The EU also targeted the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany to prevent Putin from generating any revenue from them in future, notably by discouraging would-be investors. Russian energy giant Rosneft’s refinery in India was hit as well.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House [Photo by Lauren Hurley/No 10 Downing Street / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] According to a UK government press release, it will also ...

Delivering an EU-UK security and defence partnership at the summit would be an important symbol of Europe’s unity and determination, as well as a key practical advance. Kallas has declared it doable, while also alluding to “worries” among EU member states. This, alas, is the renewed shadow of Brexit.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have signed a treaty that pledges to tighten defense ties.

Background: Taiwan “earmarked NT$40.52 billion (US$1.37 billion) from 2019-2027 to procure 108 M1A2T tanks from the U.S. These tanks will be deployed with the Army's Sixth Corps to bolster defenses in northern Taiwan.” More, here .

The U.K. Carrier Strike Group passed through the Suez Canal—a strategic waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea—on May 24. The group conducted operations in the Red Sea for several days, according to the specialist outlet Navy Lookout.

London's main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of mixed corporate updates as well as the fallout from the newly signed U.S.-EU trade deal.

UK tourists face a European airport rule change - with European Union transport hubs finally scrapping a strict 100ml liquid rule after nearly 20 years. It follows Birmingham Airport and Edinburgh Airport removing the 100ml restriction.