3 hours ago Starmer refuses to say if he regrets accepting free tickets to watch Taylor Swift concerts

Sir Keir was put on the spot for the first time this week by the Mail asking if he now regrets going to the concerts by Swift, but dodged the matter entirely in Berlin

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5 hours ago Starmer says death of Hamas leader is an opportunity to broker ceasefire in Gaza

Sir Keir Starmer says diplomacy is still the key way to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as Hezbollah

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11 hours ago Russia 'weaker' and Putin recruiting 1,000s of North Korean troops for his war would be 'desperation,' says PM

Sir Keir Starmer held talks in Berlin with Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz on the Ukraine and Middle East wars

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12 hours ago The moment Yahya Sinwar was killed: Footage shows Israeli tank blast building where Hamas leader was cowering inside after making fatal mistake

The Israeli tank fired at the building in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip before the body of Israel 's most wanted man was later found in the rubble.

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16 hours ago Hezbollah vows a new phase in the war, as Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Sinwar

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is vowing to launch a new phase of fighting against invading Israeli troops, a day after Israel said its forces in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the chief architect of last year’s murderous attack on Israel that sparked the current war

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18 hours ago Israel condemns UN chief for not ‘welcoming’ Yahya Sinwar killing: US pushes for Gaza ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli foreign minister says UN secretary general António Guterres remains barred from entering IsraelAt least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school turned shelter in the Jabaliya neighbourhood of Gaza City, amid accusations Israel intends to forcibly expel the remaining population in a renewed ground campaign.The bombing of Abu Hussein school in Jabaliya on Thursday killed 28, including doctors and several children, and injured dozens more, according to health officials, who warned the final toll was likely to be higher. Another 11 people were killed in two separate airstrikes in Gaza City, and it was unclear how many were killed in other strikes in central and southern Gaza. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Incredible IDF footage shows the final moments of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as he throws a STICK at drone before being killed when the building was blasted by a tank shell

This is the moment visibly bloodied Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar feebly throws a stick to defend himself against an IDF drone just seconds before he was assassinated by Israeli forces in Gaza.

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26 hours ago QUENTIN LETTS: Why didn't they pop Miss Swift in an Uber and have her perform at No10?

In addition to Sir Keir Starmer, 62, Miss Swift's audience included the secretaries of state for home affairs, science, health and education and the Treasury chief secretary.

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26 hours ago JAN MOIR: Starmer's visit to Taylor Swift is a curdled image of freebie

This is the photograph of Sir Keir and Lady Starmer at the Taylor Swift concert back in June, the first of two visits the starstruck Prime Minister made to Wembley to see his favourite pop star.

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