Disagree with UK recognising Palestine: Trump

LONDON: US President Donald Trump, on the final day of his state visit to Britain, said US is trying to get Bagram airbase back from Afghanistan as it is in a strategic position, an hour away from where China makes nuclear weapons. "We were supposed to leave with strength and dignity and keep Bagram," he said.

On Gaza, Trump said he opposed a Palestinian state whilst Hamas still had Israeli hostages, calling it a point of disagreement with Starmer.

The pair had earlier held bilateral talks, attended a business reception and toured the Winston Churchill Archives. Trump is a big Churchill fan.

US tech and finance giants have announced £150 billion in investments in the UK, creating 7,600 jobs to coincide with the state visit, including plans to build in the United Kingdom the largest AI supercomputer in Europe.

US first lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla looked around Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle, the largest dolls' house in the world, designed by Edwin Lutyens. It contains a fully stocked wine cellar, working lifts, running water and a miniature library with 200 original works hand-written by famous writers. Melania particularly liked "The Gruffalo".

At the state banquet on Wednesday, Trump hailed the British empire laying the foundations of "law, liberty, free speech and individual rights virtually everywhere the Union Jack has ever flown". "Together, we've done more good for humanity than any two countries in all of history," he said.