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Foreign Affairs Writer

James Reeve

James Reeve writes on foreign affairs for The Daily Times, following diplomacy, elections and conflict beyond the UK and explaining what they mean for readers at home. He has reported from Europe, west Africa and the Gulf, and favours careful sourcing over rapid speculation.

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Stories by James Reeve

Pedestrians approach the entrance of a federal courthouse in Miami.

Trump's $10bn Epstein letter claim against Wall Street Journal dismissed

A Miami judge has dismissed Donald Trump's revised defamation lawsuit over an Epstein birthday letter, with the president's lawyers planning an appeal.

1 November 2026

Derailed train carriages beside a railway embankment near Urda, with emergency vehicles and rescue workers.

Spain train crash: death toll reaches 64 after Toledo collision

Two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province, leaving more than 80 people injured and prompting scrutiny of the line’s automatic safety system.

28 October 2026

Tins of beans and jars of gherkins beside a shopping basket in a UK supermarket

Labour faces criticism over £21-a-year food tariff savings

Ministers defend food import tax cuts ahead of the Budget, alongside changes to carers’ support, parental pay and tax-free business mileage.

27 October 2026

Stone cottages and garden boundaries along a quiet lane in Le Grand Pic, Limousin.

Limoges town hall fire suspect arrested in rural French hamlet

Two British residents witnessed an armed police operation in Le Grand Pic as officers arrested a suspected organiser of the attack on Limoges town hall.

24 October 2026

Disturbed earth and shallow excavation sites among trees in Shakahola Forest, Kenya.

Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie guilty of 191 murders

Paul Mackenzie and 28 other cult leaders have been convicted over deaths in Kenya’s Shakahola forest, with his sentencing due on 6 November.

19 October 2026

An Airbus A320 beside mobile passenger steps on the floodlit apron at Sofia airport at night.

Vienna-bound flight diverted to Sofia after bomb threat

Austrian Airlines’ flight from Tel Aviv landed under fighter escort in Bulgaria, where a search found no threat before passengers continued to Vienna.

19 October 2026

Burnt barricade remains and damaged shopfronts near Place de la République in Paris.

Macron calls crisis talks as looting follows protests across France

More than 1,200 people have been arrested after unrest accompanied nationwide demonstrations, with about 1,500 businesses damaged.

18 October 2026

Police cordon tape across a school car park in Bend, Oregon, with adults standing in the distance.

Three children and teacher killed in Oregon school shooting

A 16-year-old attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend before a bystander shot him dead; another child and a teacher are critically injured.

16 October 2026

Brick mills and residential buildings beside a canal in Ancoats, Manchester

Burnham chaired £55.7m loan approvals after Manchester City hospitality

Andy Burnham chaired meetings approving loans to companies owned by Manchester City's owner after accepting hospitality from the club's chairman.

15 October 2026

Small wooden fishing boats and distant people along the shoreline near Obock, Djibouti.

Djibouti migrant boat disaster leaves 139 dead, including 15 children

Search teams are looking for 84 missing people after an overcrowded boat carrying migrants towards Yemen capsized near Obock.

11 October 2026

Gemelli Hospital in Rome, with visitors walking towards the entrance.

Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

The 71-year-old Pope will have surgery in Rome early in the week, with recovery expected to take about seven days and a November visit to South America still planned.

11 October 2026

Fallen branches block a rain-soaked Pensacola street beside homes with damaged roofs.

Isaias weakens after Florida landfall as flood warnings remain

Power cuts affect hundreds of thousands across the south-eastern US after Isaias hit Florida, with flooding risks continuing as the storm moves inland.

10 October 2026

Conference attendees entering a venue in Brighton, seen from behind.

Greens adopt policy on Zionism amid split among senior figures

Members backed the motion in Brighton despite opposition from four of the party’s five MPs, as some members consult lawyers over a possible challenge.

4 October 2026

Adults and young children approaching a nursery entrance in Birmingham, with a pushchair in the foreground.

Conservatives pledge to end £100,000 childcare cut-off

Kemi Badenoch says a Conservative government would remove the earnings limit for childcare support, funded by staffing cuts at public bodies.

4 October 2026

Passenger jet with a damaged rudder on the apron at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.

Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe, UAE says

UAE investigators say the attack on flight FZ1073 was an attempted act of terrorism, after passengers helped stop a takeover of the aircraft.

