WASHINGTON — President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a joint memorandum of understanding Thursday authorizing investment of $350 billion in sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), civil nuclear energy and quantum computing. The allied leaders announced the Technology Prosperity Deal in a press conference at Chequers, the country manor of the British PM in Buckinghamshire…
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Trump exit Air Force One as they arrive at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth en route to Aberdeen, Scotland, on July 28. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) On Thursday, President Trump will bid farewell to King Charles III and Queen Camilla at 10:30 a.m. local time before departing Windsor Castle for Chequers,…
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration was moving to retake control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, claiming that such a move was necessary because of the facility’s proximity to nuclear weapons sites in China. Bagram, located 44 kilometres (27 miles) north of Kabul, was the largest US military base in…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was important to make a migrant returns deal with France work, in order to control the number of those arriving, as U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to use military force if necessary. “You have people coming in, and I told the Prime Minister I would stop it,”…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and Donald Trump “absolutely agree” on the need for an Israeli-Palestine peace roadmap, but the U.S. president said he disagreed with countries recognising Palestine as a state. “We absolutely agree on the need for peace and a road map, because the situation in Gaza is intolerable,” Starmer told…
President Trump on Thursday set high expectations for his Friday call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He described a deal over TikTok as all but completed and added that he is looking to make progress on broader issues like tariffs. The president spoke about a deal around the social media app in the past tense…
Updated on: Sept 18, 2025 08:45 pm IST “I have a disagreement with the Prime Minister on that score, one of our few disagreements, actually,” Trump said. US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he disagreed with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of Palestine as a state. US President Donald Trump, left,…
UK prime minister Keir Starmer and US president Donald Trump held a press conference on Thursday at Chequers to mark the conclusion of the US president’s second state visit to Britain. Mr Trump was visiting Mr Starmer’s country retreat on the final day of his state visit to the UK. The press conference has covered…
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle for the State visit by the President of the United States of America on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is due to leave Windsor Castle, where…
LONDON – After the pomp, it’s time for the politics. President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the final day of the U.S. leader’s state visit to Britain, with tech investment, steel tariffs and potentially tricky topics on the agenda. The president and first lady Melania Trump were feted by King…