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US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

Donald Trump calls UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty a 'great stupidity'

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

Trump invites EU to Board of Peace, but European officials worried council aims to replace UN

US President Donald Trump stands next to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.

Starmer discusses Greenland with Trump, condemns retaliatory tariffs


Danon calls on UN's Guterres to condemn Hamas's 'cruel, inhumane' hostage treatment

Danon addressed the physical condition of the returned hostages, calling it "clear evidence of war crimes" by Hamas.

 Israel's Ambassador Danny Danon addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 18, 2024.

Starmer looks to Northern Ireland model for Israel-Palestine peace plan

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer explores adapting Good Friday Agreement strategies to forge lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

 British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during BBC's Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, Britain, June 26, 2024

'Hamas held Emily in UNRWA facilities,' Emily Damari's mother tells British prime minister

Emily Damari, a now 28-year-old British-Israeli, was released from Hamas captivity two weeks ago with Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher.

 British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.

Starmer vows to fight 'poison of antisemitism' ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, attended a reception on Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a book as he sits beside Holocaust survivor Renee Salt, right, during a reception in Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in London, Britain, Jan. 22, 2025.

'Back to the living, back to freedom': World leaders welcome the hostages home

"The release of hostages after many months of war between Israel and Hamas is a deeply meaningful moment," Zelensky wrote.

 Israelis celebrate as the hostages are brought back on the first day of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

UK PM Starmer visits Auschwitz ahead of 80th anniversary

Britain's King Charles is due to attend a commemoration service at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial on Jan. 27.

 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the Holocaust Educational Trust's annual appeal dinner, Sep. 16, 2024.

UK's Starmer extends condolences to UNRWA chief as Lammy promises millions in funding

UK Minister David Lammy promised UNRWA an addition £13 million in funding.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer walks on Downing Street, this week. The British government has changed its stance because it relies on left-wing parties that are not sympathetic to Israel, the writer charges.

Starmer, British officials meet with UK Jews on antisemitism, hostages

The UK Jewish groups said that they had emphasized to Starmer a need to keep the frequent anti-Israel demonstrations in the country away from synagogues and Jewish community sites.

 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, following his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.

Global reactions pour in as Trump wins 2024 US presidential election

Presidents, prime ministers, and other key diplomatic leaders from across the globe have extended congratulatory remarks to Trump.

 Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall as he campaigns in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US. October 4, 2024.

'We will never forget the fallen': International leaders share Oct. 7 message

"We will not forget the fallen, the hostages, and the families whose hearts are broken from their absence or the expectation of return," Macron wrote.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared posts addressing the October 7 massacre. October 7, 2024.