Daily brief
Donald Trump criticized a UK-Mauritius sovereignty deal over the Chagos Islands as an 'act of great stupidity', suggesting it showed weakness to rivals like China and Russia. He linked the criticism to his past interest in the US purchasing Greenland. The UK government responded that it would 'never compromise' on national security.
The UK government has granted final approval for China to build a new, significantly larger embassy complex in London, despite security concerns from some MPs and analysts about potential espionage risks.
UAE and Belarus have accepted an offer to join Donald Trump's proposed 'Board of Peace', while Norway and the UK have voiced concerns about the initiative.
Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine told the BBC he will not contest President Yoweri Museveni's anticipated victory in the 2026 election.
A long-awaited bill to reform the UK's audit regime has been scrapped by government ministers.