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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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      Iran's former crown prince and now key opposition figure Reza Pahlavi at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. AFP
      Play01:02
      Reza Pahlavi offers regime insiders a role in building a new Iran

      Exiled son of last monarch urged Donald Trump to save face on his promised intervention at Munich Security Conference

      MENAFebruary 13, 2026
      German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used the Munich Security Conference to call for a rest of relations with the US. Getty Images
      Germany's Merz tells Europe to reshape ties with US

      Munich Security Conference sees Europeans call for new relationship with US as Washington adapts to rise of China

      EuropeFebruary 13, 2026
      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Munich, which will host dozens of leaders and government officials at the security talks. AFP
      Rubio warns Munich Security Conference 'the old world is gone'

      US Secretary of State to address defining moment for global power balance, as German leader Merz opens summit

      EuropeFebruary 13, 2026
      Attendees at the conference will be presented with the findings of the European Nuclear Study Group, led by Tobias Bunde. EPA
      Nuclear pact on the agenda at Munich Security Conference

      US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead a sizeable US delegation despite tension with Europe

      EuropeFebruary 12, 2026
      Hamish Falconer said the UK is committed to restoration of Iranians rights after January’s brutal crackdown. Photo: The Middle East Association
      Play01:47
      Who runs Iran is for Iranians to decide, says UK minister

      Hamish Falconer says diplomacy vital to keeping up pressure on regime

      MENAFebruary 12, 2026
      German troops march at a public ceremony in Kaunas to mark the expansion of the country's military commitment in Lithuania. Getty Images
      CommentRather than dwelling on destruction of global order, Europe needs to climb out

      Its leaders would do well to rely on a eight-decade-old economic concept

      CommentFebruary 09, 2026
      Boys affected by Yemen’s conflict at a rehabilitation centre in Marib in 2018. UN officials warn militant groups are exploiting instability in the country. AP
      UN terror monitor warns on AQAP resurgence in Yemen

      UN says Al Qaeda affiliate is expanding, building ties with Somalia’s Al Shabab and eyeing external attacks

      NewsFebruary 05, 2026
      World Bank President Ajay Banga and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during a panel discussion in Marrakesh, Morocco. Reuters
      CommentThe IMF and World Bank need reforms to continue aiding global development

      The good news is there are solutions out there

      CommentFebruary 03, 2026
      US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos last week. Getty
      CommentWith European nationalists moving away from Trump, Maga won't go global

      Many in the continent put off by the US President’s recent pressure plays

      CommentJanuary 27, 2026
      A composite image of 445 British personnel who died during the conflict in Afghanistan. PA
      Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump's Afghanistan remarks

      Prince Harry joins criticism of US President after he said Nato forces 'stayed a little off the front lines'

      UKJanuary 23, 2026
      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, held talks with US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos. AFP
      Territorial talks on the table at UAE meeting between Ukraine and Russia

      Donbas debate at centre of US-mediated negotiations between warring sides

      NewsJanuary 23, 2026
      The first session of the UN General Assembly opened on January 10, 1946 at Central Hall in London. Photo: UN Photo
      CommentHow the UN can survive the era of Donald Trump

      The global body's success will depend on whether it can bring its ethos to bear on a world where pressure is the determining factor

      OpinionJanuary 20, 2026
      Successive UK governments have failed to proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Getty
      CommentBritain’s state bodies are failing to tackle crime and extremism

      The country’s real handicap is its dysfunctional administrative state

      CommentJanuary 13, 2026
      Supporters of Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, protest against the Iranian establishment in London last Saturday. EPA
      CommentDo diaspora demonstrations in London and elsewhere carry any weight?

      Immigrants and exiles shine a spotlight on issues emanating from their countries of origin, but whether this has an impact is questionable

      CommentJanuary 07, 2026
      Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with his wife Cilia Flores, speaking at a rally in Caracas in 2024. AFP
      Play00:38
      CommentMaduro's capture bucks US record of messy overthrows in Arab world

      Washington failed to secure clean-cut captures of leaders of Iraq and Libya

      CommentJanuary 03, 2026
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