Country in Europe

United Kingdom

Also known as Britain, UK

The United Kingdom is an island country in north-west Europe and a permanent UN Security Council member. Known for its NATO commitments, intelligence partnerships, and historically active role in Middle East diplomacy and Gulf security. Recently, the UK has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlements and Iran, designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and led multilateral efforts on Strait of Hormuz navigation security. Last updated 2 days ago

Within United Kingdom

Keir Starmer Head of State UK Maritime Trade Operations Government Body Financial Times Media Outlet London City King Charles III Monarch Iran International Media Outlet The Telegraph Media Outlet Sky News Media Outlet Labour Party Political Party / Movement Diego Garcia Strategic Site RAF Fairford Strategic Site BBC Media Outlet Al-Arabi Al-Jadid Media Outlet Ed Miliband Politician Belfast City Daily Mail Media Outlet Queen Camilla Monarch British Royal Navy Military Dover City Royal Air Force Military UK Ministry of Defence Government Body Downing Street Government Body London Metropolitan Police Government Body Palestine Action NGO / Watchdog RAF Mildenhall Strategic Site UK Parliament Government Body Northern Ireland State / Province PoliticsUK Media Outlet Reform UK Political Party / Movement Scotland State / Province The Guardian Media Outlet Aberdeen City Birmingham City British Government Government Body Charles Other Conservative Party Political Party / Movement Israeli Embassy in London Strategic Site RAF Lakenheath Strategic Site Southampton City The Economist Media Outlet UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Government Body UK Home Office Government Body Wales State / Province Arsenal Energy / Industry AXSMarine Energy / Industry Belfast Telegraph Media Outlet Bermondsey District Birmingham Police Government Body Bolton City BP Energy / Industry British Embassy Government Body British Police Government Body Bude City Cambridge City David Attenborough Other Derby City Derbyshire State / Province Devon State / Province Dunmurry City DWP Government Body Gibraltar Strategic Site Glasgow City Great Yarmouth City Hampshire State / Province Hampshire Police Government Body Howe Park City ITV Media Outlet Janice Nix Other Jenny Chapman Politician Johnson Politician Kenton United Synagogue Strategic Site Led By Donkeys NGO / Watchdog Liverpool City Lloyd's List Intelligence Media Outlet Lloyds List Media Outlet London Ambulance Service NGO / Watchdog Manchester City Manoto TV Media Outlet Middle East Eye Media Outlet Neville Chamberlain Politician NHS NGO / Watchdog Nick Brown Other Ofcom Government Body Queen Elizabeth Monarch Scott Road Strategic Site Shaun Evans Other Sky Media Outlet Slough City Socialist Workers' Party Political Party / Movement Solicitors Regulation Authority Government Body South Gloucestershire State / Province Stephen Ogilvie Other Surrey State / Province Thornton Heath City Turnberry Strategic Site UK Armed Forces Military UK Biobank NGO / Watchdog UK Cabinet Government Body UK High Court Government Body Whitehall District Windsor Castle Strategic Site Winston Churchill Head of State YouGov NGO / Watchdog Channel 4 News Media Outlet Greater Manchester Combined Authority Government Body Green Party of England and Wales Political Party / Movement Independent Media Outlet Liverpool FC NGO / Watchdog Manchester City Energy / Industry Morning Star Media Outlet TalkTV Media Outlet UK Department for Transport Government Body UK Department of Health and Social Care Government Body UK Ministry of Justice Government Body

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Russia's Foreign Ministry is threatening to strike British military targets "in Ukraine and beyond" over London's supply of weapons used against Russian territory.

Spokesperson Maria Zakharova: "Those responsible for war crimes will be punished. The inevitable punishment awaits both their accomplices and instigators."

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RUSSIA WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACKS INSIDE BRITAIN

Former Russian deputy foreign minister and Kremlin adviser Andrei Fedorov says Moscow could move beyond verbal threats and take “semi military” action against the UK.

Fedorov specifically ra...

RUSSIA WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACKS INSIDE BRITAIN

Former Russian deputy foreign minister and Kremlin adviser Andrei Fedorov says Moscow could move beyond verbal threats and take “semi military” action against the UK.

Fedorov specifically raised cyberattacks and attacks on British factories producing drones for Ukraine, saying they could be carried out by “unknown sources.”

The warning follows PM Andy Burnham’s visit to Kyiv, where Britain agreed to release classified information on UK components of the SCALP/Storm Shadow missile to support production in Ukraine.

Russia has accused Britain of becoming directly involved in the war and warned its growing military support for Kyiv will have “consequences.”

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The UK has summoned Israel's Chargé d'Affaires over the E1 settlement tender, demanding an immediate reversal.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called the move "an unacceptable and destructive act" that risks cutting the West Bank off from Ea...

The UK has summoned Israel's Chargé d'Affaires over the E1 settlement tender, demanding an immediate reversal.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called the move "an unacceptable and destructive act" that risks cutting the West Bank off from East Jerusalem and killing a two-state solution. Britain says it will announce measures in the coming weeks, including sanctions on those involved in settlement expansion.

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar rejected the statement outright: "The Jewish people have the right to live throughout the Land of Israel, just as the British have the right to live in London."

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Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, in an interview on The Times podcast, harshly criticized the British government's stance on Israel.

"This is very bad politics. You must show full support as we supported you when you suffered from terrorism," Cohen said.

He also revealed what a former head of MI5 once told him: "Yossi, you deserve an Oscar. You thwarted a huge amount of terrorist activity inside the UK."

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Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia will contribute troops to verify Hezbollah's disarmament under a U.S.-mediated framework, Israel and Lebanon have agreed, sources told Reuters.

The mission would inspect villages in southern Lebanon. Israel's phased withdrawal is tied to the group's disarmament, and Israel wants inspections to include private homes.