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Keir Starmer to meet Greek PM amid hope of progress on Parthenon Sculptures

Meeting comes amid warming bilateral ties as officials in Athens adopt cautious but optimistic stance

World - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

We want 'strong' UK-China relationship, says Starmer

The first in-person meeting since 2018 comes as the PM prioritises shoring up support for Ukraine.

Starmer to meet Chinese President Xi at G20 summit

World - Yahoo News - November 17

Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders in February

Significant post-Brexit move comes as Brussels seeks closer ties with UK

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth. Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Meet us before it's too late, nuclear test veterans urge PM

The last of 22,000 personnel who witnessed the UK’s nuclear bomb tests want answers from the PM.

Starmer promises better relations with China after Xi meeting

Prime minister proposes further talks about deepening economic and financial ties

World - Financial Times - November 18

Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a strong and durable relationship with China as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil

World - ABC News - November 18

Starmer meets BlackRock boss Larry Fink in Downing Street

Discussions between ministers and asset manager’s board covered regulatory delays and boosting UK growth

World - Financial Times - November 21

Starmer gives speech about ‘severity’ of illegal migration threat at Glasgow’s Interpol meeting – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointment. Starmer told the Interpol general assembly that that UK increasing its funding for Interpol projects by £6m this year.. He said this would ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Meet the groups trying to create a new leftwing party – and channel the energy missing from Starmer’s Labour | Andy Beckett

As disenchantment grows with mainstream parties, these collectives argue that the time is right – but there will be big obstacles. Ever since Keir Starmer began shoving Labour rightwards in 2020, a ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Keir Starmer raises plight of Jimmy Lai and sanctions on UK MPs in meeting with Xi Jinping at G20 – UK politics live

Prime minister raises concerns about British citizen and Hong Kong democracy activist in meeting with Chinese president in Rio de Janeiro. Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

UK police to investigate treatment of England fans

Local police in Athens are said to have used riot shields and tear gas to control England fans before the Nations League fixture with Greece.

Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay

Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as workers joined a nationwide strike to demand higher pay.

Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis?

Investors have been rattled by political paralysis and parlous public finances

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Listen: Farmer v Starmer

And, Ukraine uses US long range missiles inside Russian territory for first time.

Starmer's Migration Mission

Adam, Chris, Alex and Nick look back on the week

Netanyahu and Starmer lead congratulations to Trump

Hungary's prime minister hails a "much-needed victory for the world", and France's president said it would work with him "with respect and ambition".

Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers

It comes after the PM and other cabinet ministers have faced criticism for accepting freebies.

Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget

Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.

Why encouraging cruise ships to dock at Amorgos would be a Greek tragedy

A policy of restricting huge liners visiting popular Cyclades islands could have the unintended consequence of diverting mass tourism towards quieter islands. Imagine the perfect Greek island, a ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza

Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, says he's leaving left-wing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party he had led, and forming his own

World - ABC News - November 9

Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90

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World - ABC News - November 12

Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling

Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into Europe

World - ABC News - November 13

Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek Tycoon With Ties to the Kennedys, Dies at 90

He built his family’s oil-refining operation into one of the largest companies in the country, and then used his wealth to benefit charitable causes.

Business - The New York Times - November 13

Yiannis Boutaris, Vintner, Animal Defender and Greek Mayor, Dies at 82

A colorful figure in Thessaloniki, he tried to reconcile the city’s painful history with its Turkish and Jewish communities, and he extended a hand to his country’s foes.

World - The New York Times - November 16

Former Greek PM expelled from ruling New Democracy party

Hardline nationalist Antonis Samaras ousted over persistent criticism of government policies. Former Greek prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras was expelled from the ruling New Democracy ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party

Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy party over his persistent criticism of government policies

World - ABC News - November 16

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens

World - ABC News - November 20

Four dead in latest migrant shipwreck off Greek island of Samos

Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek island of Samos

World - ABC News - Yesterday

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