Britain

Starmer says racism, intolerance worsening in UK

The British leader was responding to a lawmaker who said he was worried that racism and the incitement of violence linked to it were being normalized, including by some politicians.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan on June 30, 2026 in Berkshire.
British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet with Polish and British military personnel at the Battle of Britain Bunker, as the countries formalise a UK-Poland security agreement, in Uxbridge, Britain, May 27, 2026.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils £15 billion UK defense plan as legacy project

Larry the cat at Number 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026 in London, England.

Larry the cat, chief mouser of Downing Street, outlasts sixth UK prime minister as Starmer resigns


Grapevine, June 19, 2026: Diplomatic dilemmas - opinion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MIKE EVANS presents the Friends of Zion Award to Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi.

ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended by British bar association after sexual misconduct allegations

"Under the BSB's Enforcement Regulations, the interim suspension must now be considered by an Interim Suspension Panel at a hearing within the next four weeks," the board said.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at the Federal Legislative Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, April 22, 2024.

Andy Burnham's election to parliament sets up bid to oust UK PM Starmer

Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed the "King of the North," won the contest in Makerfield in northwest England with 54.8% of the vote.

NEWLY ELECTED Makerfield MP Andy Burnham of Britain's Labour Party greets a supporter following his victory in the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at the The Edge Wigan in Wigan, Britain, June 19, 2026.

Britain launches Israel-Palestine peace fund alongside Australia, Canada

The fund complements the UK's wider efforts to support a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, said Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong , and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, conduct a video meeting with Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, at Chevening House, June 11, 2026 in Sevenoaks, Britain.

Britain's Jewish Culture Month aims to move conversation beyond October 7

The month, which wrapped up Tuesday, sought to make clear that British Jewish identity is, and always has been, about far more than conflict. “We’re not defined as a community by pain,” Ma’anit said.

PAUL COLLINS, far left, keeper of the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum, delivered an address on Ancient Israel and Judah as part of Britain's Jewish Culture Month, June 11, 2026. The talk had been rescheduled after concerns that ticket-holders had intended to disrupt the event.

Ban on British-designated terror org. Palestine Action is lawful, rules UK court of appeal

Palestine Action, which had increasingly targeted Israel‑linked defense companies in Britain with a particular focus on Israel's largest defense firm, Elbit Systems.

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

Britain expected to introduce social media restrictions for children under 16

"It changes the presumption, so that children aren't presuming that they're going to be in these spaces because all of their friends are, and thats quite significant," said Nandy.

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.

British Defense Minister Healey resigns after spat over military funding with PM Starmer

"You have been unable, and the treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats," Healey said in his letter to Starmer.

British Defence Secretary John Healey walks to attend a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, the day before the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain, May 12, 2026.

Billions of British pounds in public funds went to terrorist organizations, gangs - report

British foreign aid and COVID relief loans were vastly misappropriated from 2015 to 2021, with millions of pounds going to Russia and ISIS.

A man types on a keyboard in front of a computer screen on which an Islamic State flag is displayed, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 6, 2016.

When Nigeria bombs a market, it’s a tragedy. When Israel does, it’s a cause - opinion

According to Amnesty and multiple international reports, Nigerian military strikes have repeatedly caused mass civilian casualties over several years. Yet the story landed with an almost eerie quiet.

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenat-General Waidi Shaibu inspects troops, during the tour of Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, November 6, 2025.