
Starmer shifts from boots on the ground in Ukraine to air and sea defence
- Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, is turning towards air and sea support to defend Ukraine, a shift from his previous focus on European “boots on the ground” to secure any peace deal with Russia.
- Zimbabwe’s sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to lead one of the most powerful bodies in global sport.