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The Royal Air Force's (RAF) participation in NATO's Eastern Sentry mission will be extended until the end of 2025, British Defense Secretary John Healey announced yesterday. Typhoon fighter jets have been patrolling Polish airspace in recent weeks following the Russian drone invasion.more

A man who came to the UK on a small boat and threatened to kill Nigel Farage has been jailed for five years. Fayaz Khan, 26, made a gun gesture with his hand, pointed to an AK-47 tattoo on his face and named the Reform UK leader in a TikTok post in October 2024.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who attended the summit in Egypt yesterday where a peace plan for the Gaza Strip was signed, stressed in an interview with journalists that Britain can play a key role in the demilitarization of the Hamas terrorist group.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today welcomed the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped two years ago by Hamas. He is currently in Egypt for the signing of a US-brokered peace agreement for the Gaza Strip.more

The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service BND Martin Jaeger said on Monday that Russia would not shy away from a military attack against a NATO member state.more

Rishi Sunak has taken up advisory roles at tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic. The former prime minister - who remains the MP for Richmond and Northallerton - said he was "delighted" to be working "with two of the world's leading tech firms" and planned to donate his earnings to a charity he founded.more

Sebastien Lecornu, who was entrusted by President Emmanuel Macron yesterday with forming a government, will once again be France's new prime minister. Lecornu was initially appointed prime minister on September 9th and resigned less than a month later, partly due to a dispute over the government's composition.more

Britain has announced the signing of a £350 million ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian Army with Lightweight Multi-Role Missiles (LMMs) produced by Thales in Northern Ireland. The deal marks a major step in the expanding defence and industrial collaboration between the United Kingdom and India.more

Alarmed by Russia's vast military spending since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the three Baltic states are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the possibility of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian troop buildup or attack.more

The deployment of armed drones along the border with Russia and easing restrictions on pilots to allow them to open fire on Russian fighter jets are among the topics of discussion among NATO countries regarding possible responses to Russian hybrid warfare, the Financial Times reported today.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today he welcomed the agreement reached on the first phase of the Gaza peace plan. He stressed that it was "a moment of profound relief felt by the whole world," especially the Israeli hostages and the civilian population of the Gaza Strip.more

Ireland has limited defense capabilities, and Russia is already testing its weakest links in the Atlantic, noted Jacek Raubo, head of analysis at Defence24. Seventy-five percent of the world's telecommunications cables run through waters near Ireland, yet the country remains virtually defenseless, the expert added.more

The next Conservative government would abolish stamp duty on the purchase of main homes, Kemi Badenoch has said, in a surprise announcement at the end of her first conference speech as party leader. Badenoch received a standing ovation from Tory activists in Manchester as she declared: "That is how we will help achieve the dream of home ownership for millions."more

The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which took place exactly two years ago, was the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today.more

European Union governments have agreed to limit the travel of Russian diplomats within the bloc, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.more

China has threatened the British government with retaliation if it takes action against Chinese officials under foreign influence regulations, according to 'The Guardian', citing two government sources.more

Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin announced today that he is withdrawing from the Irish presidential election, which will take place on 24 October. The politician made this decision shortly after allegations appeared in the press that he owes his flat tenant €3,300.more

Today, a regulation extending temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania came into force. The regulations extend the controls by six months, until 4 April 2026.more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said yesterday that supplying Ukraine with American Tomahawk missiles would damage Russian-American relations. He expressed the opinion that Russian forces would shoot down these missiles and ‘improve their air defence system’.more

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today in an interview with the BBC that the government plans to reform the application of the European Convention on Human Rights in immigration cases. At the same time, he stressed that the UK will not withdraw from existing treaties.more

The US Congress failed to pass a new budget before the old one expired at midnight local time, resulting in the suspension of most federal agencies and offices from 1 October. This is the first shutdown since 2018.more

US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza must become a reality, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday. In a speech at his Labour Party's conference, he announced, among other things, a departure from the goal of having 50 per cent of young Britons attend university.more

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair knows the Middle East well, but his decision to involve Britain in the 2003 Iraq War raises doubts, British media outlets emphasise today, commenting on the politician's participation in the Gaza Peace Council, an initiative announced by US President Donald Trump.more

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supported Donald Trump's peace plan, which calls for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces and oversight of the Gaza Strip by an international Peace Council headed by the US president. Trump threatened Hamas that if it did not accept the plan, he would support further Israeli offensive action.more

The British government yesterday imposed sanctions on 71 individuals and entities linked to Iran's nuclear programme, Reuters reported.more