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Britain should press for an independent U.N.-led investigation into the suspected chemical attack in Syria rather than wait for instructions from the U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

UK should press for UN-led investigation in Syria: Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn has said parliament should be consulted before any military action.

13 Apr 2018 3:05 PM

Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)

Anti-Semitism row, ‘spying’ claims fail to silence Corbyn

The ideological divide remained unbridged, though, and the tendency to latch on to smear campaigns undiminished.

12 Apr 2018 5:17 AM

The government source said the wedding venue, St George's Chapel in Windsor, was notably smaller than Westminster Abbey where Harry's older brother Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011 surrounded by a number of heads of government. (Photo: AFP)

Theresa May not invited to Harry, Meghan royal wedding

Official sources say official list of political leaders, both UK and international, not required for Prince Harry and Markle's wedding.

10 Apr 2018 9:27 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Disunited UK drifts on to an uncertain future

The UK has been forced into repeated and demeaning retreats from its so-called “red lines”, its supposedly immovable positions.

06 Apr 2018 12:26 AM

‘If there is no explanation, the Russian side will deem the actions towards our plane as illegal and also reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines,’ it said in a statement. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Moscow demands explanation after Britain searches Russian passenger plane

Russia’s Ministry of Transport said on Saturday that Moscow would demand an official explanation from Britain.

31 Mar 2018 5:29 PM

Despite strong Russian denials, Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats. (Photo: AP)

A new Cold War looms

A former Russian spy who turned a double agent and was in jail was brought over to Britain in a spy swap back in 2005.

31 Mar 2018 12:20 AM

May makes Brexit tour across UK, pleads for unity

Most voters in England and Wales backed Brexit, while majorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland wanted the UK to stay in the EU.

30 Mar 2018 7:14 AM

President Putin stressed that Russia was the first country to destroy its chemical weapons. (Photo: AP)

Putin dismisses UK’s accusation over ex-spy’s poisoning, calls it ‘nonsense’

Putin said, 'Russia does not possess such agents. We have destroyed all our chemical arsenals under control of international observers.'

19 Mar 2018 9:07 AM

Of ‘sharing culture’ & ‘Russian spies’

The most dangerous threat given by the UK so far is that its team may not attend the football World Cup in Russia.

19 Mar 2018 6:43 AM

Britain's foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning. Putin's spokesman denounced the claim. (Photo: AP)

Spy poisoning standoff: Russian foreign ministry summons UK envoy

Russia is expected to announce the expulsion of some British diplomats in a retaliatory measure.

17 Mar 2018 1:15 PM

May said there was ‘no alternative conclusion’ other than that the Russian state was culpable" for the attack on Skripal and his daughter, who fell ill from exposure to a substance called Novichok. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

Moscow asserts it will retaliate soon to May firing of envoys over spy poisoning

‘The British government made a choice for confrontation with Russia,’ the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

15 Mar 2018 12:55 PM

May said the biggest expulsions from London in 30 years would degrade Russian intelligence capabilities in Britain for years to come. (Photo: AP | File)

First in 30 years: UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning

Theresa May also said that UK is suspending high-level diplomatic contact with Russia over spy poisoning.

14 Mar 2018 7:02 PM

'It is highly likely that Russia was responsible for the act against Sergei and (his daughter) Yulia Skripal,' British PM Theresa May said. (Photo: AP)

High likely Russia responsible for spy poisoning: Theresa May

British PM Theresa May told British lawmakers the military-grade nerve agent used in the attack was of a type developed by Russia.

13 Mar 2018 2:09 PM

During the walk, Srishti Bakshi leads workshops for women in rural communities on digital and financial literacy, leadership and health. (Photo: Twitter/ @BakshiSrishti)

Indian volunteer leading ‘Billion steps for women’ wins Commonwealth award

Srishti Bakshi is leading a team of hundreds of female volunteers on a 3,800-km walk through India across 260 days.

09 Mar 2018 3:18 PM

Trump ignited fears of a trade war and an outcry from US trading partners this week when he abruptly announced blanket 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium. (Photo: AP)

Trump tariffs expected next week with no country exemptions: Ross

Ross, who said he expected them to go into effect in the coming week, played down the impact on the US economy of retaliatory measures.

05 Mar 2018 11:30 AM

‘The police confirmed that the defendants were mainly not white but came from a diverse range of backgrounds including Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Iranian, Iraqi, Kurdish, Turkish, Albanian and Eastern European.’ (Representational Image)

Indian-origin men among gangs using drugs, alcohol to sexually abuse UK women

A police operation called Sanctuary published a review based on which a report was drawn.

24 Feb 2018 6:12 PM

Theresa May's spokesman told reporters that international aid minister Penny Mordaunt was meeting Oxfam representatives on Monday to consider what further steps needed to be taken over a sexual misconduct scandal in Haiti. (Photo: File)

‘Zero tolerance’ on Oxfam sex scandal: UK Prime Minister's Office

The Department for International Development have taken action to enforce a zero tolerance approach.

12 Feb 2018 8:38 PM

Unelected bosses rule the roost in parties

The amendment was passed with 309 MPs supporting the motion and 305 opposing.

11 Feb 2018 12:11 AM

The UK's Department of Health and Social Care plans to make the increase effective from later in 2018 in order to raise additional funds for the state-funded National Health Service. (Photo: File/Representational)

‘Health surchage’ to be doubled in UK for long-term visitors, including from India

The surcharge is paid by all visitors from outside the EU seeking to live in the UK for six months or more to work, study.

05 Feb 2018 6:50 PM

God knows Theresa May’s government needs some popular domestic initiatives, and propositions by Muslim MPs along these lines would be one. (Photo: AP)

How some schools in Britain are busy radicalising young minds

The attack against Ms Lall and Mr Qawi was led by five Muslim councillors, the elected local government officials of Newham.

03 Feb 2018 12:37 AM

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