NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said allies are preparing for a role in securing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz once the war ends.

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for the British prime minister's resignation after his appeal for another chance seemingly fell on deaf ears.

The UK and France are co-hosting a multinational meeting of defence ministers, to try to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz. More than 40 nations are expected to join the virtual gathering.

The U.K. has expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow’s recent expulsion of a British official and the smear campaign that followed.

A British woman who was denied permanent birth control through the UK ’s national health service on the grounds she might regret the decision has won her case with the country’s health ombudsman after