Alex Wickham
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Joe Mayes
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· May 14
UK Mulls New Investor Visa Targeting Key Strategic Industries
The UK is drawing up plans for a special visa for foreigners who invest significant sums in Britain, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seeks to blunt the economic blow from recent tax hikes ...
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Alex Wickham
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· Apr 23
Ukraine, Europe Insist Russia Truce Must Precede Any Land Deal
Ukraine and its European allies have told the US that a ceasefire and clarity on security guarantees for Kyiv should precede any peace deal with Russia that involves negotiations about territory, acco...
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Alex Wickham
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· Apr 19
US Open to Recognizing Crimea as Russian in Ukraine Deal
The US is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Alex Wickham
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· Apr 16
UK Raises Alarm on Chinese Drones Used to Survey Sensitive Sites
UK government officials have raised private concerns that Chinese-manufactured drones are being used to take high resolution images of critical national infrastructure sites in the UK, going against g...
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Alex Wickham
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· Apr 8
Trump’s Tariffs Put UK Back on Course for EU Reset Deal in May
The UK and European Union are optimistic about striking a deal to reset post-Brexit relations at a summit in May, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and policy on the Russia-Ukraine war spur calls fo...
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Alex Wickham
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· Apr 3
UK Gets Mixed Signals From US on Whether 10% Tariff Is Permanent
US officials have told their UK counterparts they’ll discuss Britain’s proposal to reduce tariffs below 10%, but warned them President Donald Trump may decide that number is his permanent baseline for...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 26
Europe Sees Putin Forcing Trump Into a Tough Choice on Ukraine
Donald Trump is soon going to be faced with a difficult decision in his push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to some European and US officials briefed on his team’s negotiations with the Kre...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 22
Rachel Reeves Prepares UK Spending Cuts Forced by Budget Call Gone Wrong
When Rachel Reeves rises to the dispatch box in the House of Commons on Wednesday to deliver her spring statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer aims to fix a risk of her own making that backfired a...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 18
Putin Is Said to Want All Arms to Ukraine Halted for Trump Truce
Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding a suspension of all weapons deliveries to Ukraine during a ceasefire proposed by US counterpart Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the ma...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 11
Western Officials Say Putin Knows His Ukraine Terms Won’t Be Met
Western security officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention to compromise on demands on land, peacekeepers and Ukraine’s neutrality in any peace talks, complicating President Don...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 6
US Presses Ukraine for Quick Ceasefire to Go With Minerals Deal
European officials have been told that President Donald Trump wants to link the proposed US-Ukraine minerals deal to demands for Kyiv to commit to a quick ceasefire with Russia, according to people fa...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 3
Europe Races to Craft Plan to Save Zelenskiy and US Support
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders used a security summit in London to demonstrate broad support for Ukraine. Behind the scenes, though, they were scrambling to get Volodymyr Ze...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 2
Starmer to Urge Europe to Face New Reality After Zelenskiy Talks
Keir Starmer will tell European leaders that they need to face the “brutal reality” and increase defense spending, as the British prime minister seeks to use his line into the White House to keep the ...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 1
Britain’s Starmer Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Ukraine Talks
After the spectacular, televised falling out between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, another leader — watching on an ocean away — decided to roll the dice. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pi...
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Alex Wickham
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· Mar 1
Britain’s Starmer Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Ukraine Talks
After the spectacular, televised fallout between Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump, another leader — watching on from more than three and a half thousand miles away — decided to roll the dice. Brit...
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 25
UK Plans European Leaders’ Meeting to Talk Ukraine and Defense
The UK is in discussions to convene a group of European leaders for further talks about Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter, following a week of shuttle diplomacy bet...
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 24
Ukraine, US Closing In on Deal Over Nation’s Mineral Resources
Ukraine is in the final stages of talks with the US over a deal to give Washington a cut of the country’s natural mineral resources, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on Monday.
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 22
Starmer Faces Defining Moment in Campaign to Sway Trump
The last time Keir Starmer crossed the Atlantic to meet Donald Trump the British prime minister needed to show he could avoid a personality clash with the once and future president. The stakes are con...
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 20
UK Military Chiefs Seek Budget Equal to 2.5% of GDP Before 2030
British military chiefs have advised Prime Minister Keir Starmer to accelerate plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of economic output, according to people familiar with the matter, as urgency g...
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 14
Trump Tells Europe to Buy American Arms to Keep NATO Strong
President Donald Trump’s administration has told allies in the UK and Europe that it wants them to buy American weapons and military equipment in order to maintain the NATO alliance, European official...
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Alex Wickham
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· Feb 13
UK Military Chiefs Warn Treasury 2.5% Spending Goal Falls Short
UK defense chiefs have privately warned the government that plans to raise military funding to 2.5% of economic output won’t be enough, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to make a budget decisio...
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