Published on Oct 25, 2025 07:06 pm IST UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged world leaders to remove Russian oil and gas from the global market and to unlock billions in frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine’s defense. Speaking after a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” in London, Starmer called for…
LONDON (AP) — When President Donald Trump took the stage in Egypt to hail the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, a row of world leaders stood behind him like extras in a political drama. It was a telling image. European governments have struggled to play a significant role in diplomacy over the Gaza…
One person familiar with Friday’s discussion pointed out Surgutneftegas, Putin’s personal company, has not been targeted yet and predicted: “If their [Russia’s] entire oil sphere could be squeezed it would have some chance of bringing Putin to the table.” A senior U.K. official separately added that the U.S. action had been “a really important new…
London — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began his third visit to Britain this year with a highly symbolic show of support from one of his country’s most vociferous Western partners. Zelenskyy was greeted on Friday by both rare British autumn sunshine and King Charles III at Windsor Castle, ahead of a summit with Prime Minister…
Britain’s domestic security service, MI5, publicly warned members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in a concerted attempt to undermine the UK’s democratic institutions. The rare public advisory highlights strategies used by foreign intelligence operatives to gather sensitive information, exert influence, and disrupt governance. MI5…
SHARM EL SHEIKH – The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “the Summit for Peace” to support ending the two-year war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and are not expected to attend Monday’s summit. Israel has rejected any role in…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is being urged by senior members of his government to reassess his policy toward China and take a tougher stance on the risks it poses to U.K. national security in the wake of a collapsed espionage case. Several Cabinet ministers are concerned that Starmer has taken too generous an approach…
Keir Starmer with PM Modi | Image: X United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced new initiatives to strengthen bilateral cooperation with India across technology, education, and creative industries, reaffirming the deep and evolving partnership between the two countries. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Starmer said, “We are opening the UK-India Technology…
ANI | Updated: Oct 09, 2025 12:56 IST Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and UK is driven by “trustworthiness, talent, and technology”.Following high-level talks with his British counterpart, Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai today, PM Modi stressed that India’s dynamism and…
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected on Wednesday accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…