3 October 2026

Stone academic buildings and campus paths at Cornell University in Ithaca, with students walking in the distance

New York attorney general takes over Cornell rape investigation

Governor Kathy Hochul has put Letitia James in charge of the Cornell rape inquiry and backed changes to New York’s law on intoxication and consent.

2 October 2026

Aircraft carrier with aircraft on its flight deck travelling at sea alongside accompanying naval vessels

US sends third aircraft carrier towards Middle East amid Iran war

More than 9,000 sailors and Marines are heading to the region as Donald Trump raises the possibility of further strikes after the US midterm elections.

2 October 2026

Security fencing and illuminated prison buildings at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville at night

Christa Pike taken to hospital after Tennessee execution fails

Lawyers sought emergency treatment for Christa Pike after two doses of an execution drug failed to kill her at a Nashville prison on Wednesday.

1 October 2026

A care worker assists a seated resident beside a window in an English care home.

Burnham's social care plan could take decades, Dilnot warns

Sir Andrew Dilnot says a fully state-funded care service for England could cost more than £18bn a year, with reforms now tied to the next election.

28 September 2026

Red-clothed tables, wine glasses and crimson dahlias in the White House East Room, with guests in the background.

Ivanka Trump and Peng Liyuan attend White House state dinner

Donald and Melania Trump hosted Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan in Washington, with family members and US technology executives among the guests.

25 September 2026

Aircraft carrier leaving Laem Chabang port near Pattaya in Thailand.

US Navy confirms eight suicide attempts in Lincoln strike group

The disclosure follows concerns about sailors’ welfare during an extended deployment to the Middle East as part of the US war on Iran.

24 September 2026

Coastal airfield on Diego Garcia, with low buildings, palms and Indian Ocean waters.

UK reviews Chagos deal as US opposition keeps payments on hold

Wes Streeting says the agreement needs changes to win Donald Trump's backing, with payments to Mauritius on hold as ministers seek to protect the Diego Garcia base.

23 September 2026

Smoke rising above distillation towers and pipework at an oil refinery in south-east Moscow

Trump presses Ukraine to halt refinery strikes as diesel prices surge

Donald Trump has urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries as disruption in Russia and the Middle East squeezes diesel supplies.

21 September 2026

Television cameras and journalists on the White House grounds in Washington.

Trump announces White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The US president has targeted three news organisations over their coverage, drawing constitutional objections and warnings of legal challenges.

19 September 2026

Wandsworth Town Hall in south-west London, with pedestrians walking along the pavement.

Badenoch seeks legal challenge over Wandsworth funding cuts

Conservative lawyers are examining a challenge to government funding cuts as Wandsworth Council proposes a 94% increase in residents’ council tax bills.

18 September 2026

Curved rows of desks inside Sweden's Riksdag chamber in Stockholm, with distant figures seen from behind.

Sweden's Kristersson to step down after narrow centre-left win

Magdalena Andersson will try to build a government after four opposition parties secured a narrow majority in Sweden's parliament.

17 September 2026

A distant fighter aircraft above rural rooftops near Pratkunai, outside Kaunas in Lithuania, at night.

Nato jets down drone in Lithuania after overnight phone alerts

A drone entering from Belarus was destroyed near Kaunas after residents received warnings, as neighbouring Poland stepped up its own air defences.

15 September 2026

Buckingham Palace and its forecourt in London, with pedestrians beside the gates.

Uganda rejoins Invictus Games after King’s reassurance

Uganda will resume preparations for Birmingham 2027 after a palace conversation resolved its military chief’s concerns about taking part.

14 September 2026

Campaigners seen from behind in Parliament Square, with the Palace of Westminster in the background.

Assisted dying bill returns to MPs amid competing pleas

A cancer survivor and a bereaved daughter have set out opposing cases as MPs prepare to vote again on assisted dying in England and Wales.

11 September 2026

Convention attendees viewed from behind inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

Trump pledges $5,000 payments if Republicans retain Congress

The US president linked payments to Republican victories in both chambers in November, as the Iran war and rising prices weigh on the midterm campaign.

10 September 2026

Deep sinkhole in a cracked driveway outside a low coastal home in Malibu, California

30ft sinkhole forces evacuations on Malibu beachfront

A driveway collapsed outside a Malibu home believed to belong to Nicolas Cage, causing a gas leak and prompting evacuations along the street.

9 September 2026