The final UK troops and diplomatic staff have been airlifted from Kabul, drawing to a close Britain’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the final RAF plane took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport at 9.25 p.m. on Saturday, as the Prime Minister said he was “lost in admiration” for the troops….
Fears for Afghans ‘Abandoned to Taliban’ as Final UK Troops Pulled out of Kabul
UK Will Use ‘Every Hour’ Left for Kabul Evacuations: Foreign Secretary
The UK authorities will use “every hour” left to maximise the number of people who can be evacuated from Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday. The British government is working “as fast as we can” to evacuate people at the Kabul airport, Raab told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, adding that 2,000 have…
UK Firms Warned of Legal Risks If They Adopt ‘Jabs for Jobs’ Policy
August 4, 2021
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British businesses requiring their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines will face potential legal actions over discrimination, the co-chairman of the UK government’s flexible working taskforce has warned. Peter Cheese, who also serves as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said he would “strongly caution companies against adopting a ‘jabs for…
UK Tension With Iran Rise After Oil Tanker Attack
LONDON—Britain and Iran issued warnings to each other’s diplomats Monday as tensions escalated over a recent attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea. Britain began the day by summoning Iran’s ambassador, Mohsen Baharvand, to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in response to Thursday’s drone strike on the MV Mercer Street, which killed…
Raab to Pledge £12.6 Million To Tackle Growing ISIS Threat in Africa
The threat of the ISIS terrorist group continues to grow in Africa, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned, as he is expected to pledge £12.6 million ($17.5 million) on Monday to support efforts to counter ISIS in West Africa. Raab is meeting with his counterparts from more than 45 countries in Rome, including co-hosts Italian Foreign Minister Luigi…
UK Would Send Warships Though Crimea Waters Again, Minister Says
British Warships would go through disputed waters around Crimea again, a UK cabinet minister said after Russia accused a British destroyer of breaching Russian waters. Russia on Wednesday said it fired shots and dropped bombs in the path of the UK’s HMS Defender near Cape Fiolent, a landmark on the southern coast of Crimea near the port…
Forced Uyghur Labor Behind World’s Solar Panels, Investigation Finds
May 15, 2021
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British researchers say the world’s production of solar panels is being fueled by forced labor from Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. An investigation by Sheffield Hallam University says some 45 percent of the world’s supply of a key component in the panels—polysilicon—comes from Xinjiang and is obtained through a vast system of…
UK to Help Vulnerable Countries Tackle Cyber Threat From China, Russia
Britain will invest £22 million ($31 million) to help vulnerable countries in Africa and the Indo-Pacific tackle cyber threats and to prevent China and Russia from filling a cyberspace vacuum, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday. In a speech four years on from the WannaCry ransomware attack, which hit the NHS and affected hospitals…
Indian Foreign Minister out of Face-to-Face G-7 Meeting Due to CCP Virus Scare
India’s foreign minister has been forced to pull out of the face-to-face Group of Seven meetings in London after two members of his delegation tested positive for the CCP virus. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday he will have to join the G-7 foreign ministers’ meeting online instead of in person. “Was made aware yesterday evening…
G7: Foreign Ministers Discuss ‘Rising Threats’ Against Democracy
G7 Foreign Ministers are discussing geopolitical threats that undermine “democracy, freedoms, and human rights” in London on Tuesday during their first meeting since 2019. “This includes relations with Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the crisis in Myanmar, the violence in Ethiopia, and the ongoing war in Syria,” the UK’s Foreign Office said in…
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