The governments of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia joined dozens of other nations in symbolically recognizing a Palestinian state despite vociferous opposition from the United States and Israel. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday confirmed the widely anticipated announcement, saying the move is intended “to revive hope of peace for the Palestinians and…
Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, and Jessica Rawnsley Lammy: The UK can’t wait for perfect circumstances to recognise Palestinian state Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The prime minister said in July that the UK would shift its position unless Israel met several…
U.S. companies will be investing 150 billion pounds, the equivalent of over $200 billion, in the U.K. as part of a landmark package announced this week. “I promised that my government would deliver jobs, growth and opportunity for working people. Today we have secured a historic £150bn of investment commitments from US companies into the…
1m ago Trump to see U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer later today President Trump has not yet met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his state visit. The two leaders are set to see one another, however, at the state banquet at Windsor Castle, on Wednesday evening, The Guardian newspaper reported. The leaders…
Political campaign group Led By Donkeys project an image of Donald Trump onto Windsor Castle as U.S. President Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. begins on 16th September 2025 in Windsor, United Kingdom. Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the U.K. kicks into gear on…
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December. Six Syrian army officers have been killed in Israeli drone strikes south of Damascus, Syria’s state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported, a day after Syria condemned a new Israeli “military incursion” outside the capital. Israeli drones targeted Syrian…
US President Donald Trump said he wants to make more investments in healthy US companies on Monday. Whether corporate America is on board is another story. The White House announced a near-10% stake in chip maker Intel on Friday that converts government grants into an equity share. Trump on Monday doubled down on the idea…
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. The weapons had “superior combat capability” and used a “unique technology”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details. The launches, carried out on Saturday, “proved that the…
Beijing — Six people were killed and 10 are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge’s arch section suddenly giving way and plunging into the waters of the Yellow River below. The cause…
The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the controversial E1 area project, hailing it as ‘Zionism at its best’. Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced he will approve thousands of housing units in a highly controversial and long-delayed illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank, saying the move…
