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Leaders of the UK, several EU states, the European Commission and other allies issued a joint statement on the E1 West Bank settlement plan on 20 August 2026, setting out their collective position on the proposal.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will make his first overseas trip on Monday 24 August, visiting Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day to signal full UK support for Ukraine during his inaugural international visit.
The foreign ministries of Australia, Canada and the UK issued a joint statement on Israel’s decision to close the investigation into strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024.
Over 200,000 children improved reading and numeracy in Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through a UK-supported programme; the partnership also helped more than 35,000 previously out‑of‑school children return to education, the government says.
Covers a meeting on 23 August where the UK Prime Minister spoke with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden while travelling by train into Kyiv.
Summarises the Prime Minister’s meeting with European Council President António Costa on 23 August, held on the train into Kyiv as leaders travelled to mark Ukrainian Independence Day.
Public opinion of India across 36 countries varies sharply: favourable views range from 79% in Sri Lanka down to just 7% in Pakistan, showing wide international divergence in perceptions of India.
Indians and Pakistanis each tend to view the other as their top security threat and express scepticism about the other side’s commitment to maintaining good bilateral relations, according to Pew Research Center findings.
Announces over £350,000 in rapid funding for eight research projects to examine the UK impacts of the recent US–Iran conflict, aiming to produce timely evidence on economic, political or social consequences for the UK.
Surveying adults in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, respondents generally view neighbouring South Asian countries negatively, with only Sri Lanka receiving more positive than negative ratings from the other three publics.
Argues the Strategic Defence Initiative succeeded not by deployment but by persuasive imagery: glossy concept art of orbital weapons made the US vision seem plausible and undermined Soviet calculations despite no deployable SDI systems existing.
Reflects on John Healey’s resignation as defence secretary and his argument that there are “credible ways” to address defence funding; notes he now controls departmental budgets and previously rejected proposals may be revisited.
Public opinion in Canada and Mexico has shifted so that China is viewed more positively than the United States; both populations now rate Xi Jinping more favourably than Trump, though confidence in either leader remains low.