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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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      Tribune’s leadership has welcomed the involvement of Islam Channel owner Mohamed Ali Harrath. Alamy
      CommentTakeover of left-wing magazine by Islam Channel owner comes amid shift

      It is happening at a time of potential churn on the left in Britain

      CommentJune 10, 2025
      Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at Chatham House in London. Getty Images
      Nato chief asks alliance members to make 'quantum leap'

      Mark Rutte wants to 'strengthen shield that protects our skies' as he backs 5 per cent defence spending calls

      UKJune 09, 2025
      Oghenochuko Ojiri, who has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 30 months. Metropolitan Police/PA Wire
      TV art guru jailed for 30 months for deals with suspected Hezbollah financier

      Personality made high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing group

      UKJune 06, 2025
      Emergency services gather at the DHL distribution centre in Langenzenn, Germany. Getty Images
      Sabotage fears over German DHL incident that injured 13

      Suspicious packages planted by 'disposal agents' fuel fears of sabotage plot

      EuropeJune 06, 2025
      UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government released its Strategic Defence Review on Monday. AP
      CommentA Nato overhaul is the only option for UK defence

      Britain's Strategic Defence Review reveals a country facing state-level confrontation, population growth, climate change and nuclear proliferation

      CommentJune 03, 2025
      Germany's new Development Minister Reem Alabali-Radovan said 'the continued violence is not only destroying lives, but also any prospect of peace'. Getty Images
      German minister warns Israel that no military goal justifies Gaza deaths

      Reem Alabali-Radovan makes emotional plea on behalf of Palestinians in warning to Israel of man-made catastrophe

      EuropeJune 02, 2025
      Matt Beamont, director of mechanical engineering, right, shows UK Defence Secretary John Healey a Storm Shadow missile at the MDBA plant in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Getty Images
      Nuclear missile build-up as UK spends more on defence

      Prime Minister Keir Starmer accepts 62-point defence review focused on security dangers

      UKJune 02, 2025
      From left, Naoise O Caireallain, Liam Og O hAnnaidh and JJ O Dochartaigh of Kneecap. O hAnnaidh will face a terrorism charge in a London court on June 18. AFP
      CommentWhy Kneecap aren't going to change their tune on Palestine

      From the Irish rappers' perspective, Gaza's plight is a war of oppression every bit as grim as that waged on their country over the centuries

      CommentMay 26, 2025
      RedBird Capital is set to pay £500 million for the Telegraph titles.PA Wire
      Telegraph Media Group to be sold to RedBird Capital

      Control of newspaper founded in 1855 slipped from previous owners in 2023

      UKMay 23, 2025
      An image posted online by Claudia Plakolm, Austria's Minister for Europe. Part of the caption ‘France and Austria are strong partners in the fight against extremism, radicalisation and anti-Semitism’. Photo: Claudia Plakolm / X
      EU faces ultimatum on Muslim Brotherhood funding

      France and Austria to present demand for new safeguards for official grants

      UKMay 19, 2025
      A poster of Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, an independent presidential candidate, in the Romanian capital on Monday. EPA
      A win in Romania for a pro-EU candidate wards off the right – for now

      The bloc is barely recognisable from the one that once gave its full-throated support to the two-state solution

      CommentMay 19, 2025
      Police forensic officers search a house in Rochdale, England. Getty Images
      Three men charged with Iranian security plot in the UK

      Suspects were allegedly engaged in effort to attack a target for Iran

      UKMay 17, 2025
      A protest calling for justice for victims of sexual abuse and grooming gangs, outside the council offices in Oldham, England, in January. Getty
      CommentIt's easy to see why populism is rising in Starmer's Britain

      The country's 'lanyard class' is contributing to increasing public disillusionment

      CommentMay 13, 2025
      From left: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visit Independence Square in Kyiv on May 10. EPA
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      European leaders in Ukraine to show support for Zelenskyy

      Calls for ceasefire from US, France, UK, Poland and new German Chancellor Merz

      EuropeMay 10, 2025
      US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about a trade deal with the UK in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Reuters
      Donald Trump announces 'historic' US-UK trade deal

      London wins race to sign first post-tariff deal as Britain grants new access for American products

      UKMay 08, 2025
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