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KEIR STARMER

Britain's leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair stand outside Westminster Abbey following Britain's King Charles' coronation ceremony, in London on May 6, 2023.
WORLD
May 27, 2026
Blair calls for ‘coherent plan’ before Labour ousts Starmer
Labour’s electoral losses earlier this month sparked an internal rebellion as near a quarter of the party’s members of Parliament called for Starmer to go.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a children’s activity center in Essex, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2026
Starmer’s lame duck status risks policymaking paralysis in U.K.
Starmer’s political support has collapsed in the wake of a devastating round of local elections for his governing Labour Party this month.
In the aftermath of this month’s elections, Labour members of Parliament pointed to voters’ dissatisfaction with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a contributing factor to the party’s performance.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2026
Labour’s Starmer revolt revives thorny debate over rejoining EU
The development follows heavy losses by the party in local elections earlier this month to the rightwing Reform U.K. and the leftist Green Party.
Former U.K. Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks during a conference in London on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2026
Wes Streeting: The right-leaning Labour politician set to run for leadership
Widely credited as one of the party’s best communicators, the ebullient 43-year-old Wes Streeting hails from a working class background.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham (left) walks with Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region, as they arrive at Downing Street in central London, on March 31.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2026
Manchester’s ‘King of the North’ Andy Burnham seeks U.K. conquest
Election to parliament could potentially pave the way for Burnham to challenge British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and promote his brand of “business friendly socialism.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer returns to the House of Commons after listening to the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer faces survival battle as potential rivals circle
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will battle to keep his job, and sources close ​to him say ‌he is determined to fight any leadership contest.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to visit Britain and Italy ahead of a Group of Seven summit in France in June.
JAPAN
May 14, 2026
Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before G7 summit in June
This will be Takaichi’s first visit to Europe since taking office last year.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets construction apprentices during a visit to London South Bank Technical College in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer clings on as rivals try to build coup momentum
About 90 Labour Party lawmakers called for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down, saying they believed the governing party needs new leadership.
A member of Reform U.K. waits for the arrival of the party's leader, Nigel Farage, outside the Havering Town Hall on Friday, a day after a good showing in local elections.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2026
Britain’s political center crumbles as Reform surges
British voters seize the opportunity to protest against perceived failure by ministers at Westminster, rather than to choose the best councilors for their towns and counties.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a Labour Party event in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer under renewed pressure as lawmakers urge him to quit
Labour lawmakers have gone public to ‌express their dissatisfaction over one of the worst defeats for the party in local elections.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a meeting in London on May 5.
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2026
U.K.’s Starmer vows to prove doubters wrong and stay in power
A growing number of Labour ‌lawmakers have ‌turned on Starmer after his party suffered the worst local election ​results for a governing party in more than three decades.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Paris on April 17. He promised on Saturday he would "listen to voters" after his Labour party received a historic drubbing in local and regional elections.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 11, 2026
Starmer’s U.K. rivals circle before make-or-break reset speech
The speech in the wake of the Labour Party’s sweeping defeat in local elections on Thursday is the most consequential event of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s political career.
A polling clerk outside a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, England, on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2026
Britons set to punish Starmer’s Labour in local polls
Thursday’s local elections are expected to showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing politics.
Starmer, right, and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar visit a community center in Glasgow in December. Sarwar has since distanced Scottish Labour from Starmer, even calling for his resignation.
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2026
Starmer’s troubles breathe new life into Scotland’s nationalists
Most agree the Scottish National Party’s track record is patchy, but opinion polls suggest it’s on course to win a fifth straight term with Labour not even sure of second place.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2026
U.K.’s split-screen moment lays bare struggle to adapt to Trump
Managing ties with U.S. President Donald Trump’s United States has come to consume the British state.
Russia's shadow fleet vessels wait in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia, on April 10.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2026
Russian ‘shadow fleet’ undeterred by Starmer’s threat as nearly 100 ships cross U.K. waters
Since the U.K. prime minister’s remarks in March, the number of Russian ​vessels subject to sanctions transiting its waters was unchanged from previous months.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside No. 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2026
Starmer’s rivals need everything to go wrong for him all at once
Labour members of Parliament say a series of events need to take place in quick succession to make the prime minister’s position untenable.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves No. 10 Downing St. for the House of Commons in London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2026
Mandelson scandal shatters Starmer’s promise of stable government
During his early days in office, the British prime minister had pledged to “restore honesty ​and integrity to government.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a reception at the British Museum to view the final design for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, on the 100th anniversary of the late queen's birth, in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2026
Mandelson vetting fiasco leaves Starmer looking like lame duck
The chances of a leadership challenge against the British prime minister after local elections in May have increased.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2026
Starmer’s political fate rests with top U.K. official he fired
The fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s premiership may rest with Olly Robbins, whom Starmer last week fired as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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