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Pokemon card event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests

A Pokemon card event for Saturday at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine was canceled and the Pokemon Company, an affiliate of Japanese game maker Nintendo, apologized following a backlash from China, as tensions between the two sides escalated

The Independent UK

Starmer hopes his China trip will begin the thaw after recent ice age

PM flies out after courting world’s second biggest economy aware of difficult balance of risks and potential rewards

The Guardian - UK

Visa-free travel to China for 30 days? New agreement announced for UK travellers after Keir Starmer’s Beijing trip

China will allow British citizens visa-free entry for 30 days for tourism and business. This significant agreement was announced during Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's visit to Beijing. The move aims to boost people-to-people ties and facilitate easier travel for tourists and business leaders. This development signals a potential reset…

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Keir Starmer hails trade and investment deals as trip to China concludes

The Prime Minister has repeatedly said during his trip that re-engaging with China will deliver benefits for the British people.

Evening Standard

Voices: Starmer has his fragile China success – now he must handle it with care

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister will return from his much-hyped trip with modest gains that may look more impressive in time, but faces a tricky path ahead on which to hold on to them

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on China’s military purge: the risks grow in an age of strongmen

Editorial: Xi Jinping’s ousting of the country’s top general underscores the concentration of power in the hands of a few – with dangers for us all

The Guardian - UK

Next UK-EU summit should ‘go further’, says Starmer ahead of talks

His comments come as ministers prepare for another round of talks with EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic next week.

Evening Standard

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‘We’re here to demoralize’: The Minneapolis residents tracking Trump ICE agents’ every move

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Amid a deadly immigration crackdown by Trump’s federal agents with the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, residents of Minneapolis are patrolling the city to keep people safe. They tell chief international correspondent Bel Trew, out on the streets alongside them, how they have no intention…

The Independent UK

DOJ launches civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Friday that the FBI will lead the Pretti probe

The Independent UK

Starmer signals support for Trump’s aggressive approach towards Iran

Prime minister says ensuring that Iran does not develop a nuclear programme is a ‘number one priority’

The Guardian - UK

Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files

The Justice Department has released a new batch of files related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and his onetime girlfriend

The Independent UK

China has lifted sanctions from six serving British MPs and peers, Starmer says

Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barrister

The Guardian - UK

Protester who scaled 120ft London King’s Cross tower arrested by police

The activist - wearing black clothing - demanded action from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Iran

Evening Standard

How UK aid cuts help China win the battle for hearts and minds in Africa

COMMENT: Beijing has been seeking to up its soft power across the continent in recent years, writes Dani Madrid-Morales. If the UK slashes funding for the media battle, it leaves China to grab the advantage

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Evening Standard

MPs hit by China sanctions say easing measures on them but not others ‘wrong’

Sir Keir Starmer announced that the sanctions would be lifted following talks with Xi Jinping during his trip to China.

The Guardian - UK

Who are the UK MPs and peers who had sanctions imposed on them by China?

Beijing has reversed decision taken in 2021 against British politicians for highlighting human rights violations against Uyghurs

The Independent UK

Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat

‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP

The Conversation

Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left

A byelection has been set for February 26 in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won the seat comfortably in 2024, some early…

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Starmer brushes off Trump’s criticism of ‘dangerous’ relationship with China

Donald Trump expressed disapproval of the Prime Minister’s trip to China in remarks to reporters early on Friday.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer signals support for US strikes on Iran

Washington continues to build forces in Middle East during simmering tensions between Washington and Tehran

Evening Standard

Starmer says ‘we need to deal with’ Iran crackdown after Trump’s warnings

The Prime Minister said the UK backs ‘the goal’ of preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on the country.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer signals he did not get changed under the bed sheets in China

Former prime minister Theresa May and her staff were reportedly advised to get changed while still in bed during their visit to China in 2018.

The Independent UK

Dissident Ai Weiwei hits out at Western hypocrisy over raising human rights with China

Artist said the West is ‘not even (in a) position to accuse China’ as he accused governments of hypocrisy

Evening Standard

China has lifted sanctions on British MPs and peers, says Keir Starmer

Prime Minister says China has lifted ‘all restrictions’ on six current members of the British Parliament after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Independent UK

China lifts sanctions on MPs and peers after Starmer’s meeting with Xi

The lifting of the restrictions, which included a ban on travel to China, was promised by the Chinese president in his talks with the prime minister

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