UK’s Starmer to join Trump-led Gaza board

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to accept Trump's invitation to join a board running Gaza. (Reuters)
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Updated 13 January 2026
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UK’s Starmer to join Trump-led Gaza board

  • Times newspaper reports that the British prime minister is expected to join the body that will temporarily run Gaza

LONDON: British Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer is expected to accept an offer to ‌sit on ‌a ‌US President ⁠Trump-led ​board ‌that would temporarily run Gaza, The Times newspaper reported ⁠on Tuesday.
The ‌report cited ‍a ‍senior British ‍official as saying the first meeting was ​expected to take place next ⁠week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.


Trump says another ‘armada’ floating toward Iran right now

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Trump says another ‘armada’ floating toward Iran right now

  • US president hopes that Tehran makes a deal ⁠with Washington

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday another US “armada” ‌was ‌floating ‌toward Iran ⁠and he ‌hoped that Tehran made a deal ⁠with Washington.
“There ‌is ‍another ‍beautiful armada ‍floating beautifully toward Iran right now,” Trump said in a ⁠speech.
“I hope they make a deal.”