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Keir Starmer

Abramovich's lawyers say he will fight any UK attempt to seize Chelsea sale money

FILE PHOTO: Roman Abramovich attends a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FILE PHOTO
FILE PHOTO: Roman Abramovich attends a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FILE PHOTO

UK tries to limit economic hit from Iran as borrowing costs jump

Starmer and Trump hold call to discuss war in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.

Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war

US President Donald Trump has criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after London blocked the US'  initial use of British bases to attack Iran.
US President Donald Trump has criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after London blocked the US'  initial use of British bases to attack Iran.

Drone strike drives calls to end British military presence on Cyprus

FILE PHOTO: A British Airbus A400M military aircraft approaches RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base that was hit by a drone early on Monday, causing limited damage, in Cyprus, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A British Airbus A400M military aircraft approaches RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base that was hit by a drone early on Monday, causing limited damage, in Cyprus, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

UK sending four extra Typhoon jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 05, 2026. Jaimi Joy/Pool via REUTERS
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East at Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain, March 05, 2026. Jaimi Joy/Pool via REUTERS

UK PM Starmer to address press conference on Middle East conflict at 1400 GMT

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

British Defence Minister John Healey arrives at Cyprus after drone strike

Britain's Defence Minister John Healey is due to arrive in Cyprus later on March 5, after a drone strike on a British airbase there.
Britain's Defence Minister John Healey is due to arrive in Cyprus later on March 5, after a drone strike on a British airbase there.

UK's Starmer vows to keep a 'cool head' after Trump castigation

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

Trump says UK’s Starmer is ‘not Winston Churchill’ after rift over Iran strikes

Britain's Prime Minister Starmer told Parliament on March 2 he had to judge what was in Britain’s national interest.
Britain's Prime Minister Starmer told Parliament on March 2 he had to judge what was in Britain’s national interest.

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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.