International

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 20:33 UTC

  Starmer insists he will stay on despite resignations linked to Mandelson fallout

  

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he was not “willing” to resign, pushing back against mounting pressure inside the Labour Party after the political fallout from former Washington ambassador Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer insisted he would stay in office as Downing Street stressed he remained focused on delivering his domestic programme.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 12:27 UTC

  Starmer loses key aide as McSweeney quits over Mandelson scandal

  

  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been left politically more exposed after the resignation of his Downing Street chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, a central architect of Starmer’s rise inside Labour and a key operator at the heart of government.

• Monday, February 9th 2026 - 00:02 UTC

  Storm Damage Roof Repair Company: Dane Roofing Shows Why Every Minute Matters After Severe Weather

  

  What happens in the first 24 hours after hail destroys your roof:

• Saturday, February 7th 2026 - 00:53 UTC

  Trump sets 25% “secondary” tariff to squeeze trade with Iran

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from countries that buy Iranian goods or services, expanding Washington’s economic pressure campaign beyond direct sanctions on Tehran.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC

  FAO word food commodity prices declined in January 26 for fifth month running

  

  World food commodity prices declined in January 2026 for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 03:46 UTC

  Taiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China

  

  Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to the “one China” principle and described Taiwan as an “inalienable” part of Chinese territory.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:19 UTC

  Bank of England keep interest rate on hold at 3,75%

  

  The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a narrow 5-4 margin to keep interest rates on hold at 3,75%. In its first meeting of 2026, four members voted to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Markets reacted positively with sterling at US$ 1,36.

• Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:41 UTC

  Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances

  

  Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bishop and later obtained Peruvian citizenship.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 13:26 UTC

  King Charles moves to push Andrew out of Royal Lodge after fresh Epstein-linked disclosures

  

  King Charles III has forced his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to vacate Royal Lodge, the 30-room Windsor estate home he has occupied for years, amid renewed scrutiny stemming from newly surfaced Epstein-related material and a fresh police review of allegations tied to the late financier.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:53 UTC

  Orsi, Xi Jinping sign cooperation deals in Beijing as Uruguay backs “one China” and trade talks with Mercosur are floated

  

  China’s President Xi Jinping met Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday, a visit framed by both sides as a bid to deepen political alignment and broaden economic ties at a moment of heightened geopolitical competition.