Macron faces backlash after demand for Israel arms embargo in Gaza
The French president was criticized by members of his own party, as well as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
John Healey
UK helped stop Iranian missiles headed for Israel
PM Keir Starmer expressed concern that “the region is on the brink.”
Britain and France plan new military agreement
New U.K. government launches charm offensive โ including a reboot of the Lancaster House Agreement.
US pushes back against Ukraine pleas to lift weapon restrictions
โThereโs no one capability that will, in and of itself, be decisive in this campaign,โ US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.
Zelenskyy tells Ukraineโs allies to hurry up with air defense aid
Ukrainian president calls for Western pledges to be fulfilled “without delay.”
Meet the new โMr Ukraineโ at the head of Britainโs military
British Defense Secretary John Healey told POLITICO the new Labour government would increase military spending.
Netanyahu blasts โshamefulโ UK ban on Israel arms exports
Israeli PM vows: โWith or without British arms, Israel will win this war and secure our common future.โ
Boris Johnson accuses UK Labour of โabandoning Israelโ
Former prime minister asks if the British government “want Hamas to win” after it partially suspends arms sales to Israel.
Japan wants Indo-Pacific reassurance from Britainโs new Labour government
As Labour refocuses on Europe and America, doubts linger in Japan about whether it can rely on London.
Is IRISยฒ heading for a rethink?
SNEAK PEEK โ The EUโs IRISยฒ satellite communications network project is increasingly troubled. โ NATO seeks to make procuring arms faster, the allianceโs procurement agency boss Stacy Cummings told me. โ The U.K. and Germany team up on defense as fears grow that U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump will ditch Ukraine if he wins in [โฆ]
UK signs new defence pact with Germany
New defence secretary John Healey promises to โresetโ the countryโs relations with European allies
UK and Germany want to put security relations โon a new footingโ
Visiting British Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius signed a declaration on Wednesday (24 July) intending to forge a comprehensive new security partnership as the new UK government seeks to build closer relations w…
Britain and Germany team up on defense as fears grow Trump will ditch Ukraine
Britain’s new Labour government is seeking deeper military ties with Germany and France.
Uniformed British soldier stabbed multiple times in street attack
Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‘shocked and appalled’ as British Army officer left fighting for his life in hospital.
Lockheed Martin gears up for laser wars
SNEAK PEEK โ Lockheed Martin is working on laser technology, a top executive told Josh. โ Dassault Aviation CEO รric Trappier is troubled by the uncertainty of Franceโs political situation. โ European Parliament: Renew Europeโs Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann will lead the SEDE subcommittee and the EPPโsย Borys Budka will head ITRE. Good morning, and welcome to Morning [โฆ]
Klaus Welle talks defense commissioner, EU budget
SNEAK PEEK โ The European Parliamentโs former secretary general, Klaus Welle, talks to Jacopo about the defense commissioner role, the EU budget, and why itโs time for a full defense committee. โ U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey meets with counterparts from Japan and Italy today to discuss GCAP. โ European Parliament committees vote on their [โฆ]
Zelenskyy calls on Starmer to approve missiles
Ukraine leader is first to address a U.K. Cabinet meeting since Bill Clinton.
UK will not help Ukraine hit targets in Russia, defence secretary says
John Healey says any use of British weapons in Russia for defence reasons must be carried out by UkrainiansBritain will not help Ukraine hit targets in Russia, the defence secretary has said, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed directly to the cabinet to u…
Trump adviser Fiona Hill to lead UK defense reviewย
Former NATO boss George Robertson will head the project to consider how and when to boost military spending.
The Tories are gone โ and Britain is moving closer to Europe again
Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy move is to refocus UK-EU relations.
Ukraine war briefing: Path to Nato membership โirreversibleโ
Alliance censures China as Russian war enabler and supplier; F-16 fighter jets flying for Ukraineโs defence this summer. What we know on day 869See all our Ukraine war coverageNato allies at their Washington summit have said Ukraineโs โfuture is in Nat…
UK will be โleading European nationโ in Nato, defence secretary pledges
John Healey acknowledges likely shift of US focus to China and says Britain and EU must raise military spending to counter RussiaBritain will be โthe leading European nationโ in Nato under a Labour government, the new defence secretary, John Healey, pl…
Post-Brexit security pact with EU โwill complementโ NATO, Starmer says
The new U.K. PM is seeking to recalibrate Britain’s relationship with Europe.
UKโs Keir Starmer urges allies to hike defense spending
Days into taking office, the new British prime minister is taking a message to Washington.
Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europeโs leaders head to the NATO summit
Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.
NATO sees Keir Starmerโs entrance on world stage
New U.K. prime minister will deliver a message of continuity on Ukraine and pledge support for the alliance.
Ukraine war briefing: Chinese troops hold military exercises with Belarus on Polish border
Two key Russia allies to hold joint anti-terrorism exercises in border city of Brest over 11 days. What we know on day 866See all our Ukraine war coverageChinese military personnel are to begin joint โanti-terrorist trainingโ with their counterparts in…
Sunak, Starmer slam Farage claim that EU, NATO โprovokedโ invasion of Ukraine
โWe have provoked this war,โ the Reform UK leader said Friday evening.
Starmer will try to prove Britain can be a reliable EU friend โ and Germany will be key
After the U.K. election, cooperation will be deliberately methodical, testing the waters along the way.
Tories put trans rights row at heart of UK election campaign
Britain’s ailing Conservatives want to tweak the rules on single-sex spaces.
Inside UK Labourโs push for a special relationship โ even with Trump
Keir Starmer could finally get his handshake with Joe Biden if he becomes prime minister, five days after taking the job.
Labourโs election policy positions, tracked
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
Lammy and Healey visit Ukraine to say Labour would keep up UKโs backing
Shadow foreign and defence ministers go to Kyiv โto ensure we take politics out of the UKโs support for UkraineโUkraine war โ live updatesBritainโs shadow foreign and defence ministers have completed a visit to Kyiv to deliver a message that little wou…
Blinken delivers message of US support to Kyiv as thousands flee Kharkiv region
US secretary of state promises long-awaited $60bn Ukraine aid package will make โreal difference on battlefieldโUS secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Kyiv delivering a message that Washington remains committed to supporting Ukraine as t…