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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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Vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam in Oman last week. Reuters
CommentIs the European-led mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz dead in the water?

It is looking like a hollow gesture that could end up supporting the very thing it opposes: charges for vessels making the crossing

CommentJuly 14, 2026
Smoke rises from a large blaze as it burns through forests in the Ile-de-France region, near Paris, on Sunday AFP
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Wildfires near Paris 'could have been started intentionally'

High temperatures and strong wind behind large-scale blazes across Europe

EuropeJuly 13, 2026
The Hyatt Regency Olympia in West London has 204 rooms and suites. Photo: Olympia
Play02:01
New Hyatt Regency hotel opens at historic London Olympia site

General manager expecting glut of Middle East visitors at hotel built in UK's newest cultural hub

TravelJuly 11, 2026
Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78. EPA
UK politics in shock at murder inquiry into Ann Widdecombe's death

White male suspect held over death of 78-year-old former minister

UKJuly 10, 2026
Kaja Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, will be meeting Gulf ministers on Monday. Bloomberg
EU to express solidarity with Gulf states at high-level meeting in Brussels

Oman 'exploring voluntary arrangements relating to navigational support services' in Strait of Hormuz

EuropeJuly 09, 2026
Andy Burnham promised to stay firm on Britain’s commitment to Nato. Getty Images
Andy Burnham says Labour was too slow in Gaza response and 'has to do better'

He is expected to be the only candidate for British prime minister after overwhelming backing

UKJuly 09, 2026
The International Maritime Organisation's headquarters in London. Alamy
Play01:11
IMO delegations line up to endorse UAE's Hormuz call

Freedom of navigation and the security of global supplies in the spotlight

UKJuly 08, 2026
King Charles III views a Challenger III Main Battle Tank during the Royal Tank Regiment's Families' Day at Tank Museum on Monday. Reuters
CommentDespite Ukraine's drone revolution, militaries will continue to bank on the tank

Manufacturers understand that even amid changes, the principles of war can remain constant

CommentJuly 06, 2026
Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, right, with Haitham bin Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, at Downing Street in London. EPA
Oman's Sultan Haitham offers Strait of Hormuz assurance to UK

Sultanate is under pressure to adhere to international laws of the sea

UKJuly 02, 2026
Gas emanating from a Nord Stream pipeline leak in the Baltic Sea, near the Danish island of Bornholm, in September 2022. AFP
Man suspected of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage charged in Germany

Ukrainian known as Serhii K accused of war crimes

EuropeJuly 01, 2026
A deadly terrorist attack at the Red Fort in New Delhi, India in November 2025 was found to have received AI assistance. EPA
AI models provide assistance to terror attacks

Al Qaeda-aligned group used ChatGPT to research bomb-making before deadly India attack, Tech Against Terrorism finds

NewsJuly 01, 2026
CommentAndy Burnham has a 10-year plan to fix Britain, but time is not on his side

His ideas, while interesting, presume a lifespan too long for British politics

CommentJune 29, 2026
Andy Burnham addresses Labour party supporters after winning the Makerfield by-election last week. Reuters
CommentKeir Starmer's probable successor has an Iran-shaped problem to solve

Andy Burnham will need investor confidence – and that is hostage to Tehran

CommentJune 22, 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. EPA
France's Barrot rejects claim he agreed to protest ban in call with Tehran

Paris had blocked Iranian opposition demonstration after talks between foreign ministers

UKJune 19, 2026
Protesters wearing masks of G7 world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump, during a demonstration on Sunday ahead of the G7 summit. Bloomberg
CommentStrait of Hormuz to critical minerals, G7 summit is all about sharing resources

The meeting of the world's biggest economies in France will show how much priorities have changed

CommentJune 15, 2026
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