Keir Starmer

Why military brass kept Trump sidelined during high-stakes Iranian extraction operation - report

Military aides kept Trump out of the Situation Room during the high-stakes Iran rescue mission of a US airman, fearing his temper would derail the mission.

US President Donald Trump walks after speaking to the press, as he arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, US, April 17, 2026
 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

UK PM Starmer tells social media firms to 'take responsibility' for children's safety online

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

PMO appoints new Mossad chief, Trump orders Hormuz blockade after US-Iran talks fail


Recognizing a Palestinian state: A political strategy or a path to peace? - opinion

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has plans to recognize a Palestinian state because “the expansion of Israeli settlements” annoys him.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

UK, France Palestinian state recognition part of joint peace plan in works for months - report

Sources familiar with the details told the New York Times that France's Macron intended to recognize a Palestinian state due to immense internal pressure.

(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France's President Emmanuel Macron at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025

Chief rabbi criticizes UK gov’t for rewarding Hamas captors with state at London hostage march

Thousands marched in London demanding the release of hostages held by Hamas, as UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis criticized Starmer’s Palestinian state recognition.

 Rev Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth is seen in Lincoln’s Inn Fields with hostage families and supporters as they prepare to march to Downing Streeton August 10, 2025 in London, England.

'Ever heard of Dresden?': US Ambassador Huckabee slams UK PM Starmer over Gaza stance

The UK Prime Minister released a statement urging Israel to stop the occupation because he believed that it would "do nothing to bring an end to this conflict."

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2025.

Israel could withdraw defense, security coop. with UK over Palestinian state recognition - report

Israeli companies have sold weapons systems, parts, and software to British firms, and the overall trading partnership between the two countries is worth 6 billion pounds and supports 38,000 jobs.

Members of the Polish military walk next to a Gripen aircraft, on the day of a ceremony of NATO's Air Policing mission, comprising components of the Royal Swedish and British Air Forces, in the air base in Malbork, Poland, April 1, 2025.

Taiwan has better claim to statehood than Palestine, ex-UK PM Johnson says - report

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson denounced incumbent Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson delivers a keynote speech at the annual Ketagalan forum in Taipei, Taiwan August 5, 2025.

The worst of all worlds: The UK’s Palestinian state plan - opinion

If one believes that statehood and self-determination are the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, seeing recognition bandied around as a negotiating tactic is insulting.

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

UK spy planes conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to locate hostages - report

The British Defense Ministry hasn’t disclosed which aircraft are currently being used to help find the hostages, after the Shadow R1 used in other operations was sent to Britain.

Shadow R1, 14 Squadron - RAF Waddington

Erdogan urges Europe to force Israel into a two-state solution, Gaza ceasefire

"We find the recent humanitarian reactions coming from Europe, particularly from France and Britain, very valuable," Erdogan said in Ankara.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025

Hundreds of Gazan children to be evacuated to the UK for medical treatment by NHS - report

The nearly 300 Gazan children are expected to never return back home, sources told the Sunday Times.

A doctor checks Palestinian girl Jana Ayad, who is malnourished, according to medics, as she receives treatment at the International Medical Corps field hospital, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip, June 22, 2024.