UK minister says no sign Starmer plans to resign after Observer report
Britain's Observer newspaper reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure. ...
On Monday, Britain seeks to strengthen ties with the EU through a deal focusing on defence, trade, and travel, marking a key post-Brexit milestone.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to host EU leaders in London, marking the most substantial effort to rebuild relations since Britain’s departure from the EU in 2020. The deal aims to secure practical benefits for Britons, including faster border processing, reduced trade barriers, and a new defence and security partnership granting British companies access to an EU loan scheme valued at €150 billion.
Discussions include energy and migration cooperation, mutual professional qualification recognition, and touring artist support, with Britain potentially rejoining Erasmus+, launching a youth mobility scheme, and finalizing a fishing agreement.
Britain's EU negotiator, Nick Thomas-Symonds, emphasized the deal’s potential to benefit jobs, border security, and household costs.
The UK has recently bolstered its global economic outreach by signing a free trade deal with India and persuading the U.S. to ease tariffs in select sectors, underlining its commitment to driving economic growth post-Brexit.
A train driver has been killed and nine people remain in a critical condition in hospital, after two trains collided near Beford in the east of England on Friday. The passenger trains heading to London collided at around 17:15 local time (1615 GMT).
Morocco captain and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will face trial in France after an appeals court ruled there was enough evidence for the case to proceed.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southwest of Greece’s island of Crete on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage.
Paraguay kept their World Cup hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Türkiye, but the celebrations were tempered by a costly red card for veteran forward Miguel Almirón.
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, a senior U.S. official has said. Hezbollah has released a statement saying Israel must leave southern Lebanon. Israel has said it agrees to the ceasefire, but has said its armed forces won't leave Lebanon and will resume hostilities if attacked.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the violent attacks in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday, which left five men injured, were motivated by "anti-Muslim hatred".
Britain's Observer newspaper reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and outline a timetable for his departure.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran, as a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz threatened to complicate a fragile 60-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
Thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, to commemorate the deaths of 16 people in the 2024 railway station awning collapse and renew calls for snap elections.
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