Recognising Palestinian statehood opens another question – who would lead it?
12 hours ago Paul AdamsDiplomatic Correspondent BBC Earlier this month, a Palestinian diplomat called Husam Zomlot was invited to a discussion at the Chatham House think tank in London. Belgium had just joined the UK, France and other countries in…
UK formally recognises Palestinian state
5 hours ago Harry Farleypolitical correspondent, and Jessica Rawnsley Sir Keir Starmer has announced the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state, in what represents a significant change in government policy. In a video statement on X, the prime minister said:…
UK rewarding Hamas, says mother of freed British-Israeli hostage
7 hours ago Sam FrancisPolitical reporter PA Media The mother of a freed British-Israeli hostage has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “rewarding” Hamas after the UK government said it would formally recognise a Palestinian state. Mandy Damari, whose kidnapped daughter…
Trump says Murdochs are potential TikTok deal partners
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and…
China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected, despite Fed rate cut
BEIJING, CHINA – OCTOBER 12: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) building is pictured on October 12, 2020 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth month…
From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home
‘What fascisms old and new have in common is they tend to look to women to fill in the gaps that the state misses,’ says historian Diana Garvin. Illustration: Cut It Out Design Studio/The Guardian ‘What fascisms old and new…
A historic opportunity for the British left is being thrown away. This very public Your Party row must stop now | Yanis Varoufakis and Ken Loach
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana on a picket line outside London Euston train station, 18 August 2022. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana on a picket line outside London Euston train station, 18 August 2022. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA…
Dining across the divide: ‘We disagreed on almost everything – it was great’
Richard (left) and Joe. All photographs: Richard Saker Richard (left) and Joe. All photographs: Richard Saker Dining across the divideLife and style Dining across the divide: ‘We disagreed on almost everything – it was great’ A shift manager and an…
UK rewarding Hamas, says mother of freed British-Israeli hostage
7 hours ago Sam FrancisPolitical reporter PA Media The mother of a freed British-Israeli hostage has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “rewarding” Hamas after the UK government said it would formally recognise a Palestinian state. Mandy Damari, whose kidnapped daughter…