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      Damien McElroy

      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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      A woman pleads with traffickers to be let on to a small boat as it arrives to collect people in thick fog in Gravelines, France. Getty Images
      Europe's current policies won't 'stop the boats'

      Continent's governments have been reactive, rather than proactive, in dealing with migrants crisis

      CommentJuly 15, 2025
      Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in west London. Steve Parsons/PA Wire
      Heathrow expansion plan triggers airlines fury

      Asking the carriers to foot most of the bill for a $14bn upgrade has not gone down well

      UKJuly 12, 2025
      Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and chairman of Masdar, and Iberdrola’s executive chairman Ignacio Galan. Photo: Masdar / X
      Masdar takes joint stake in massive UK offshore wind project

      Partnership with Spanish electricity giant powers substantial investments in UK and Germany

      BusinessJuly 11, 2025
      UK parliament's security and intelligence committee said senior Al Qaeda leaders were benefitting from Tehran's protection from western counter-terrorism. Getty
      Iran hosting and protecting Al Qaeda leadership, says UK

      Arrangement between terror group and Tehran a factor in 'increased threat' to lives in Britain, says security watchdog

      UKJuly 10, 2025
      What the date and the pearl industries had in common was the unleashing of natural resources, the sea and the underground aquifers to generate exports that went around the world. Andrew Henderson for The National
      UAE history shows it has always dealt with economic headwinds

      The Emirates is geared up to take advantage of Trump's disruptive trade policies

      CommentJuly 09, 2025
      King Charles III and France's President Emmanuel Macron inspect the Guard of Honour during a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. AFP
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      Macron begins state visit to UK amid migrant crisis

      Royal welcome as King Charles III hosts French President at Windsor Castle

      UKJuly 08, 2025
      Keir Starmer speaks to the press at last week’s Nato summit in The Hague. Getty Images
      Starmer’s foreign policy wins give his performance a much-needed lift

      British Prime Minister's time in Downing Street could be last chance for political system as we know it

      CommentJune 30, 2025
      The Brazilian city of Belem will host the Cop climate conference in November. EPA
      Cop30 chief: Time to implement, not promise

      Australia and Turkey intensify bids to host 31st climate conference

      ClimateJune 26, 2025
      Iranian opposition banner near the Iranian embassy in London on Tuesday. Carl Court / Getty Images
      Iranian 'hostile activity' highlighted as threat in UK security review

      Major blueprint for tackling future threats focuses on role of hostile states entrenched in Britain and its energy or supply chains

      UKJune 25, 2025
      Commuters drive past an anti-Israel billboard in Tehran. AFP
      CommentEven the climate agenda has been affected by US strikes on Iran

      Any contamination from a nuclear facility would a failure to meet the climate challenge

      CommentJune 24, 2025
      Seyed Ali Mousavi, left, Iran’s new ambassador to the UK, meeting Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi before departing for his mission. Photo: Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs
      Iran's ambassador to UK confronted in parliament over 'price of peace'

      Envoy given hostile reception over nuclear enrichment and threat to foreign countries

      UKJune 17, 2025
      A satellite image shows damage to the Isfahan enrichment facility in Iran following Israeli air strikes. EPA
      CommentCan Israel kill off Iran's nuclear programme?

      Project has grown so large that removing key figures may not be enough

      CommentJune 16, 2025
      A mountain infantry soldier waits prior an exercise of the mountain infantry brigade 23 of the German Bundeswehr at an exercise area near the Bavarian village Bad Reichenhall, southern Germany. AFP
      Why Germany is at war with itself on the eve of its first military veterans day

      The government's push to expand its armed forces has provoked fears of mission creep among some

      EuropeJune 13, 2025
      David Raya of Arsenal during a training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC
      The Sobha Realty partnership helping Arsenal's training ground get match-fit

      The Dubai developer is using sports deals as a platform to grow its UK presence

      UKJune 13, 2025
      The UK has been joined by Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway in placing sanctions on two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and Bezalel Smotrich. EPA
      Israeli hardliners Ben-Gvir and Smotrich hit by UK-led sanctions

      Palestinian ambassador says move is step in right direction but no substitute for arms embargo

      MENAJune 10, 2025
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