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April 9, 2026
3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says
John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Mid...
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April 7, 2026
Kanye West ‘Should Never Have Been Invited,’ Starmer Says After Barring Rapper From UK
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government blocked the artist formerly known as Kanye West from entering Britain for the three-day Wireless Festival in July.
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April 6, 2026
On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats
Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.
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April 5, 2026
Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of Wireless Festival Headlined by Kanye West
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
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April 1, 2026
Trump’s Brusque Threat to Europe: Go It Alone
Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
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March 31, 2026
Offensive vs. Defensive: On Iran, the Distinction Matters for Britain’s Leader
As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.
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March 24, 2026
Trump Sours on British Leader Over Iran War: ‘What If Donald Shouts at Me?’
President Trump once called Prime Minister Keir Starmer a friend. But Mr. Starmer’s decision not to join the attacks on Iran has led to merciless mocking by the president.
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March 16, 2026
Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.
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March 11, 2026
Starmer Was Warned of Mandelson’s Ties to Epstein Ahead of Ambassador Pick
Documents released by the U.K. government on Wednesday showed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was told of Peter Mandelson’s ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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March 4, 2026
U.K. Arrests Lawmaker’s Partner on Allegation of Spying for China, BBC Reports
The Metropolitan Police of London said that it had arrested three people under the National Security Act.
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March 4, 2026
Global Leaders Brace for the Fallout From Trump’s Fast Metastasizing War
Higher energy prices, political instability and a potential new wave of refugees: The escalating regional conflict in the Middle East could have far-reaching effects.
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March 1, 2026
The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.
While the latest tranche of documents about the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has exposed a deeply American scandal, it is Europe where the aggressive enforcement is taking place.
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February 27, 2026
Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election, in Blow to Starmer
The result marks the first time the Greens have won a British parliamentary by-election and signals the frustration of left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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February 26, 2026
The Gorton and Denton By-Election Comes at a Bad Time for Keir Starmer
A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intense political pressure.
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February 24, 2026
Mandelson’s Arrest Adds to Scandal That Has Rattled Starmer and Labour Party
The arrest of the British former envoy to Washington, long a key figure in the Labour Party, deepened a scandal that has led to calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation.
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February 24, 2026
What Brontë Country Tells Us About Britain Today
Whatever you make of Emerald Fennell’s R-rated “Wuthering Heights” movie, the region where the original novel was written is worth revisiting in its own right.
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February 20, 2026
Former Prince Andrew’s Arrest Upends Royal Family’s Effort to Move Past His Scandal
King Charles III’s family, long rocked by infighting and grievous losses, is facing what could be the gravest threat to its moral authority in more than a generation.
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February 19, 2026
British Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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February 19, 2026
Former Prince Andrew’s Ties to Epstein Keep Spotlight on UK Prime Minister Starmer
The detention of the former prince maintains the spotlight on links between the government of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 19, 2026
Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.
Already weakened by “U-turns” on his agenda, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls to step down over appointing a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador.
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February 10, 2026
The Ties That Bound the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein
For years Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician, concealed the depth of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, until new files were released.
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February 9, 2026
Starmer’s Communications Chief Resigns Amid Fallout From Mandelson-Epstein Scandal
Tim Allan is the second senior member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s team to depart in less than 24 hours. The latest resignation increases the pressure on Mr. Starmer’s premiership.
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February 8, 2026
Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment
The chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 5, 2026
Starmer Apologizes for Ex-Ambassador Mandelson’s Epstein Ties
Newly released documents detailed connections between the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson, who was picked to be the U.S. envoy by the British prime minister, Keir Starmer.
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February 5, 2026
‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein
Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers.
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January 19, 2026
Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance to the Brink Over Greenland
As President Trump tries to coerce European leaders over Greenland, they are pondering the unthinkable: Is an 80-year-old alliance doomed?
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