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Anthropic has described London as one of its 'most important research and commercial hubs outside the US'. Reuters

Anthropic expands in London as it looks beyond Pentagon dispute

AI company plans office space for 800 staff as British tech security institute tests Mythos model

Business

UAE welcomes IMO condemnation of Iranian actions in Strait of Hormuz

UK
From left, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the talks in Paris. EPA

European Hormuz mission open to 'all nations' as leaders look to protect ships

Europe

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

UK
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are co-hosting an international conference on Hormuz with around 30 states. Reuters

Macron and Starmer host Hormuz conference on restoring critical supply chains

Europe

Starmer leadership questioned after his pick for Washington post failed security vetting

UK

US exit from Nato would make America and Europe less safe, says former head

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Iranian regime front group claims responsibility for attack on opposition channel

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US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez clash on many issues. AFP

Spain's Sanchez emerges as loudest voice in Europe on Iran war

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts social media industry leaders to discuss child safety online at Downing Street. PA

Starmer warns social media bosses 'things can’t go on like this' on child safety

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Aid flotilla of 39 boats sets sail to break Israel's Gaza blockade

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Ban on Nakba Day march gives London to far right, warns actress Juliet Stevenson

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Iran war means Gulf-EU ties must be elevated as 'strategic necessity'

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UK defence spending tips 'backwards' despite rising threats

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Meloni suspends renewal of defence agreement with Israel

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Counter-terror officer to head UK's Prevent de-radicalisation programme

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RFA Lyme Bay in the Mediterranean. The vessel is being adapted to carry and support autonomous mine-hunting systems. Photo: Royal Navy

UK ship carrying mine-sweeping drones to be based in Oman

Vessel expected to operate from Duqm to counter threats in the Strait of Hormuz

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IMO chief rejects Iranian toll plan for Strait of Hormuz

UK

Spain reopens embassy in Tehran 'with commitment to support peace'

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Lafarge found guilty of financing terrorism in Syria and breaching sanctions

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Starmer and Macron challenge Trump over US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

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Starmer and Macron challenge Trump over US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

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