Two weeks after King Charles approved legislation crucial to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, the latter shared a video on X outlining steps he has implemented to curb migration. The 15-second video, uploaded on social media platform X, shows Sunak stamping a sheet of paper with red ink...
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Ukraine war latest: Russian forces take control of village in Kharkiv region – defence ministry
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has snubbed the French president’s call for a truce between Russia and Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, saying it could give Russia the upper hand. President Emmanuel Macron had suggested a temporary ceasefire, in line with the ancient Greece tradition that saw warring city-states lay down arms for the length of the Games. ...
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6th Round of Pakistan-UK Dialogue on Arms Control & Non-Proliferation: joint statement
Mr. Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, Additional Secretary (Arms Control & Disarmament) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan and Ambassador Stephen Lillie, Director, Defence and International Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom, led their respective delegations. A broad spectrum of topics relating to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation came under discussion...
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Northern Ireland Court Blocks UK Law To Deport Asylum-Seekers To Rwanda
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Ireland could also join the Rwanda scheme (File) Belfast, United Kingdom: A High Court judge in Belfast on Monday ruled that a UK law allowing asylum-seekers to be deported to Rwanda should be disapplied in Northern Ireland on human rights grounds. Judge Michael Humphreys ruled in favour of separate...
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China Poses Genuine, Increasing Cyber Risk To UK, Says Spy Agency Chief
But she said the greatest challenge was posed by China. China poses a genuine and increasing cyber risk to the United Kingdom, the head of British spy agency GCHQ said on Tuesday, adding that while Russia and Iran represented an immediate threat, Beijing was an epoch-defining challenge. “As the prime minister said yesterday, the next...
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Starving and homeless in United Kingdom
The UK has become a country of mass destitution, and but for food banks would almost certainly be one of mass starvation. As many as 11.3 million people, or 14 per cent of the British population, now live in a condition of food insecurity, which means they lack access to sufficient food, or food of...
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The UK is officially the world’s sixth-most beautiful country
That this planet should exist at the exact right point in space and time to be inhabitable for life is a cosmic miracle. That it should be so laden with beautiful natural landscapes and manmade wonders is possibly the most wonderful luck humans have ever had. The world is full of stunning scenery, but where...
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What went wrong with international education in the UK?
UNITED KINGDOM Commentating on the state of international education in the United Kingdom since 2019 resembles something akin to a slow-motion car crash as post-study work visas, hailed as essential for the sustained growth of international student recruitment, have become the sector’s de facto crutch in the absence of a strategy to support international graduates’...
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UK visa review next week may have a far reaching impact on Indian students
A large number of students from India who are planning to go to the UK this year for their higher studies may have a reason to worry. There is a speculation that migration advisory committee (MAC) — in its report of review of post study work (PSW) visa on May 14 — may discontinue the...
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David Cameron says UK will not withhold arms sales to Israel
David Cameron has said the UK will not be withholding arms sales to Israel, saying its position is not comparable with that of the US, which has paused the delivery of a weapons shipment, since the UK is not a large state-to-state arms supplier to Israel. The foreign secretary added that the UK did not...
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Drug Shortages reported across the United Kingdom – Sarajevo Times
Pharmacies and patients alike are struggling with the consequences of a growing number of drug shortages, with critical implications for those who rely on these drugs to manage life-threatening conditions, according to the latest report from the English Association of Pharmacists. The report says the situation has escalated in the past year and has affected...
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UK Conservative defects to Labour Party, another hit to PM Rishi Sunak ahead of election
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was accused Wednesday of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. In a stunning move just ahead of weekly prime minister’s questions, Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of Commons to...