Trump envoy Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home…
DAN HODGES: ‘He’s insane. I want to scream.’ Extraordinary comments Labour MPs made to me about Keir Starmer after his latest gaffe… and why it tells us a dark truth about how he runs the country
A Labour MP I spoke to recently is in despair at the Prime Minister. ‘He’s insane’, he told…
First German-UK defense pact since WWII followed by Moscow warning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany and the United Kingdom have signed their first bilateral defense pact since World…
Britain is lowering the voting age to 16. It’s getting a mixed reaction
LONDON (AP) — There has been a mixed reaction in Britain to the government’s announcement that it will…
Kneecap will face no further action over Glastonbury performance, police say – The Irish Times
Belfast rap group Kneecap will face no further action following their performance at Glastonbury last month, Avon and…
Starmer and Merz find their happy place: War – POLITICO
They said “anything that gets more U.S. weaponry into Ukraine faster is good news,” confirming the U.K.’s support…
France’s budget bombshell is a wake-up call for Europe as it veers toward bankruptcy – POLITICO
“This will leave increasingly little fiscal space for benefits targeted at mitigating poverty, insuring against income shocks, and…
Britain to lower voting age to 16 before next national election, government announces
London — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part…
Donald Trump’s heading back to Britain. Cue a load of complaining. – POLITICO
“They have done the politics of it very, very cleverly,” said one Labour MP of the timings. But…
Trump to make second state visit to UK, hosted by King Charles III
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump will make an unprecedented second state visit to the U.K. between…
Donald Trump’s UK state visit set for September — when MPs are away – POLITICO
The high-profile visit coincides with a U.K. parliamentary recess — potentially helping sidestep a diplomatic row. Britain’s MPs,…
It’s the King Charles and Macron show – POLITICO
Charles’ biographer Robert Hardman pointed out that a state visit would not be the place for “anything specific…