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Have your say: Ed Davey has urged King Charles to scrap his US trip as Trump’s attacks on Sir Keir Starmer put the state visit in question
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Nigel Farage fails to meet Trump after flying to Mar-a-Lago
Reform UK leader insists he never planned on meeting the president, despite flying to his resort
Europe leads global arms imports market as demand surges: SIPRI report
Ukraine, Poland and the United Kingdom were the three biggest European weapon system importers between 2021 and 2025, said SIPRI.
Fury as oil price tops $100 a barrel: 3-figure hit per UK household as Starmer dithers
Oil has smashed past $100 and for UK households a normal week is turing into financial dread. Starmer has promised to help with bills, but delivery is doubtful
British couple held in Tehran prison caught in US-Iran war crossfire as bombs shatter windows
British citizens Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been held in prisons in Iran for more than a year, living through two wars
UK disrupts deadly drone fired from Iran in dramatic defensive operation
Weapon blasted towards Iraq targeted as RAF Typhoons and F-35s fly defensive sorties in the Middle East
Starmer may be right not to wade into Trump’s war in Iran – but has proven to be a prisoner of his own MPs
In fighting to saving his premiership, the PM is less able to lead even when he does the right thing, writes political editor David Maddox
Tony Blair blasts Starmer with brutal 4-word putdown for failure to back on Trump on Iran
The US President has also been critical of Sir Keir Starmer for not supporting his offensive in the Middle East.
UK preparing aircraft carrier for possible deployment to the Middle East
The MoD said the preparedness of HMS Prince of Wales is being increased, reducing the time it would take for it be deployed
‘New status quo’: Germany reaches for European conventional military dominance
Analysts noted that after decades of underinvestment, Berlin is flipping the script by moving ahead with a seismic increase in defense spending, set to hit a high mark in 2029 of €150 billion a year.