Aug 26 UK’s hard-right Reform party pledges mass deportations if it wins power By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally. Continue reading
Aug 10 Protesters seeking release of Israeli hostages march in London as Gaza war tensions grip UK By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The march comes a day after police arrested 532 people at a protest in support of a banned pro-Palestinian organization. Continue reading
Aug 05 Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed By Ignatius Ssuuna, Gerald Imray, Associated Press The U.S. is seeking more deals with African countries to deport people they say entered the country illegally. Continue reading
Aug 04 Stella Rimington, first British woman to become spy chief and M inspiration, dies at 90 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Rimington was the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency, a successful thriller writer and the inspiration for Judi Dench’s portrayal of MI6 chief M in seven James Bond films. Continue reading
Jul 29 Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to a Gaza ceasefire By Associated Press Starmer also said Hamas must release all the hostages it holds, agree to a ceasefire, "accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza, and commit to disarmament."… Continue reading
Jul 28 Trump is getting the world economy he wants — but the risk to growth could spoil his victory lap By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trading partners from the European Union to Japan to Vietnam appear to be acceding to the president’s demands to accept higher costs — in the form of high tariffs — for the privilege of selling their wares to the United… Continue reading
Jul 28 Britain’s Starmer presses Trump on ‘desperate’ food crisis in Gaza during meeting in Scotland By Will Weissert, Associated Press Starmer is using Monday's closed-door discussions to urge Trump to help address the food crisis in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict there between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Jul 23 UK Supreme Court quashes 2 bank traders’ convictions after deciding their trials were unfair By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the convictions of two financial market traders accused of manipulating benchmark interest rates in one of the biggest scandals to come out of the global financial crisis in 2008. Continue reading
Jul 18 UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers linked to Mariupol theater bombing By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Britain’s foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later… Continue reading
Jul 18 EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the new measures, describing them as a “timely and necessary” step amid intensified Russian attacks. Continue reading