A British Member of Parliament was refused entry to Hong Kong last week, the first to have received such treatment since the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997. Wera Hobhouse, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party representing Bath, wrote on social media platform Bluesky: “Authorities gave me no explanation for this … Read more
People believed to be migrants, disembark from a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, on April, 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after the government published new details on the … Read more
An inflatable dinghy carrying around 65 migrants crosses the English Channel on March 6, 2024 in Dover, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Channel arrivals on small boats to the U.K. hit a record in the first quarter of 2024 with a nearly 42% rise over last year, the interior ministry said on April 1. … Read more
The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. | Photo Credit: JEENAH MOON The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. Russia abstained from the unanimous … Read more
Acknowledging a “series of failures” leading up to the massacre of 1,200 Israelis and some 240 others taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will look into the failures and draw appropriate lessons. Mark Regev, a senior Adviser to Netanyahu said that … Read more
New Delhi: India and the United Kingdom are trying to find a middle ground to conclude a bilateral investment treaty along with a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this month, said people with knowledge of the matter. The prospects of a deal have brightened with the UK softening its stance on India’s … Read more
File photo of security personnel outside the Canadian High-Commision in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The U.K. government has expressed its disagreement with Indian government decisions, which it believes resulted in the departure of Canadian diplomats amid an ongoing standoff between India and Canada over the killing of a Sikh separatist. The … Read more
A meeting of Opposition parties kicked off in Bangalore as a run up to the General Elections in 2024, in Bengaluru on July 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Name for Opposition alliance, a common secretariat likely today Taking the next step towards constructing a more cohesive alliance, the Opposition parties are aiming to set up a common secretariat drawing representatives from each party, … Read more
India has communicated its unwillingness to dilute its stance on data, intellectual property and government procurement to the European Union and the United Kingdom as part of ongoing trade agreement talks with them, officials said. India is firm on its red lines on cross-border data flows as there is no ecommerce policy at present, while … Read more
Ancient tradition met modernity on May 6, when Britian’s King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a two-hour ceremony that was watched by millions of Britons and many more across the world. The constitutional monarch formally ascended the throne at the age of 74, as titular head of the U.K. and 14 former … Read more