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At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.

The British prime minister scrambled at President Trump’s feet in a viral moment, but he may be happier than the other Group of 7 leaders with his moment in the sun.

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UK Spy Agency MI6 Appoints First Female Chief in 116-Year History

A former “Q,” she will be the first woman to lead Britain’s foreign intelligence service in the agency’s 116-year history.

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Blaise Metreweli, named the next chief of MI6, in a photograph supplied by the British Foreign Office. She will lead the organization where she has worked for more than 25 years.

How the Israel-Iran Conflict Could Spiral Into More Turmoil

Israel’s leader and President Trump appeared to bet they can persevere, but other world leaders warned of unintended outcomes in a volatile region.

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A projectile hit buildings on Friday as the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system fired to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv.

U.K., Canada and Others Impose Sanctions on Far-Right Israeli Ministers

The coordinated move against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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The sanctions targeted the Israeli security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, and the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who are among the most hard-line members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet.

NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military

“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions.

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Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of NATO, speaking in London on Monday.

U.K. Faces ‘Extraordinary’ Threat From Russian and Iranian Plots, Official Warns

Jonathan Hall, a British government adviser, said in an interview that hostile states were paying local criminals to carry out acts of violence, espionage and intimidation.

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“Terrorism is something that gets public attention,” Jonathan Hall said, while state threats are “much harder to conceptualize.”

U.K. Faces Most Serious Military Threat Since Cold War, Starmer Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer cited “growing Russian aggression” as he outlined ambitious rearmament plans, including building up to 12 attack submarines.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer walking past a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in March.
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