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Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history
NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defence. Sir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national ...The Guardian - 9h -
Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget
Exclusive: International development minister warns it will be ‘impossible’ to retain funding in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. Anneliese Dodds: soft left intellectual pushed to resign How much does ...The Guardian - 17m -
Minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid, saying move harms UK's reputation
Dodds delayed her resignation until after Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump, saying he had needed a united cabinet.BBC News - 33m -
Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned. Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a ...The Guardian - 2d -
Democrats warn of ‘largest Medicaid cut in American history’
House Democrats are ramping up their attacks on the GOP’s budget plan, warning that the massive spending blueprint would translate into the steepest Medicaid cut in the program’s history. Behind ...The Hill - 2d -
Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live
This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Development minister resigns in protest at Starmer’s aid cuts
Move by Anneliese Dodds comes after prime minister announces plan to shift resources to defenceFinancial Times - 2h -
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...The Guardian - 2d -
Starmer faces darkening mood among Labour MPs after aid cuts
Resignation of Anneliese Dodds shows challenges for prime minister as he pursues tough choicesFinancial Times - 4h -
Trump cuts off talk of Canada annex alongside UK’s Starmer: ‘That’s enough’
President Trump on Thursday cut off talk during a press conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer about his desire to make Canada “the 51st state,” with Starmer insisting there is ...The Hill - 20h -
Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Keir Starmer lays down Ukraine peace demand ahead of Trump talks
Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as foreign secretary announces new Russia sanctions. Keir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ella Baron on Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump – cartoon
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Keir Starmer to press Donald Trump on US military back-up to Ukraine
Also in today’s newsletter, what lawyers are saying about the US president’s ‘gold card’ visa schemeFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump hosts British PM Keir Starmer at the White House
The meeting comes as Trump has touted a potential deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.NBC News - 1d -
France prepares for largest child abuse trial in its history
PARIS — Amélie Lévêque remembers the moment when she finally understood the unexplained bouts of depression and other disorders that had tormented her for more than two decades.NBC News - 5d -
This is a hard choice. We believe in foreign aid – but we have to make cuts. We must keep the UK safe | David Lammy
Putin’s Russia is a threat to all Europe, including the UK. Vital aid work will be hit as we spend more on defence, but we must deal with the world as it is. There are moments in history when ...The Guardian - 2d -
BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links
The broadcaster has removed the documentary from its streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence".BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Pope Francis carries out some Vatican work while hospitalized
Pope Francis is carrying on with some Vatican work at the hospital as his health improves. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.CBS News - 2h -
Fatboy Slim: ‘I was in the same class as Keir Starmer – he’s one up on me now’
The electronic producer and DJ Norman Cook talks about learning the violin with Keir Starmer, his love for his label maker and crossing swords with Moby. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle ...The Guardian - 5d -
What can Keir Starmer say at the White House that Donald Trump might listen to? | Andrew Rawnsley
The stakes couldn’t be higher and the risks couldn’t be greater when the prime minister visits Washington this week. For British prime ministers, with their ideas about the world shaped by the ...The Guardian - 5d -
U.K.'s Keir Starmer sees 'value' in Trump's pursuit of Ukrainian mineral rights deal
The prime minister made the remarks in an interview with NBC News on the eve of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington.NBC News - 17h -
Trump meeting with UK's Starmer at the White House
President Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House as European nations work to have more say in any talks with Russia on the end to the war with Ukraine. CBS ...CBS News - 1d -
Starmer pledges boost in UK defense spending
Ukrainian Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged billions of dollars for defense spending before he met with President Trump at the White House. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more.CBS News - 23h -
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U.S. carries out strike against Al-Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria, officials say
According to two U.S. officials, the U.S. carried out a strike against a senior leader of an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in Syria. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.NBC News - 1d -
Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China
PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027ABC News - 3d -
UK government insists consultancy spending cuts ‘on track’
Big firms won £1.5bn of UK government work in 2024, an increase on the previous two yearsFinancial Times - 1d -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over eastern DR Congo conflict
Keir Starmer’s government warns of further sanctions unless Kigali withdraws troops from its east African neighbourFinancial Times - 2d -
UK suspends aid to Rwanda over support for DRC rebels
The UK government will cease attending events hosted by Rwanda, as well as pausing aid to all but the ‘poorest and most vulnerable’. The UK government has announced it will cease attending events ...The Guardian - 2d -
People will starve because of US aid cut to Sudan, humanitarian worker warns
Nearly two million people who have relied on community kitchens for food have lost this lifeline.BBC News - 3d -
U.S. aid cuts will "deepen the suffering" in Sudan, front-line doctor says
A doctor battling to save lives amid Sudan's "forgotten war" tells CBS News he can't understand Mr. Trump's aid freeze, but Sudanese people will suffer for it.CBS News - 2d -
GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump administration says it's cutting $60 billion in USAID foreign aid contracts
The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S.NBC News - 1d -
Trump cuts nearly $60 billion in foreign aid grants and contracts
For 60 years, the United States has believed that foreign aid in the form of international grants to provide food, medical care and other humanitarian aid would stabilize the chaotic world. In a ...CBS News - 16h -
Accelerating USAID cuts devastated lifesaving programs, aid groups warn
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $60 billion in U.S.NBC News - 54m -
UK pop stars drop out of global bestseller charts
British acts miss out on the worldwide annual music charts for the first time in two decades.BBC News - 5d -
Far-right links and Putin praise: fears over £600m UK history theme park plan
French family behind project visited Kremlin in 2014 to discuss building ‘Tsarland’ in annexed Crimea. With its spectacular shows featuring Viking longboats, Roman charioteers and sword-wielding ...The Guardian - 6d
