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Arms supplied by US, Britain continue to fuel Yemen long conflict: Report
Sanaa: Arms supplied by the US and Britain continues to fuel Yemen’s years-long civil war, killing and injuring many civilians, an investigation report released by charity organisation Oxfam revealed. According to the…
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Iran sentences ex-official to death over ‘spying for Britain’
Tehran: Iran’s judiciary has announced that a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian Defence Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country. The former Deputy Defence Minister,…
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5 killed in flats explosion on Britain’s island of Jersey
London: Police has confirmed that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey on Saturday. “The number of Islanders…
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Iran summons UK envoy over ‘meddlesome’ remarks, sanctions
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador over the “meddlesome” remarks of some British officials regarding Iran’s internal affairs and the imposition of sanctions against a number of Iranian…
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Sunak stresses importance of deepening ties with Indo-Pacific
London: Britain’s new Prime Minister, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak, was expected to stress in a speech on November 28 night, ‘the importance’ of ‘deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific’. This means Britain wants to…
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‘UK PM Liz Truss’s credibility blown and her authority gone’
London: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacrificed her Finance Minister and closest political ally just weeks into her premiership in order to save her own skin, media reports said. On Friday…
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Rishi Sunak supporters speak out as UK economy spirals under Liz Truss
London: The supporters of Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership race, which concluded earlier this month with opponent Liz Truss as British Prime Minister, are increasingly speaking out to point out…
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral security to cost USD 7 million
London: More than USD 7 million (around INR 59 crores) will be shelled to beef up the security for the Queen’s funeral on September 19. According to New York Post, protecting Queen…
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Australia formally announces King Charles III as head of state
Sydney: Australia on Sunday proclaimed King Charles III as the head of state, the first new monarch in 70 years. The proclamation was made by Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley at the nation’s…
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Elizabeth II: A young girl who did not expect to be Queen became an iconic figure
London: The longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth II, took her last breath at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday. Born on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair,…
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Newly-appointed PM Liz Truss promises to transform Britain into ‘aspiration nation’
London: Newly-appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday promised to transform Britain into an “aspiration nation”, saying she has a “bold plan” to grow economy through tax cuts and reform. In her…
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UK slips behind India to become world’s 6th biggest economy
London: Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy, according to Bloomberg. India toppled the UK from its position in the final three months of 2021 to become…