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Britain to host talks with 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper leaves following a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper leaves following a cabinet meeting at Downing Street, in London, Britain, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

UK to host multi-nation meeting on Strait of Hormuz shipping on April 2

Iran has virtually closed the vital Hormuz strait since Feb 28 US-Israeli strikes that started a Middle East war, causing global oil and gas prices to soar.
Iran has virtually closed the vital Hormuz strait since Feb 28 US-Israeli strikes that started a Middle East war, causing global oil and gas prices to soar.

British police arrest three more men over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

British PM Starmer pledges push to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Trump aims more barbs

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/Pool/File Photo

British PM Keir Starmer touts cost of living help to ease Iran war pressure

The Iran war has frustrated a key thrust of British PM Keir Starmer’s strategy, which was to herald 2026 as the year that voters started to feel the benefits of his Labour administration.
The Iran war has frustrated a key thrust of British PM Keir Starmer’s strategy, which was to herald 2026 as the year that voters started to feel the benefits of his Labour administration.

At least 25 sanctioned Russian ships pass through UK waters after boarding threat

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/Pool
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz, in London, Britain, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/Pool

Envoy to Britain warns against cancelling king’s US visit

FILE PHOTO: King Charles III (left) with US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, before formally bidding farewell to the president on day two of their state visit to the UK, September 18, 2025.    Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: King Charles III (left) with US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, before formally bidding farewell to the president on day two of their state visit to the UK, September 18, 2025.    Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia says Britain's decision to detain its vessels is hostile, vows response

UK authorises military to board Russian shadow fleet tankers

A French navy boat surrounds the GRINCH oil tanker, intercepted by France in the Alboran Sea on suspicion of operating under a false flag and belonging to Russia's shadow fleet that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions, and diverted to the port of Marseille-Fos, in the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer, near Martigues, France, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo
A French navy boat surrounds the GRINCH oil tanker, intercepted by France in the Alboran Sea on suspicion of operating under a false flag and belonging to Russia's shadow fleet that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions, and diverted to the port of Marseille-Fos, in the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer, near Martigues, France, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

British police arrest two men over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.