Patrick Wintour

Starmer spoke of "concrete steps" to turn a ceasefire into a lasting peace and said recognition of a Palestinian state "has to be one of those steps", adding: "I am unequivocal about that." And he concluded: "But it must be part of a wider plan which ultimately results in a…

In his re-tilting of the Ukraine battlefield, Trump left much unanswered 1) how many Patriot interceptor missiles, and what offensive weapons will be made available to Ukraine via Nato. US Senator Lindsey Graham said "In coming days you’ll see weapons flowing at a record level…

A Ukraine supporter unmasked in the White House

The UK - self proclaimed leaders on international law - operate in a bad half way house where ministers tell parliament only the international courts can determine if a genocide is happening - knowing those courts will come to a view many years after the event. This initiative…

Cameroon's President Paul Biya said he will seek an eighth term in office in October's elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power. u.afp.com/SYSp

EU's long-time red line👇

“Smart and to the point……”

The Coalition of the Willing the largely European post peace reassurance force will have a new permanent headquarters in Paris, with plans in place for a future coordination cell in Kyiv, it was announced following meeting with Macron and Starmer plus European leaders at the Rome…

Kevan Jones (Lord Beamish) chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee "Iran poses a wide-ranging, persistent and unpredictable threat to the UK, UK nationals, and UK interests. Iran has a high appetite for risk when conducting offensive activity and its intelligence…

UK Intelligence and Security Committee report published today "Whilst the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear agreement had its limitations, the Intelligence Community believe that before the US withdrawal in 2018, Iran was broadly compliant with the restrictions on…

President Trump refused to say whether he knew in advance about the pause on munitions to Ukraine. While seated beside his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, Trump was repeatedly pressed about who ordered the pause. “I don’t know,” he said to the reporter. “Why don’t you tell me?”

British Virgin Islands is "sending a terrible message" by repeatedly missing deadlines to set up a public register of beneficial ownership, says David Lammy. Says he will study claims that Pro-Russian Georgian Dream party officials are using BVI to secret and hide their wealth.…

Lammy "Iran face even more pressure in the coming weeks because the E3 can snap back on our sanctions, and it's not just our sanctions, it's actually a UN mechanism that would impose dramatic sanctions on Iran across nearly every single front in its economy. "So they have a…

Lammy says he hopes to appoint a special envoy for hostages by the end of the year (he will call it something incomprehensible to keep diplomats happy) Says it is important to have the right figure that commands the respect of families. PS (me) Jesus wept - There are not many…

Yesterday, the 🇺🇦 government in violation of its own laws and international commitments rejected to appoint a new head of the Economic Security Bureau. That is a worrying sign and a significant setback for reforms ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference this week 👇

This is one of the most difficult posts that I have written. I just heard on Galei Zahal radio, who I believe it was Yossi Levy, the Director General of the Nezeh Yehuda Association – the organization that works on drafting young Haredi men into army. Nezeh Yehuda is the name of…

Lord Ashcroft polling on Iran. Majorities of 2024 Conservative and Reform voters said the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were justified, Labour, Lib Dem and (especially) Green voters were opposed, and voters overall felt they were unjustified by 45 % to 35 %. Asked if…

Netanyahu in the White House on freedom for Palestinians. “Trump had a brilliant vision. It's called free choice. If people want to stay, they can stay, but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave. It shouldn't be a prison. It should be an open place, and give people…

UK has reopened its embassy in Tehran, the middle east minister Hamish Falconer reveals. He will not comment on the assessment of the effectiveness of the US strike on nuclear sites, or its lawfulness, citing protection of intelligence . He says it is absolutely vital IAEA are…

I am dreadfully sorry to lose Zarah from the Labour Party. The people running Labour at the moment need to ask themselves why a young, articulate, talented, extremely dedicated socialist feels she now has no home in the Labour Party and has to leave.