of a ceasefire. Prime Minister Starmed has also approved the use of Royal Air Force fighter jets to help police Ukrainian skies
President of Ukraine Zelensky met with PM of UK Starmer in London
Activists shut down a BAE Systems factory in northwest England to protest its involvement in providing military services to the Israeli army and manufacturing components for F-35 aircraft.
UK, Canada, Australia and their European allies said that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza had reached "unimaginable levels" and called on Israel to allow aid into the Palestinian enclave. "Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation", the foreign ministers of the countries said in a joint statement published by Britain. "We call on the government of Israel to provide authorisation for all international NGO (Non-governmental organisations) aid shipments and to unblock essential humanitarian actors from operating," the statement said.
Protests have taken place in Belfast and Dublin after a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent was killed alongside four colleagues by the Israelis in Gaza City at the weekend
1 week agoStatement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President Trump's planned meeting with President Putin: We are united as Europeans and determined to jointly promote our interests. And we will continue to cooperate closely with President Trump and with the US, and with President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine, for a peace in Ukraine that protects our vital security interests
London police arrested more than 365 people during a demonstration protesting the ban on the Palestine Action movement.
1 week agoHead of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak: Together with Rustem Umerov, we held important meetings with European security advisors, the British Foreign Secretary, and the US Vice President
UK police arrest 150 at protest for banned Palestine Action group
Woman (62) arrested in Belfast on suspicion of showing support for banned Palestine Action as police in London crackdown on protestors
Hundreds of Anti-immigration protesters draped in English flags march outside Town Hall in Nuneaton
PM Starmer: The Israeli Government’s decision to further escalate its offensive in Gaza is wrong, and we urge it to reconsider immediately. Every day the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and hostages taken by Hamas are being held in appalling and inhuman conditions. We need a ceasefire now
British police arrest at least nine people in London during protests outside the Barbican Thistle hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Gardaí are investigating after an alleged assault occurred at an apartment in Dublin city centre last night
British Foreign Secretary: The conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories must be resolved through a two-state solution.
Israeli Foreign Ministry: "Israel rejects the statement by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The shift in the British government's position at this time, following the French move and internal political pressures, constitutes a reward for Hamas and harms efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a framework for the release of hostages"
British PM Starmer announced that the U.K. will recognize the State of Palestine in late September unless Israel takes steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza and commits to a renewed peace process with the Palestinians
3 week agoTrump on Scottish independence: "I predicted what was gonna happen the last time. You remember I was opening the first course at Aberdeen and I was over here at the same time and I made a prediction. It was the day before the vote and I made it correct. I like to be correct
Trump on immigration: "Europe is a much different place than it was just 5 years ago, 10 years ago. They've gotta get their act together. If they don't, you're not gonna have Europe anymore as you know it. You cannot ruin it. You cannot let people come in here illegally."
3 week agoUK Defence Secretary John Healey says Britain is prepared to fight alongside allies like Australia in the Pacific "if conflict breaks out over Taiwan." Source: The Telegraph
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the US consulate in Edinburgh to protest Donald Trump's visit to Scotland
PM Modi at the meeting with UK PM mentions about Indo Pacific, Ukraine, West Asia. Also mentions about respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations
PM Modi, UK PM Keir Starmer met earlier today
India and UK signs Free Trade Agreement
Irish Foreign Minister: The genocide in Gaza must stop
Britain: Joint statement of 25 countries issued by the British government: The war in Gaza must end.
