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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 man in Dublin walks past a mural in support of Palestinians. Despite championing the Palestinian cause, Ireland has also curtailed acts of solidarity. Reuters
      CommentIreland's policy on Palestine is a litmus test for international diplomacy

      Although outspoken against Israeli occupation and the war on Gaza, Dublin faces several contradictions in its approach

      CommentDecember 29, 2025
      One of two home-made ISIS flags found in the vehicle used by Sajid and Naveed Akram in Sydney. PA
      CommentISIS attacks in the West could signal a dangerous new phase

      Terror group's staying power suggests battle against extremism needs to be much more sophisticated

      CommentDecember 22, 2025
      Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023, is widely believed to have been the IRA agent known as Stakeknife. PA
      CommentWhy a report into an MI5 double agent inside the IRA is an unholy mess

      What could be more emblematic of a dirty-war problem than the failure to even put the 'Stakeknife' asset's name in the seven-year investigation?

      CommentDecember 15, 2025
      Britain's King Charles speaks about his cancer recovery. Reuters
      King Charles marks personal milestone in cancer battle

      Monarch to reduce weekly treatments in boost to his busy schedule of royal visits

      UKDecember 12, 2025
      Police contain the Unite The Kingdom rally in London in September. Voters are increasingly worried about their neighbourhoods and families becoming more exposed to extremism and social tensions. Getty Images
      CommentThe UK is finally acting on the need to tackle wider extremist threats

      By tackling the ideological factors behind societal divisions, London can begin to reverse some of its ugliest trends

      CommentDecember 09, 2025
      Mansoor Abulhoul, UAE ambassador to the UK, said the two countries were involved in close co-operation. Damien McElroy / The National
      UK minister praises role of UAE in boosting GCC trade deal

      Chris Bryant mobilises support from UAE for free-trade agreement talks

      GulfDecember 02, 2025
      Sudanese refugee women from Darfur at the Touloum refugee camp in eastern Chad. Reuters
      CommentIs there sufficient international pressure to force Sudan's factions to end the war?

      There are four tests to look out for, as the country becomes the focus of new global concern for the Horn of Africa

      CommentDecember 02, 2025
      Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said 'big things are happening' in the Middle East. Victoria Pertusa / The National
      UK government urged to be more involved in Trump Gaza ceasefire process

      Middle East Association event addressed by former home secretary Priti Patel

      UKNovember 28, 2025
      Christie's launches its inaugural Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time auction on December 11, celebrating cultural innovation from the 20th and 21st centuries. Headlining the sale is Spike (est. £3,000,000–5,000,000), an exceptionally preserved Caenagnathid dinosaur. Photo: Christie's
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      Dinosaur skeleton up for auction (but you'll have to dig deep to take it home)

      While one is wowing visitors at Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, another – unearthed from South Dakota – could be yours to keep

      UKNovember 28, 2025
      The Ukraine defence industry's ability to create small and large drones is causing headaches for all sorts of areas of war fighting. Getty Images
      CommentUkraine has changed warfare forever, as Europe reaches its moment of truth

      Whatever the final shape of the peace plan with Russia, this genie is out the bottle

      CommentNovember 24, 2025
      NHS resident doctors outside Leeds General Infirmary, as thousands go on strike across England in a pay dispute. PA Wire
      How the strike-blighted NHS is faring under Starmer

      With gloom and doom dominating UK headlines before next week’s budget, it is important to remember that Labour can have an impact where it matters

      CommentNovember 17, 2025
      People protest in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, against Israel's continued attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, carried out in violation of the ceasefire, on Saturday. Reuters
      CommentTalk is cheap. It's time for Europe's leaders to walk the walk on Gaza

      They need to follow through with impact on the ground if they want to change the situation in Palestine for the better

      CommentNovember 10, 2025
      WTM Dubai 2025
      Dubai seeks tourism record as World Travel Market opens

      London-based event is one of the pillars of the global travel industry

      UKNovember 04, 2025
      For all its current drift, the City of London still represents one of the deepest capital pools anywhere on the planet. Getty
      Can the UK government own the country's digital revolution?

      Challenges abound, including London's budget crisis and a culture of relying on private capital. But times have changed

      CommentNovember 04, 2025
      Emergency service personnel walk along a train platform at Huntingdon Station on Saturday night after the stabbing attack. AFP
      Two British men arrested after mass stabbing attack on UK train

      Life-threatening injuries suffered by two after 10 were taken to hospital near Cambridge

      UKNovember 02, 2025
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