Ameer Kotecha, right, outlines why Starmer suffered catastrophic local elections defeat (Image: Getty) As the dust settles on last week’s local elections, and Keir Starmer’s future hangs in the balance, what are the main takeaways from all the present political turmoil? What voters have announced – in the most unambiguous terms since Brexit – is
Stephan Dransfield is one of three newly-elected Reform UK councillors to the Colne Valley West ward 13:09, 14 May 2026Updated 14:13, 14 May 2026 Stephan (Stefan) Dransfield is one of three newly-elected councillors for the Colne Valley West ward (Image: Kirklees Council / Facebook) A council in Yorkshire has been forced to reiterate its code
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As a British taxpayer, I want us to fund the Palestinians. I want us to give them weapons, guns, missiles, and allow them to liberate themselves against their occupiers. More than 570 candidates associated with an Islamic sectarian agenda and endorsed by an Islamist-linked pressure group, The Muslim Vote, secured significant victories across 58 councils
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WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – Iraqi officials have approached the International Monetary Fund about securing financial assistance as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, a source close to the IMF said on Thursday. Initial conversations took place last month during the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, and
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag. Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have
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Gold prices ticked up on Thursday, as investors focused on talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, looking for signs of a resolution to the Iran war. Gold Rate Today: India is one of the world’s largest importers of gold, and purchases rise significantly during weddings and festive seasons. (Representational)
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on Thursday said that a vessel anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates’s Fujairah has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters. The vessel was seized about 70 km northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah. (Reuters/Representational Image) The vessel was seized about
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TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that “Taiwan independence” and cross-Taiwan Strait peace are as “irreconcilable as fire and water”. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the term “Taiwan independence”
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping offered stark warnings about avoiding possible clashes between his nation and the U.S. on Thursday and even cautioned visiting President Donald Trump that Washington’s handling of its relations with Taiwan could lead to “conflicts” that might put “the entire relationship in great jeopardy.” The stern tone was a
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New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in New Delhi for a three-day official visit, marking the first high-level diplomatic engagement from Tehran since the war started in the Middle East more than two months ago. Araghchi is in India primarily to attend a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers but will also
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Newly-elected Woodhouse councillor Nathaniel Menday said UK has a “disgusting, almost subhuman underclass of people bringing the place down” 19:17, 13 May 2026Updated 19:27, 13 May 2026 Nathaniel Menday was named the Reform UK councillor in Woodhouse(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / Yorkshire Live) A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party less than a
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a “secret” meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. “During Operation ‘Lion’s Roar’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a secret visit to the United Arab
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new video loaded: Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests transcript Back transcript Israel Qualifies for Eurovision Final Amid Protests Israel qualified for the Eurovision final after receiving enough votes from national juries and the public at Tuesday’s semifinal. The country’s participation in the contest has been protested because of its military operation in Gaza.
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Iran has restored operational access to 30 of 33 missile launch sites along the Strait of Hormuz and retained nearly 70 per cent of its pre-war missile arsenal, potentially resetting a nearly three-month war with the United States and a naval stand-off for control of a maritime chokepoint that ships 20 per cent of the
By Gabriel Stargardter and Raphael Satter PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) – French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead of March’s municipal elections was carried out at least in part by an obscure Israeli firm called BlackCore, according to three sources familiar with the matter. French intelligence agencies are
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s grand State Opening of Parliament ceremony does not normally feature an elephant. But on Wednesday, there was a large figurative elephant in the room: an imminent leadership challenge that could put Prime Minister Keir Starmer out of a job before the summer and consign his freshly minted plan for
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GDANSK, May 13 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. The ban comes amid mounting concerns over the impact ofsocial media on children’s health and safety. Below is a summary of
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Turkey’s Black Sea coast sees severe floods, 12 injured (Photo credit: X) Torrential overnight rain in Turkey’s Havza on Wednesday triggered severe floods in northern Samsun province, affecting homes and businesses, sweeping away vehicles and leaving at least 12 people injured.The intense rainfall began on Tuesday, causing rivers and streams in the Black Sea region
Blackstone has walked away from a proposed US$4 billion (HK$31.2 billion) tie-up with Hong Kong’s New World Development (0017) after the indebted property developer refused to cede control, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Blackstone declined to comment. New World did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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Photo: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS An analysis by the Henry Jackson Society has found that 574 candidates elected in recent UK local elections ran campaigns focused on Gaza-related or Muslim community issues, across 58 local councils. The report states that these candidates were elected on platforms centered on what it describes as broader Muslim transnational concerns rather
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