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Starmer Convenes 40-Nation Coalition for Hormuz Mission, Rejecting Trump’s Blockade Strategy

UK-France summit delivers defensive maritime framework as Europe splits from US unilateralism four days before Iran ceasefire expires.

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Energy Geopolitics

Starmer Launches Gulf Mission to Reopen Hormuz as UK Bypasses US on Energy Security

British PM leads 35-nation diplomatic coalition—excluding Washington—to restore flows through world's most critical oil chokepoint after two-week ceasefire halts Iran conflict.

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Geopolitics

Adams Faces Court Test on IRA Role as Peace Process Confronts Historical Accountability

A London civil trial will adjudicate claims the former Sinn Féin leader commanded the Provisional IRA - the first judicial forum to formally examine his organizational role 27 years after the Good Friday Agreement.

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Geopolitics

UK Arrests Labour MP’s Husband in China Spy Case—Weeks After Starmer’s Beijing Reset

Three men detained under National Security Act as Westminster confronts deepening pattern of Chinese infiltration targeting democratic institutions

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Geopolitics

Starmer’s Iran Calculus: Base Access, Blair’s Ghost, and Labour’s Marginal Seat Problem

Prime Minister's approval of US strikes from UK soil resurrects toxic political memories—and exposes Labour to electoral risk in constituencies won by knife-edge margins.

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