Trump’s Chagos outburst tests Starmer’s UK‑US balancing act
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Trump’s public attack on the UK’s Chagos Islands deal forces Keir Starmer to re-balance a foreign policy built on close UK–US ties, weighing the Diego Garcia base, Five Eyes security, and China sensitivities ahead of potential Beijing engagement.
- Trump's Chagos dig poses massive strategic question for Starmer BBC
- Trump U-turns on U.K.'s Chagos Islands deal, claims it's another reason "Greenland has to be acquired" by U.S. CBS News
- What is in the Chagos Islands deal and why is it controversial? Sky News
- Trump ‘crossing red lines’ says Belgian PM after US president warns ‘there can be no going back’ on Greenland – Europe live The Guardian
- 'Act of great stupidity': Trump launches another tirade against a NATO ally. This time it's the UK CNBC
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