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Trump Urges UK to Tap Its 'Treasure Chest'

He sees a 'VAST FORTUNE' in the North Sea

(Newser) - Before leaving Scotland, President Trump called on the UK to ramp up oil drilling in the North Sea, branding the region an overlooked "treasure chest" mired in high taxes. Trump criticized the country's clean energy focus on Truth Social, urging government ministers to "incentivize the drillers,...

Starmer to Israel: Ceasefire or We'll Recognize Palestine

UK wants Israel to take 'substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza'

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the UK will recognize a Palestinian state in September—unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward long-term peace. Starmer called ministers together for a rare summertime Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza, reports the AP...

Trump Adds a 3rd Scottish Golf Course to His Collection

It's been quite the mix of business and politics during president's 5-day trip to Scotland

(Newser) - President Trump opened a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed around promoting his family's luxury properties and playing golf. "Let's go. 1-2-3," Trump said before he cut the red ribbon. Trump and his sons, Eric and...

Trump's Visit to Scotland: Respect, Ridicule; Business, Politics

President heads there to inaugurate a new golf course

(Newser) - President Trump travels to Scotland on Friday as his family's business prepares for the Aug. 13 opening of a new golf course in Aberdeenshire billed as "the greatest 36 holes in golf." While there, Trump will talk trade with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a meeting...

UK, Germany Agree to Tighten Defense Ties
UK, Germany Sign
Defense Treaty
Jul 17, 2025 6:30 PM CDT

UK, Germany Sign Defense Treaty

Starmer had signed a nuclear arms agreement with France last week

(Newser) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a landmark treaty on Thursday that pledges to tighten defense ties, as European nations try to protect Ukraine, and themselves, from an aggressive Russia in the face of wavering support from President Trump's internally focused administration. Merz said...

UK Plans to Lower Voting Age to 16
UK Plans to Lower Voting Age
Jul 17, 2025 12:42 PM CDT

UK Plans to Lower Voting Age

Opposition parties aren't happy about plan to let 16-year-olds vote in national elections

(Newser) - The British government has decided to give more teenagers a say in who runs the country. The Labour Party announced plans Thursday to lower the voting age to 16 ahead of the next general election, which is due in 2029, the BBC reports. The change would extend the right...

Trump's Second State Visit to the UK Is 'Unprecedented'

September visit is seen as an overture from the prime minister

(Newser) - President Trump will make an unprecedented second state visit to the UK between Sept. 17 and 19 when he will be hosted by King Charles II and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Trump, who is a big supporter of the royal family, particularly of the monarch,...

UK Is Buying Up Nuclear-Capable Fighter Jets
UK Acts Amid 'Growing
Nuclear Threat'
Jun 25, 2025 10:05 AM CDT

UK Acts Amid 'Growing Nuclear Threat'

PM Keir Starmer says Britain is buying 'at least' 12 nuclear-capable fighter jets

(Newser) - The UK says it will soon regain the ability to drop nuclear weapons from the air. With war raging in Europe and the Middle East, the UK announced Tuesday that it would buy "at least" 12 US-made F-35A stealth fighter-bombers, capable of carrying conventional and nuclear bombs, per the...

Trump on US-UK Trade Deal: 'It's Done'

Though steel imports are still being negotiated

(Newser) - US President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that they had signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on UK auto and aerospace industry imports—but they are still discussing how to handle steel production, the AP reports. The pair spoke to reporters at the Group...

MI6 Gets Its First Female Chief
MI6 Gets Its First
Female Chief
Jun 16, 2025 9:16 AM CDT

MI6 Gets Its First Female Chief

Veteran intelligence officer Blaise Metreweli steps in amid rising global threats

(Newser) - For the first time in its 116-year history, Britain's storied MI6 intelligence service will be led by a woman. Blaise Metreweli, currently the agency's director general for technology and innovation, will take over as chief later this year, succeeding Sir Richard Moore, the BBC reports. Metreweli, 47,...

Inside the UK's Plan to Pump Up Its Military
Inside the UK's Plan
to Pump Up Its Military
the rundown
Jun 4, 2025 1:51 PM CDT

Inside the UK's Plan to Pump Up Its Military

PM Keir Starmer announced planned increase in defense spending

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday advocated for a plan that would see the UK make its biggest increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War, build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, and become "a battle-ready, armor-clad nation." Starmer was blunt about the main instigator...

Pushing for Son's Freedom, Mom Ends Up in Hospital Again

'We're losing her,' daughter says of Laila Soueif, on a hunger strike for activist son imprisoned in Egypt

(Newser) - The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a monthslong hunger strike aimed at pressing for her son's release, her family said Friday. Laila Soueif was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital on Thursday night with dangerously low blood-sugar levels,...

The UK Is Cracking Down on Israel
The UK Is
Not Happy
With Israel
May 20, 2025 9:50 AM CDT

The UK Is Not Happy With Israel

Britain yanks free-trade talks, slaps sanctions on Israel over actions in Gaza, West Bank

(Newser) - The British government is suspending free-trade negotiations with Israel and has leveled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes Israel's military actions in Gaza. Tuesday's actions came a day after the UK, France, and Canada condemned Israel's handling of the war in Gaza and its...

UN Humanitarian Chief: 14K Gaza Babies in Immediate Peril

Tom Fletcher says they could die within next 48 hours if Israel doesn't allow much more aid in

(Newser) - An international report from earlier this month noted that the Gaza Strip is "teetering on the edge of famine," as food supplies dwindle down to nothing and aid trucks are denied entry. Now, the head of the United Nations' humanitarian arm has issued a dire warning about the...

UK Police Investigate Fire at Prime Minister's House
Suspect Charged in
Fires at Starmer Properties
updated
May 15, 2025 4:42 PM CDT

Suspect Charged in Fires at Starmer Properties

Prime minister, other politicians have condemned the attacks

(Newser) - A suspect has been charged with setting fires that damaged two properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych, a Ukrainian national, was charged Thursday with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life, the AP reports. The charges are in connection with a...

UK Takes British Steel Over From Chinese Owners

Parliament approves emergency law as plant neared a shutdown

(Newser) - The UK Parliament on Saturday approved emergency legislation allowing the government to effectively take control of Britain's last factory that makes steel from its Chinese owners. After being called back from recess for only the sixth Saturday session of Parliament since World War II, both houses passed the measure...

Canada's PM Sends Message With His First Foreign Visit

Mark Carney heads to France, not the traditional Washington, DC

(Newser) - New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from one of Ottawa's oldest allies as President Trump attacks Canada's sovereignty and economy. Macron and Carney did not take journalists' questions ahead of the talks,...

UK Leader to Putin: Prove You're Serious About Peace

British PM Keir Starmer told a coalition of global leaders the ball is in Russia's court

(Newser) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told allies to "keep the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine , hailing Ukraine as the "party of peace." The AP reports Starmer said In his opening remarks during a virtual summit of the "coalition of the willing" on...

Europe Is 'Doubling Down' on Aid to Ukraine After Summit

Troops could be deployed by willing nations, Starmer says

(Newser) - European leaders met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London on Sunday, pledging to support his nation in its fight against Russia's invasion financially and with troops after his hostile reception at the White House on Friday. "We are doubling down" on aid for Ukraine, said UK Prime...

Zelensky Had a Much Different Meeting at Downing Street

Ukraine leader meets with UK Prime Minister Starmer

(Newser) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday and told him he had the UK's unwavering support—one day after the blowout at the White House with President Trump, per the AP . Zelensky arrived to cheers from people who had gathered outside of 10...

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