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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 national demonstration in support of Palestine in Dublin last month. PA
      Is Europe finally coming around to the idea of a Palestinian state?

      The EU’s efforts to recognise such a state may be slow, but they should not be mocked

      CommentMay 13, 2024
      Starmer has projected a persona of 'modest competence' as opposition leader. AFP
      Tough week for Tories, but Starmer cannot let his guard down yet

      The local race results provided a blueprint for what Brits can expect in the general elections ahead

      CommentMay 05, 2024
      The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator titles are set to be sold in an auction process. Getty Images
      UK's Spectator could be sold separately from Telegraph titles

      British government used public interest powers to stop the acquisition by RedBird IMI last year and asked for regulatory inquiry

      BusinessApril 30, 2024
      A man takes herbal medication for Covid-19 in Kampala, Uganda, in 2021. The pandemic led to vaccine inequity around the world. AP
      Can global health heal a world polarised by war?

      The West must join hands with the rest in the fields of health and medicine

      CommentApril 29, 2024
      One of the Iranian ballistic missiles that Israel intercepted, at Julis army base, southern Israel. AP
      special reportHow power politics is shaping Israel's deterrent policy

      Long-standing regional calculations have been destroyed since October as new equations, including nuclear assumptions, are being forged

      MENAApril 29, 2024
      Left: Husam Zomlot. Right: Protestors march down Regent Street during the 'Ceasefire Now Stop The Genocide In Gaza' national UK demonstration in London. AP / Getty Images
      Husam Zomlot: The diplomat who insists Palestine's future will be a collective effort

      Ambassador draws on London's streets for hope and insists Palestinian politics is the business of the Palestinians alone

      UKApril 26, 2024
      Michael Mainelli, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Getty Images / The National
      London's lord mayor seeks UAE support in race for net zero

      Insurance and London's bond markets can carry the climate goals of the UAE Consensus forward, he says

      UKApril 24, 2024
      Commercial properties and skyscrapers beyond the River Thames in the financial district of London. Bloomberg
      Is economic warfare making a comeback?

      The UK is dusting off a British Empire handbook as it counters new threats on the horizon

      CommentApril 22, 2024
      Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden outlines the government's approach to balancing economic security while welcoming foreign investment, at Chatham House, London, on Thursday. AP
      UK intelligence to brief university chiefs on foreign coercion

      Cutting-edge development happening in the UK also has potential to become a chink in its armour in the global economic race

      UKApril 18, 2024
      UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington last week. AFP
      UK's foreign policy reboot needs energy not new buildings

      An influential report has called for a radically new approach. But what also matters is active diplomacy

      CommentApril 15, 2024
      A shopper on Oxford Street in London. Bloomberg
      Big businesses feel the weight of geopolitical risks

      There's great concern for the first time in the British financial system about the spillover of geopolitical risks in a year of elections

      CommentApril 08, 2024
      Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati was stabbed outside his home in Wimbledon, south London. Iran International
      An Iranian journalist's stabbing has exposed the UK's security failings

      Attack on Pouria Zeraati is a reminder of the government's inertia regarding overseas threats

      CommentMarch 31, 2024
      Cosy lodges in the grounds of England's Blenheim Palace make for a great family getaway. Getty Images
      Camera8
      Hotel of the week: Grand adventure in the shadow of England's finest palace

      Glorious gateway to Oxford's history awaits at World Heritage Site where wizarding magic abounds

      TravelMarch 29, 2024
      This picture taken on March 7, 2024 shows the Rubymar cargo ship partly submerged off the coast of Yemen. The bulk carrier went down off Yemen after a Huthi missile attack and poses grave environmental risks as thousands of tonnes of fertiliser threaten to spill into the Red Sea, officials and experts warn. The Belize-flagged, Lebanese-operated Rubymar sank on Saturday with 21,000 metric tonnes of ammonium phosphate sulfate fertiliser on board, according to US Central Command. (Photo by Khaled ziad / AFP)
      The Houthi threat is disrupting global shipping’s march to net zero

      The International Maritime Organisation worries about the increase in carbon emissions as vessels have to consider alternative routes

      CommentMarch 25, 2024
      Former prime minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London in November 2022. PA Images
      Will it take Boris Johnson to save the Tories in this year's general election?

      Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke’s rise in 1983 could be instructive for British politics in the weeks ahead

      CommentMarch 18, 2024
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