PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain‑backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, three Western diplomats said. Fresh exchanges of…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the start of a Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at Downing Street in London, Feb. 24, 2026. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The cost of long-term borrowing for the British government is at its…
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia against Ukraine and produce drones for use in the conflict. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations under its global irregular migration sanctions regime, relating to what it said…
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene leaders from across society on Tuesday to tackle antisemitism in the wake of the stabbing of two Jewish men and a string of other assaults, his office said. The attacks have left communities fearing for their safety and piled pressure on the governing…
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – If the ancestors of Donald Trump and King Charles could see them today, the U.S. president mused Tuesday, they “would surely be filled with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution in human freedom” had survived to the present day. Trump moments later stepped back from the lectern at the…
LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday the Iranian ambassador to London had been summoned over what the government described as the Iranian embassy’s “unacceptable and inflammatory” comments on social media. Britain’s minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, made clear that the embassy “must cease any form of communications that could be…
April 28 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited to attend next month’s summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Armenia, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Tuesday, adding that this marked the first time that a non-European country was taking part in the event. • “Europe and Canada are…
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that the four-day trip to the United States by King Charles and Queen Camilla would go ahead as planned following a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice…
By Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace said discussions would take place with U.S. authorities on Sunday to determine whether a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump would affect planning for King Charles’ state visit to the U.S. this week. Trump was rushed out of the…
By Ana Isabel Martinez and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY, April 23 (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday the government has opened an investigation into Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard to determine whether he violated any laws when he sent his adult son to live at a diplomatic residence in the United Kingdom. Ebrard…