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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the phone to US President Donald Trump at a car factory in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, on May 8, 2025.
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US-UK trade deal a victory for Starmer, with some caveats

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer achieved what his Conservative predecessors couldn’t.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with US President Donald Trump alongside US Vice President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the Oval Office on February 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C., USA.
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Vance ignites hope of much-coveted US-UK trade deal

The US trade deal that London has been chasing for years is closer to reality now, after US Vice President JD Vance told UnHerd on Monday that there is a “good chance” that an agreement is possible.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a summit for "Coalition of the Willing" at Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 27, 2025.
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The UK, the EU and a potential landmark post-Brexit defense pact

With Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing forward on one side and America’s Donald Trump potentially stepping back on the other, curious new things are happening in the European defense sector.

Starmer pursues EU alliances to soften Brexit blow
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Starmer pursues EU alliances to soften Brexit blow

What is motivating the Starmer UK government from seeking new security treaties with Germany and with Paris? What is the effect of Italy's very restrictive policies on migration and what's happening in the Mediterranean on the migration flows across the Mediterranean? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Tabiano Castello in Italy.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives to attend a reception for heads of state and government at the Elysee Palace before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in Paris, France August 28, 2024.
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Keir Starmer “Bre-sets” UK’s relationship with Europe

The United Kingdom’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to “turn a corner on Brexit” ahead of his quick European tour this week.

Israel-Hamas war: West Bank raid won't derail cease-fire
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Israel-Hamas war: West Bank raid won't derail cease-fire

Does the Israeli undercover hospital raid in West Bank destroy any chance of a ceasefire with Hamas? Why is it more concerning when TikTok shares US data than when US tech companies do? What are the wider consequences of West Africa's “Brexit” moment? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

The Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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A breakthrough in Northern Ireland?

The Democratic Unionist Party, Northern Ireland’s largest pro-UK party, says it has cut a deal that allows the government to function after two years of political paralysis – but the EU, whose Brexit deal is at stake, is watching closely.

Pro- and ant-Brexit protesters on a backdrop of a Northern Irish flag
Europe

25 years later, is Brexit unraveling Northern Ireland’s delicate peace?

The stability of Northern Ireland has been thrown into question as a result of Brexit-induced bedlam.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards a Ukrainian service member at a position near a frontline, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 22, 2023.
US & Canada

What We’re Watching: Zelensky’s Bakhmut message, Rishi’s post-Brexit win, Trudeau’s take on Haiti, Ethiopia’s peace progress

Russia and Ukraine score points where they can; Has Brexit got “done” yet?; Trudeau’s take on Haiti; Ethiopia, TPLF take steps in tenuous peace

Israelis demonstrate during "Day of Resistance" as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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What We’re Watching: Chaos in Israel, Franco-British thaw, Trump's deepening legal woes, Biden’s budget battle

Israel’s unraveling; French-UK relations back on track?; Biden’s budget blast