World Feb 10 UK Prime Minister Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein fallout By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Feb 09 Head of Scotland's Labour Party calls on Starmer to resign Scotland's Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is the most senior party figure to call for Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Feb 06 UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe Mandelson has not been arrested or charged. By Associated Press
World Feb 05 UK's Starmer apologizes to Epstein survivors for making Peter Mandelson an ambassador The prime minister said Mandelson had lied and “portrayed Epstein as someone he barely knew.”… By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Jan 29 Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global order The disruption to global trade under Trump has made expanding trade and investment more imperative for many governments. By Jill Lawless, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
Jan 23 Starmer calls Trump's remarks on NATO troops in Afghanistan 'insulting' and 'appalling' By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as “insulting” and “appalling.”… Continue reading
Dec 08 Zelenskyy holds talks in London with European allies on U.S.-backed peace plan and security By Jill Lawless, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The leaders are working to ensure that any ceasefire is backed by solid security guarantees both from Europe and the U.S. to deter Russia from attacking again. Continue reading
Nov 24 Britain's Starmer suggests former Prince Andrew should testify in U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein By Associated Press The former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has so far ignored a request from members of the House Oversight Committee for a "transcribed interview."… Continue reading
Nov 12 Starmer refuses to say whether he will urge Trump to drop his threat to sue BBC By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Keir Starmer has refused to say whether he would urge Donald Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 02 European positions on Russia harden as drone incidents, cyber-attacks and sabotage mount By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. Continue reading