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China encircles Africa for naval dominance

Beijing builds network of warship-ready ports – many run by state-owned firms – ...

Starmer to release Mandelson files

Files expected to show how peer was vetted as US ambassador

Mandelson to step down from House of Lords

Peer bows to pressure to quit for leaking confidential government emails to Jeff...

Why Russia and the UAE are a match made in heaven

Both Moscow and Abu Dhabi need a certain kind of partner, and both can fulfill t...

South Africa explains expulsion of Israeli envoy

Pretoria and West Jerusalem last week engaged in tit-for-tat moves against senio...

Mandelson repeatedly leaked confidential documents to E...

Police to examine claims of misconduct in office as Starmer calls for former all...

Islamic State claims Niger airport attack

The “surprise and coordinated” assault inflicted significant damage, the group h...

Mandelson resigns from Labour to prevent ‘further embar...

Departure from party follows release of documents in US appearing to show Jeffre...

Inside Starmer’s battle to convince White House that hi...

British officials locked in talks with Trump administration after president crit...

Labour MP who railed against housing shortage lives in ...

Apsana Begum, who earns a £94,000 salary, continues to live in public housing de...

How Starmer’s ‘weak and meek’ state visit performance e...

Critics accuse PM of leaving Beijing virtually empty-handed and being humiliated...

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern...

Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into ta...

The darker side of Starmer’s China trip

From use of burner phones to looking after laptops, realities of PM’s visit cont...