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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 - 16h -
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 - 16h -
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 - 1d -
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 - 9h -
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 - 16h -
The Influence of Foreign Aid
America is losing a diplomatic tool the government has relied on for decades.The New York Times - 4d -
The huge risks facing Starmer at Trump meeting
When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line.BBC News - 5d -
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The border where Starmer is targeting people-smuggling gangs
UK government boosts resources at key entry point on Sofia’s border with Turkey amid wider EU ‘reset’Financial Times - 2d -
Trump has changed Ukraine conversation, Starmer says
The PM suggests Trump has "created an opportunity" to end the war, ahead of a trip the the US.BBC News - 1d -
Starmer Goes On The Defensive Before Trump Showdown
The PM raises defence spending to 2.5% by 2027.BBC News - 14h -
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 - 4d -
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 - 4d -
Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet
UK prime minister aiming to cool escalating transatlantic row over war in Ukraine. Keir Starmer will not risk riling Donald Trump by challenging him over his attack on Ukraine’s president, ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump says Starmer and Macron 'haven't done anything' to end Ukraine war
Trump's criticisms come as the UK and French leaders prepare to visit the White House next week.BBC News - 4d -
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 - 3d -
I'll back Ukraine in talks with Trump, Starmer tells Zelensky
The prime minister called Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for the second time in four days.BBC News - 3d -
Macron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing
The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.The New York Times - 2d -
Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’
UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to show “united leadership in support of Ukraine” when they ...The Guardian - 2d -
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 - 21h -
Starmer must take baton from Macron in effort to sway Trump on Ukraine
UK and France need to convince US to align with them over Ukraine, while at the UN Trump openly sides with Russia. Keir Starmer, when he visits the White House on Thursday, will have to pick up the ...The Guardian - 20h -
U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is set to meet with President Trump on Thursday, said he would increase British spending on defense to 2.5 percent of G.D.P. by 2027.The New York Times - 18h -
James Landale: Will Starmer's defence hike win over Trump?
The prime minister has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027.BBC News - 13h -
Starmer prepares to meet Trump after raising defence spending
The PM will head to Washington a day after announcing military budgets would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2027.BBC News - 8h -
The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
Plus, a James Bond takeover.The New York Times - 4d -
Lessons in foreign aid from a trip to Uganda
When President Trump and Elon Mask brought the shutters down on USAID, I was reminded of things I had seen and heard in Uganda last month while conducting development research there — things that ...The Hill - 4d -
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump's AI safety cuts
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI safety institute faces cuts under Trump Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump is tearing up the transatlantic alliance. Can Starmer’s US visit change the weather?
As the US president turns on allies and embraces Russia, can the UK prime minister persuade Trump to listen to Europe’s concerns. Europe live – latest updates In November 1940, Winston ...The Guardian - 5d -
Starmer warns cabinet about Blairism — while bringing in New Labour era staff
Prime minister’s note to ministers repudiates older views on globalisation and immigrationFinancial Times - 4d -
Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot
The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal. If the Trump project implodes, it might take with it the extreme and far-right European ...The Guardian - 4d -
'Gruesome sell-out or a chance to lead': What will happen when Starmer visits Trump?
What could happen when Sir Keir Starmer visits the White House next Thursday?BBC News - 3d -
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 - 3d -
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 - 3d -
Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
The government of Ecuador has taken another step in its effort to gain help from foreign military forces to combat drug cartels and various organized crime groupsABC News - 6d -
Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.Politico - 5d -
International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze
Fears that cuts will ‘decimate’ ability to react to crises as sector loses expertise and skills at every level, report finds. Some of the world’s largest aid organisations are axing thousands of ...The Guardian - 4d -
Daughter of aid worker beheaded by ISIS reads final texts at trial
Bethany Haines read out the last text message she would ever receive from her father, David Haines, before he was abducted and killed by ISIS over a decade ago.CBS News - 4d -
USAID aid freeze triggers health care crisis in Africa
USAID's 90-day freeze on all services has resulted in a significant loss of trust, critical health care, food aid, and medical supplies, causing life-threatening consequences for Malawian patients, ...The Hill - 4d -
