Starmer: UK urges swift action on Gaza ceasefire ‘without delay’
Speaking in Mumbai, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace pl
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Speaking in Mumbai, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the first stage of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace pl
![British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media during a press conference at One Lodha Place, in Mumbai, India, Oct. 9, 2025. [Stefan Rousseau/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-1760037745.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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![Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan comments on the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Ankara, Turkiye on Oct. 9, 2025. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-1760020557.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)





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