All news on the topic: Middle East
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Starmer makes last-ditch pitch to voters as Labour braces for heavy local election losses
Keir Starmer will this week launch a last-minute effort to convince voters he is on their side as he persists in his campaign ahead of challenging local election results.
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Panic in Labour as MPs warn ditching Rachel Reeves risks bond market shock
Frantic Labour MPs are attempting to save Rachel Reeves from being dismissed because they fear her departure from Number 11 could trigger bond market turmoil.
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Secret details of Scotland-Israel meeting to be released after watchdog rules they were wrongly hidden
Secret details of Angus Robertson’s much-criticised meeting with an Israeli diplomat are to be released after a near two-year freedom of information battle by The Ferret.
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Trump claims King Charles ‘would have helped’ US strike on Iran, dragging monarch into conflic
President Trump has boldly proclaimed that King Charles “would have probably helped” the United States with their offensive against Iran, once again drawing the monarch into the war in the Middle East.
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Trump escalates Iran rhetoric, posting gun image and warning ‘no more Mr Nice guy’ amid nuclear standoff
Donald Trump has claimed that Iran ’can’t get their act together’ and shared a photo of himself with a gun, saying ’no more Mr Nice guy’.
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Donald Trump says King Charles III “agrees” on Iran as awkward moments mark royal US trip
Donald Trump has claimed that the King is in agreement with him regarding Iran and nuclear weapons.
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Iranian embassy in London summoned over calls for expats to “sacrifice lives for homeland”
The Iranian Ambassador to London has been summoned to the Foreign Office after Metro revealed that Tehran’s embassy is recruiting expats to’sacrifice their lives for the Homeland’.
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BP profits surge to $3.2bn as volatile oil prices deliver trader windfall
Volatile energy prices have handed a windfall to BP in an early boost to efforts by its new boss to restore confidence in the oil major.
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Hackers tied to Iranian intelligence threaten US Marines after major data leak
A hacking group linked to the Iranian government has issued deadly threats to US Marines in the Middle East after leaking their personal information.
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Trump blocks Pakistan talks with Iran envoys as ceasefire holds but mistrust deepens
Donald Trump said he has instructed US envoys not to go to Pakistan for further talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday.
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Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’, says No10 amid Trump retaliation threat
Downing Street said the UK ’couldn’t be clearer’ about Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after leaked messages suggested the US might order a review in retaliation over Iran.
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Nigel Farage says he is “starting to worry” about Donald Trump’s judgment amid Middle East tensions
Nigel Farage says he is "starting to worry slightly" about the judgment of Donald Trump amid mounting UK-US tensions over the conflict in the Middle East.
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Ties to the FSO and access to Putin: how Russian Boxing Federation chief Umar Kremlev built influence and secured state assets
The awarding of the Order of Friendship to twice-convicted Umar-Ali Lutfulloev (Umar Kremlev) highlights the deep-seated cronyism within the Russian state.
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“Calamity coming”: Reeves trapped as borrowing surges and growth stalls
The Chancellor has left the nation completely unprepared for the unfolding disaster.
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World’s biggest condom maker to raise prices by 30% as Iran war disrupts supply
The world’s biggest condom maker is raising its prices by at least 30% due to production disruptions caused by the Iran war, the company’s chief has warned.
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Safe sex costs may rise as war disrupts production of key materials, CEO says
Safe sex could get more expensive if the Iran war continues to disrupt global supply chains, according to a new interview with the CEO of the world’s largest condom manufacturer.
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Downing street pushes for closer EU ties amid global trade and security pressures
Downing Street is striving to secure agreements on steel and electric cars with the EU as it aims to strengthen the post-Brexit economic relationship.
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Series of anti-Jewish attacks in London fuels fears after latest arson attempt
Counter-terrorism police are investigating an arson attack on a Jewish charity in north London.
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Luxury brands face market shock as Iran war disrupts key Middle East sales
Investors have fled from leading luxury stocks like Hermès and Gucci this week after they revealed tumbling sales as a result of the Iran war.
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The UK economy grew by 0.5% in February prior to the chaos of the Iran war
The UK economy grew by a surprising 0.5% in February - but this was before the full impact of the Middle East war.
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Rachel Reeves intensifies criticism of Trump’s Iran conflict, labeling it a ‘mistake’
Rachel Reeves has intensified her criticism of Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran, calling it a “mistake” that has destabilized the global economy and negatively impacted living standards worldwide.
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China’s “civilian” space tech used by Iran to monitor US bases, documents suggest
Iran secretly obtained a Chinese spy satellite, significantly boosting its ability to track and target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent conflict.
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Keir Starmer defies Donald Trump, vows UK will not be “dragged” into Iran war despite trade threats
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is “not going to yield” to pressure from Donald Trump, after the US president threatened to change the terms of the trade deal.
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UK military chiefs ordered to find £3.5bn savings amid warnings Britain is ‘unprepared for war’
UK military generals have been asked to find £3.5bn of savings with fears Sir Keir Starmer is leaving the country ‘unprepared for war’.
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Former defence leaders have warned that the UK’s national security is at risk due to “corrosive complacency” within Sir Keir Starmer’s government
Former defence secretaries and Labour grandees have rallied behind a former NATO secretary general, who has warned that the UK’s security is “in peril” due to “corrosive complacency” from Sir Keir Starmer.
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