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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president (left); Keir Starmer, UK’s prime minister; and Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, embrace after meeting on Sunday.

Britain quit the European Union. Now it’s trying to lead it

Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.

  • Mark Landler and Stephen Castle

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with other world leaders during a video conference at 10 Downing Street on Saturday.

Australians ‘stand up to bullies’, PM says as Starmer challenges Putin

After a meeting of some 30 world leaders, Britain said planning for a future peacekeeping effort in Ukraine was entering an “operational phase”.

The London Eye with Houses of Parliament in the background.

I’ve lived in London for three years without seeing this – how foolish I have been

It has featured in Harry Potter, and attracts millions of visitors a year. As I stand here, I see why it has become so important to this city.

  • Rob Harris
Winston Churchill, his grandson Nicholas Soames and US President Donald Trump.

‘Not an America I know’: Churchill’s grandson launches broadside against Trump

Nicholas Soames said the decision to restore a bust of his grandfather to the Oval Office was “awful ghastliness”.

  • Rob Harris
A computer-generated picture, issued by Manchester United, shows an exterior view of the planned new stadium.

‘Like the Eiffel Tower’: Manchester United to quit Old Trafford for $4b super stadium

Legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has backed the plans for a stadium “everybody in the world will want to visit”.

  • James Ducker and Jim White
A live map rendering of the collision off the coast of England.

Police arrest captain of cargo ship over North Sea collision

The Portugal-registered Solong hit the US-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate on Monday in a collision that sparked explosions and fires which burned for more than 24 hours.

  • Jonathan Saul
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah.

Rubio says Ukraine may need to do ‘difficult things’ to get peace deal

US could resume sending military aid and intelligence tomorrow if crunch talks in Saudi Arabia go well, US secretary of state says.

  • Rob Harris
The scene after the collision.

Search for missing sailor ends after cargo ship hits fuel tanker

A cargo ship hit the stationary tanker, which was carrying jet fuel for the US military, off the coast of England. UK PM’s office said details of the crash and its cause “are still becoming clear”.

  • Jill Lawless
Ukraine peace could more help from the EU and nuclear protection by France.

‘None have prepared for it’: Trump forces Europe to rethink its own nuclear ‘umbrella’

When Emmanuel Macron beamed into living rooms across France on Wednesday night, it was an astonishing development - one Russia immediately declared a threat.

  • Rob Harris
Kohl was named after the popular eyeliner cosmetics brand.

‘Ultimate canine aristocrat’: Australia’s top dog scores a win at Crufts

A five-year-old hound named after eyeliner turned heads at the world’s largest dog show in the UK.

  • Rob Harris

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