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KEIR STARMER

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech at the Labour party's annual conference in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
U.K.’s Starmer buys himself time by punching back at Farage
Keir Starmer's barnstorming speech at his party's annual conference in Liverpool left his internal rivals humbled and the party unified behind him — for now.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the opening day of the U.K. Labour Party annual conference on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025
Starmer seeks political redemption by taking on Farage threat
Labour’s gathering is a chance for the British prime minister to test-drive a new strategy of going on the attack against an insurgent Reform U.K. party led by Farage.
Migrants wade into the sea to try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2025
U.K. sees biggest-ever migrant arrival as boats get bigger
A boat carrying 125 people crossed to England from France on Saturday, breaking a previous record from August when 107 people arrived in a "mega-dinghy.”
Women in the U.K. still tend to handle the weekly shop, meaning they’re the first to feel the pinch from higher grocery, water and transport bills — the main drivers pushing inflation to its highest since early 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025
Women turn away from Labour as they lose faith in economy
Already, Britain's government has lost nearly half of the female voters who helped it win power just a year ago, according a political strategy and communications consultancy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands as they hold a news conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit Thursday in Aylesbury, Britain.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2025
Trump flattery pays off for Starmer with major pitfalls averted
While the British concluded the trip without any open conflict, they failed to score any obvious diplomatic breakthroughs.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at Lancaster House in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Lack of successor keeps U.K.'s Starmer safe as Labour mulls his ouster
Plots against British leader Keir Starmer have dominated the headlines in Britain following the messy departures of key members of his government.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a letter from Britain's King Charles as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in February.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2025
Trump’s big U.K. visit comes at worst possible time for PM Keir Starmer
Trump's three-day trip comes just days after Starmer lost two senior members of the U.K. government to scandal.
U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey is one of the most senior ministers to retain their post after Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshuffled his Cabinet.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2025
Starmer tells Cabinet to change gears in bid to fend off Farage
The British prime minister recently reshuffled his government, appointing more than four dozen junior ministers after overhauling his Cabinet.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch are both nonbelievers. That’s a rare shared trait in the country’s political history.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2025
How much does faith influence British politics?
For the first time in British political history, both the nation’s premier and the official leader of the opposition have shared such an attitude toward God.
U.K. Prime Miniter Keir Starmer speaks at the Jaguar Land Rover automobile manufacturing plant in Solihull, U.K. Starmer declared in May that his trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump included a cut in U.S. tariffs on British steel to zero.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2025
Trade partners grow restless waiting for Trump’s tariff breaks
While deals have been cut, the lower tariff rates agreed have yet to kick in.
The HMS Prince of Wales arrives at the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
EDITORIALS
Aug 15, 2025
Operation Highmast reinforces claims that ‘security is indivisible’
European governments recognize that developments in the Indo-Pacific have a profound impact on their national interests.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron after a joint news conference at a military base at Northwood Headquarters in northwest London on July 10
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025
U.K. and France set to ratify 'one in, one out' boat migrant returns deal
France will accept the return of undocumented people arriving in the U.K. by boat while the U.K. will accept an equal number of asylum-seekers with British family connections.
Palestinians crowd a coastal path west of the city of Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip after managing to get aid parcels on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2025
Britain warns Israel it could recognize Palestinian state as Gaza starves
The warning, which drew a harsh Israeli rebuke, came after a hunger monitor warned a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding and immediate action is needed.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to London earlier this month to meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer shows how a changing Europe and shifting global threats could let Britain move past Brexit and help shape a new European security order.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2025
Britain and Europe are changing together
Britain can help shape the continent’s new security order, so long as it banishes the Brexit mindset.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a news conference in London on July 10 after wrapping up a joint military visit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2025
France and U.K. tighten nuclear ties amid questions over U.S. commitment
While France and the U.K. are taking a positive step for European security, the announcement is both more and less than it seems.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London on Thursday
WORLD
Jul 10, 2025
U.K.'s Starmer hopes for migration win at summit with Macron
The British leader hopes to reach a deal on a so-called "one in, one out" migrant returns deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte attend the opening of the NATO leaders summit in The Hague on June 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2025
NATO’s Donald Trump dilemma
NATO's fate — and the future of global stability — will hinge on whether European leaders push back.
Foreign minister David Lammy told Parliament the Labour administration would invest £600 million in its intelligence services.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025
'Audit' of U.K. and China relations finds Beijing's spying is on the rise
British foreign minister David Lammy said the Labour administration would invest £600 million in its intelligence services as a result of the findings.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would have little choice but to provide military support to the U.S. should it decide to strike Iran, security experts say.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2025
Why a remote U.K. base makes the U.S.-Iran standoff so difficult for Starmer
The standoff drew a fresh spotlight on a remote Indian Ocean base controlled by Britain that has long provided a key staging point for American bombers.
Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as the European Union all have something at stake at the Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit in Alberta, Canada.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2025
G7 leaders prepare for delicate dance with Trump at summit in Canada
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking a trade deal with Trump on the sidelines of the summit, which would be a coup ahead of elections next month.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

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