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US considers buying Chagos Islands from Mauritius, bypassing Britain, report says

A US Air Force B-1B bomber taking off from the Diego Garcia military base on Oct 7, 2001. Britain has shelved its plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, home to the US-British Diego Garcia air base, after it was criticised by the US.

Zelensky meets allies in Britain after strike hits Ukraine nuclear site

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a Dec 8, 2025 meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain.

Early Christmas Day gift for Aidan O’Brien in Epsom Derby

Horse Racing - The Epsom Derby - Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, Britain - June 6, 2026
Christmas Day ridden by Ronan Whelan wins the 16:00 Betfred Derby Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Starmer will be ‘part of’ any leadership race, says UK Deputy PM Lammy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would automatically be included in any leadership ballot if he wanted to participate.

British Airways says fare increases more likely after summer

International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways, plans to offset 60 per cent of fuel costs through revenue and savings.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 6, 2026

Demonstrators holding signs early on June 6 reading, "Rerun election", outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head dies aged 72

British actor Anthony Head most recently played former Richmond Football Club owner Rupert Mannion in the football comedy Ted Lasso.

US V-P Vance blames Britain’s handling of student’s murder on migrant ‘invasion’

US Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters after his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 28, 2026 on his return from Colorado where he attended the 2026 graduation ceremony at the US Air Force Academy. (Photo by Matt Rourke / POOL / AFP)

British man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker admits terrorism offence

Police officers stand outside the Manchester synagogue, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur, in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Romanians convicted of stabbing journalist in Britain; prosecutors say they acted for Iran

Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati near his home in Wimbledon in March 2024, appear at Woolwich Crown Court in London, Britain, May 18, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Julia Quenzler

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.