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European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

response. ![Two German recruits, wearing camouflage face paint and camouflage-print uniforms, attend a tank destruction exercise at the Westfalen-Kaserne barracks of the German armed forces on November 13, 2025. They are photographed from

Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

responsibility for overseeing the process of releasing documents related to Lord Mandelson's appointment. MPs demanded the publication of the documents earlier this year through a parliamentary procedure known as a humble address

Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy

response was to ask whether the government seriously believed he should have to travel on commercial flights. Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office as police investigated his dealings

Starmer plans new powers to ban state-backed terror groups

King's Speech on 13 May. The IRGC was set up to defend Iran's Islamic system and has become a major military, political and economic force in the country. It is estimated to have

Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?

security at King’s College London, Trump’s stance on the strait has shifted during the conflict and remains unclear. “We’ve had Trump say that he would be open to jointly controlling the Strait

From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there are no shortages at present because of its clout to source supplies as a huge single customer, this could

Monday briefing: Everything we know about the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. 4. ***Middle East*** | Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US [faded further on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/no-headway-in-middle-east-peace-efforts-as-us-and-iran-refuse-to-yield), amid a deepening sense