Dec 28 Venezuela will hold military exercises as a British warship heads to Guyana By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press In a nationally televised address on Thursday, Maduro said that 6,000 Venezuelan troops, including air and naval forces, will conduct joint operations off the nation's eastern coast -- near the border with Guyana. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 5:50 How 'chatty benches' are building connections and combating loneliness in Britain By Malcolm Brabant Mental health experts believe one of the long-term consequences of lockdowns during the COVID pandemic is an increase in loneliness. In Britain, communities are trying to combat people’s isolation by introducing so-called chatty benches and chatty cafes. Special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching
Dec 12 Rishi Sunak gets a respite after UK lawmakers vote in favor of the Rwanda migration bill By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The vote keeps alive a policy that has angered human rights groups and cost the U.K. at least $300 million without a single flight getting off the ground. Continue reading
Dec 07 The UK government accuses Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The Foreign Office says Russia's FSB agency was responsible for a range of cyberespionage operations in the U.K. That included targeting British lawmakers from multiple parties and "high-profile individuals and entities."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:58 How volunteer drone operators found thousands of lost dogs in Britain By Malcolm Brabant Small, inexpensive, off-the-shelf drones have transformed the battlefield. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces are using them to devastating effect. But in Britain, the technology has brought new hope to families who’ve lost their dogs. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from… Continue watching
Nov 16 The world's first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in the UK By Maria Cheng, Associated Press In a statement on Thursday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had approved Casgevy, the first medicine licensed using the gene editing tool CRISPR, which won its makers a Nobel prize in 2020. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital In our news wrap Wednesday, a heavily armed gang in Haiti reportedly stormed a hospital and took hundreds of hostages including women, children and newborns, U.K. leaders insisted they'll keep trying to send asylum seekers to Rwanda even after Britain's… Continue watching
Nov 15 UK government still wants to send migrants to Rwanda, even after Supreme Court rules it's illegal By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop migrants reaching Britain in small boats. He vows to press on with the plan. Continue reading
Nov 11 Far-right counter-protesters clash with London police at pro-Palestinian march By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday, even as right-wing counter-protesters clashed with police, after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event on a day when Britain honored its war dead. Continue reading
Nov 04 Thousands march in capitals around the world demanding cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war By Fatima Hussein, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press From Washington to Milan to Paris, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Saturday, calling for a halt to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Continue reading