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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

Up until this point, the Government has allowed the US to use British bases only to hit missile sites targeting British interests in the region.

Evening Standard

Trump calls Nato ‘cowards’ over lack of action to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Mr Trump said the alliance was a ‘paper tiger’ without the US.

The Independent UK

How UK aid cuts are hitting Africa and the climate particularly hard

ANALYSIS: Long-standing bilateral aid programmes to developing countries that are not classified as ‘fragile’ or ‘conflict-affected’ are set to be severely cut, if not completely eliminated. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

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Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

Iran has said allowing the US to use UK bases is ‘participation in aggression’.

Evening Standard

Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is ‘participation in aggression’

Abbas Araghchi criticised the ‘negative and biased approach of Britain’.

Evening Standard

Campaigners warn of ‘damage’ caused by the Government’s aid decisions

Yvette Cooper announced allocations under the official development assistance (ODA) regime on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UK climate aid cuts ‘short-sighted’ and leave ‘fossil fuel profits untouched’, campaigners say

‘Cutting this budget at a time of such intense global upheaval goes against the warnings from the government's own national security advisers and food experts’

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BBC World Service to see funding increased by extra £33m

The World Service is provided in 43 languages across the world and has an average weekly audience of 313 million.

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper insists the UK will remain a ‘major player’ on aid despite cuts

The Foreign Secretary said hard choices had been made on allocations across the world as the Government aims for ‘partnership not paternalism’.

Evening Standard

UK slashes aid to poorest nations in ‘moral catastrophe’ of 40% savings – and fails to protect HIV funding fully

Ministers fear backlash from MPs over cuts to spending – despite seeking to protect some funding to help women and girls around the world

The Independent UK

Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut

UK’s bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m by 2028-29

The Guardian - UK

Spending more on defence and less on aid does not mean walking away from our values and responsibilities – here’s why

As conflict escalates around the globe responding to security threats is a cost we must bear, but a Labour government will always find the means to stand up against disease and hunger, says the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper

The Guardian - UK

Cooper to set out aid spending as Labour backbenchers call for rethink

The Foreign Secretary will outline how she intends to allocate a much reduced aid budget.

Evening Standard

BBC World Service to get extra £11m a year in deal ending funding uncertainty

Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costs

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In a dangerous world, Britain needs its diplomats more than ever – this is no time to axe them

Cut off from Europe by Brexit and cast adrift by Donald Trump, maintaining diplomatic expertise and connections is crucial, says author John Kampfner

Evening Standard

British expats fleeing Dubai for London scrambling to avoid tax bills of up to £5 million

Accountants are advising British citizens leaving the Gulf how to avoid ‘massive’ tax bills

The Guardian - UK

UK nationals fleeing Middle East reach 100,000 as evacuation efforts continue

Foreign secretary says one third of those who were in region have left as MPs press for support for those still stranded

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy says Europe is a ‘global force’ that can stand against any other power in address to MPs – as it happened

Keir Starmer previously reassured that the war in Iran would not distract the UK from supporting Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Ed Balls ‘bought Susanna Reid flowers’ after kicking her in the head on live TV

‘Good Morning Britain’ co-host Reid said that her ‘eyesight did go blurry for about 20 minutes’ following the incident

The Guardian - UK

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper: ‘Making decisions based on what the US do or say doesn’t feel like sensible foreign policy’

Firing Peter Mandelson, convening with Marco Rubio – then handling the fallout of conflict in the Middle East… it’s been a busy time for the secretary of state, and our writer has had a ringside seat

Evening Standard

UK calls for allies to keep pressure on Russia after US eases oil sanctions

No 10 said the decision ultimately lay with the US but that Britain remained committed to bringing ‘maximum’ financial strain on Moscow.

Evening Standard

Dubai under attack: Building in UAE city's financial centre hit by 'kamakaze drone' debris as war rages

Large plume of smoke seen close to the DIFC Innovation Hub in Dubai following a ‘successful interception’

The Independent UK

Starmer risks Trump’s wrath with split from US over lifting Russia oil sanctions

Trump administration temporarily allowing countries to buy Russian oil ‘currently stranded at sea’

The Independent UK

Russia and Iran trying to ‘hijack the global economy’, Cooper rages

Oil price surges spark fears Putin could use outbreak of war to boost wartime economy

Evening Standard

Russia and Iran trying to ‘hijack global economy’, says Cooper

Iran’s new supreme leader has vowed to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for ongoing US-Israeli strikes.

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