EPA A number of European countries, including the UK, have suspended the processing of asylum applications for Syrians, after the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad. Austria’s caretaker government has stopped all asylum claims from Syrians and says it is making plans to repatriate or deport people back to their homeland, arguing that the situation...
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The total crypto market cap surpasses the GDP of France and the United Kingdom
Thanks to the bullish momentum of the last few weeks, the Total market cap of the crypto industry has reached 3.67 trillion dollars, surpassing the entire GDP of France and the United Kingdom. Overall in 2024, 2 trillion dollars entered the crypto market, with more than half of it since the beginning of November. Let’s...
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UK could consider removing proscription of Syria’s HTS, says minister
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Britain could rethink its proscription of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a banned organisation, after the group spearheaded the Syrian rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, British senior minister Pat McFadden said on Monday. “We will consider that. And I think it will partly depend on what happens...
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Muhammad Now The Most Popular Name For A Baby In Great Britain, Data Shows
London: 427 years after William Shakespeare wrote it for the first time in the great “tragedy” Romeo & Juliet, England is asking the quintessential question – “What’s in a name?” – And this time wondering what significance that question might hold in another 42.7 years. The Department of Statistics in the United Kingdom has revealed...
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Notre-Dame: Prince William to attend re-opening of Paris cathedral
The Prince of Wales will attend the reopening of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris this weekend, Kensington Palace has announced. Prince William will travel to France on Saturday, where he will join a celebration to mark the restoration of the world-famous Gothic building, which was devastated by a fire five years ago. The prince is...
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Sale agreed for UK’s Observer, world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and bastion of liberal values | Law-Order
The sale of the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media landscape, was approved Friday despite two days of strike action from journalists this week. The Scott Trust, the owner of the Guardian Media Group, which includes the Observer and its sister paper the Guardian, said...
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United Kingdom: New Gold And Silver Proof Completer Coins Mark Six Decades Of 007 With Montage Design
Launched late last year, the series of gold and silver proof and bullion quality coins was in tribute to ‘Double 07’ and James Bond, perhaps one of the world’s most iconic literary and motion picture characters. Created by author and journalist Ian Fleming (1908 – 1964) in 1953, much of his reference to Britain’s secret intelligence service was...
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United States, Poland, Germany, France, and Ireland Contributes to United Kingdom Business Travel Spending, Expecting to Hit Record 68 Billion Pound – Travel And Tour World
Home » France Travel News » United States, Poland, Germany, France, and Ireland Contributes to United Kingdom Business Travel Spending, Expecting to Hit Record 68 Billion Pound Friday, December 6, 2024 The United Kingdom is witnessing a significant resurgence in business travel, with spending projected to reach an unprecedented £68 billion by the end of...
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We are now living in ‘third nuclear age’ of expanding threats and arsenals, U.K. military chief warns
LONDON — The world is entering a “third nuclear age,” the head of the British armed forces has warned, with world-ending weapons once again spreading globally and international agreements to control them collapsing. Adm. Tony Radakin, chief of the defense staff in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday accused Russia of issuing “wild threats of tactical...
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World on brink of third nuclear age with few guardrails in place, UK military chief warns | CNN
London CNN — The world is at the brink of a third nuclear age, the head of the United Kingdom’s armed forces warned. “The world has changed,” Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said in a lecture on Wednesday at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute. “Global power is shifting, and a third nuclear age is upon...
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The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government
By Andrew MacAskill The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government LONDON, – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was addressing their concerns after his approval ratings have plunged since Labour’s national election victory in July. Below is a list of what...
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‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, armed forces chief warns
Admiral Radakin added that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the UK’s nuclear arsenal and said it has more impact on him than other threats. Successive British governments had invested “substantial sums of money” in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he said. He said it was necessary to keep the UK’s nuclear...