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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sam Kiley

Trump and Starmer shouldn’t bask long in the glow of a state visit – the world just got a lot more dangerous

If there is a warm fuzz left over from what No 10 no doubt sees as a successful management of Donald Trump’s toddler ego, it should be washed away by the cold shower of reality.

While King Charles took the US president on a fairground ride around Windsor Great Park, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were enjoying the glow of a nuclear embrace.

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