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Damien McElroy

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Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National. He is a former foreign correspondent who has covered politics and conflict across Europe, the Middle East, the US, Africa and Asia. Before joining The National in 2017 to oversee the London editorial operation, he worked for The Sunday Times and Telegraph titles as an editor and roving reporter. He started his career in China and has a degree in finance.
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is coming towards the end of his final term in office. AFP
CommentThe UN's future depends on its diplomats, not just its bureaucracy

The global body remains relevant in today's world, but it needs to shift its focus

CommentSeptember 22, 2026
The Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson speaks during an election night party in Stockholm. AFP
Sweden's left bloc wins power after divisive election

Magdalena Andersson returns to the post of prime minister after four years in opposition

EuropeSeptember 17, 2026
Hashim Thaci at the war crimes court in The Hague. AFP
Kosovo war crime tribunal jails ex-president Thaci for 25 years

Protests break out after sentence for war crimes committed as commander

EuropeSeptember 16, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Evian-les-Bains, France in June. Reuters
CommentAs the US goes it alone on AI, middle powers must find a workaround

Such thinking appears to be guiding Mark Carney’s visit to Europe this week

CommentSeptember 14, 2026
A defendant in a previous Hamas trial in Germany. EPA
Germany charges Hamas gun plot suspects

Men allegedly plotted to carry out attacks on second anniversary of Oct 7

EuropeSeptember 11, 2026
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband during a meeting with EU foreign affairs ministers in Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland. AFP
CommentBritain’s West Bank sanctions could change Europe’s approach to Israel

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband have adopted a more muscular foreign policy on Palestine-Israel

CommentSeptember 07, 2026
A military exercise conducted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Gulf. AFP
CommentPressure is the main driver of the Iran war, but for how long?

Both Tehran and Washington are using coercion to change the outcome of the conflict, but there are limits

CommentSeptember 01, 2026
Queen Nazli of Egypt, right, had the necklace made for the wedding of Princess Fawzia, centre, and the rown Prince of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, second right. Photo: Bettmann Archive
Necklace made for Egyptian queen stolen in Vienna heist

Daylight robbery of item worth millions is latest embarrassment for European museums

EuropeAugust 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993. Picture taken April 13, 1993. REUTERS / Chris Helgren / / File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dies in Hague prison hospital

Commander responsible for atrocities in civil war

EuropeAugust 27, 2026
Surgeon Hani Marcus and patient Rhys Hibbert as UCL reveals successful AI-assisted brain tumour surgery in London. Photo: University College London Hospital
UCL surgeons pioneer AI-aided brain tumour operation

Technology analyses surgery in real time and provides feedback on next steps

UKAugust 27, 2026
The Houthis are believed to be smuggling weapons alongside Al Shabab in Somalia and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan. EPA
Houthis developing new arms-smuggling networks in Africa

Iran-backed militia's activity increasing in Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, report finds

MENAAugust 26, 2026
Taxing AI from robots and other machines is a potential source of future revenue for the government. Reuters
Tax on AI tokens could fill UK fiscal slump

Changing demographics and economy mean tax reform will be essential, influential think tank says

BankingAugust 26, 2026
The waxworks of Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, stand next to suitcases at the Madame Tussauds museum in London. Reuters
CommentHarry and Meghan's UK return should inspire Andy Burnham to tweak the tax code

The Prime Minister has a new opening to court wealth creators

CommentAugust 24, 2026
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, left, gives a speech alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv. AFP
Russia accuses Burnham of fuelling Ukraine war

British leader makes first overseas visit to Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day

EuropeAugust 24, 2026
Celia, the British Pullman Carriage by Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. Photo: Belmond
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Baz Luhrmann brings Hollywood glamour to Britain's vintage luxury trains

Redesigned carriage aboard the British Pullman whisks day-trippers out of London in style

TravelAugust 10, 2026
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