Starmer allies turn against Blair over Iran critique – POLITICO
Starmer mirrored Blair’s “mission-led” approach on entering No.10 and hired a raft of former Blair operatives, including Jonathan…
Diplomacy in ruins as G7 meets on Iran
The flags of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union…
China sets lowest GDP growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%
Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at…
Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, oil prices, Middle East latest
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks opened…
Iran conflict worsens UK defense dilemmas – POLITICO
Starmer has embraced the idea of closer defense ties with Europe since taking office, and signed a new…
EU scrambles for unity as Iran crisis exposes transatlantic rift – POLITICO
At the national level, however, Europe’s message was less unified. In a joint statement, France, Germany and the…
Boris Johnson lobbied Donald Trump to block UK’s Chagos Islands deal – POLITICO
Representatives for Johnson and Truss declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request…
UK to ‘pause for thought’ on Chagos Islands deal after Trump blast – POLITICO
Ministers had already put the British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill on hold at the…
Trump now backs UK Chagos deal despite ‘GREAT STUPIDITY’ critique – POLITICO
“If the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers U.S. operations…
Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, DAX moves
City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Laine…
5 China experts on how Keir Starmer should play his China trip – POLITICO
Britain should “listen to the Chinese leadership and try and understand more about how [Chinese President] Xi Jinping…
UK must decide future of deal with firm linked to Russia’s gas – POLITICO
But TotalEnergies retains ties to fossil fuel trade with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Now, pro-Ukrainian campaigners and parliamentarians — including the…