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Former MP Johnny Mercer Avoids Immediate Jail Over SAS Inquiry
Former Conservative MP Johnny Mercer has temporarily avoided jail for not cooperating with a public inquiry into alleged unlawful killings by the SAS in Afghanistan. The presiding judge lifted the immediate threat after Mercer offered fu...
Johnny Mercer Avoids Jail Amid Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry
Johnny Mercer, former veterans minister, has avoided jail by providing information to an inquiry into alleged war crimes by UK forces in Afghanistan. Mercer refused to name his sources, stressing his commitment to their anonymity. The in...
Tom Tugendhat Announces Bid for Tory Leadership
Former minister Tom Tugendhat has announced his bid to become the next Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister. He aims to regain public trust by delivering on promises of lower taxes and immigration. The party leadership contest...
Australian PM Distances Government from King Charles’ Medal Award to Soldier Accused of War Crimes
The Australian government has distanced itself from King Charles III's decision to award a commemorative medal to Ben Roberts-Smith, a former special forces soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan. Buckingham Palace made the award t...
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UK Labour Leader Responds to PM Sunak's 'Ayatollah and Taliban' Remark
Labour leader Keir Starmer has responded to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's accusation that he plans to negotiate with the Iranian ayatollah and the Taliban to address the UK's asylum backlog. During a televised debate, Sunak dismis...
Julian Assange Freed After US Plea Deal
After a lengthy legal battle, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from UK prison following a plea deal with US authorities. Assange will return to Australia and will not serve additional time in the US. The plea deal w...
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Oxford University to Return 500-Year-Old Hindu Saint Sculpture to India
Oxford University is returning a 500-year-old statue of the Hindu saint Tirumankai Alvar to India. Displayed at the Ashmolean Museum, the sculpture may have been looted from an Indian temple. This follows global discussions on the rightf...
Expert Criticizes Foreign Office's Quiet Diplomacy in Overseas Arrests
An expert warns that quiet diplomacy by the Foreign Office is ineffective in overseas arrest cases. Families should promptly go public, as seen in the case of Matt Croucher, a former British Royal Marine detained in the UAE for seven mon...
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Julian Assange Faces US Extradition: Key Facts
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is expected to find out whether he can halt his extradition to the US, where he faces trial for disclosing classified military information. Assange, an Australian national, founded Wikileaks in 2006 and h...
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Dublin Cracks Down on Tent City: Migrants Forcibly Removed, Tents Dismantled Amidst Political Tensions
Dublin authorities sent in police and buses to dismantle a tent city housing migrants and refugees in the city center.
Record Number of Migrants Crossing English Channel in Small Boats: 6,265 in 2024, 120,000 Since 2018; 45% Seek Asylum in UK
The text provides information on the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats and seeking asylum in the UK.
Three Staff Members Considered Suicide at 'Toxic' LIVES Charity: Culture of Bullying and Mental Health Concerns
A medical charity named LIVES in Lincolnshire has been described as a "toxic environment" by some former and current staff members.
Biden Ponders Australia's Call to Drop Assange Charges: Extradition Halted, WikiLeaks Founder Fights US Prosecution
US President Joe Biden is considering Australia's request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Moscow Concert Hall Attack: ISIS-K Claims Responsibility
On Friday, a tragic incident at the Crocus City Hall, a music venue in Moscow, resulted in the death of at least 137 people, with over 145 injured, marking one of Moscow's deadliest attacks in years.
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Ukraine Not Linked to Moscow Concert Hall Attack, Says White House
The White House and Vice President Kamala Harris have clarified that Ukraine had no role in the deadly attack at a Moscow concert hall, which resulted in over 130 fatalities.
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2024 World Happiness Rankings Revealed
The latest World Happiness Report places Finland at the apex for the seventh consecutive year, leading a dominance of Nordic countries noted for their high happiness levels.
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Hate Preachers From Pak, Afghanistan, Indonesia To Be Blocked From Entering UK: Report
The UK government is preparing measures to prevent extremist hate preachers from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Indonesia from entering Britain, as reported by 'The Daily Telegraph'.
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Ex-Royal Marine's prosthetic legs stolen in Premier Inn car park
Former Royal Marine and Invictus Games gold medalist Mark Ormrod had his prosthetic legs stolen from his car while it was parked at a Premier Inn in Chiswick, West London.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar to Hold Talks with Russian Counterpart Lavrov in Moscow Today
Today, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to discuss bilateral relations. They are expected to outline agendas for future cooperation and schedule further dipl...
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Pentagon Directs US Aircraft Carrier to Stay in the Mediterranean Proximity to Israel
The Pentagon has extended the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and the USS Normandy cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea to reinforce U.S. military presence near Israel amidst ongoing conflict with Hamas. This marks the ...
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Afghan Elite Troops Risk Rejoining Taliban Ranks Following Alleged UK 'Betrayal'
Nearly 200 Afghan special forces, once backed by the UK, may be forced to return to their Taliban-ruled country, per BBC reports. These soldiers are facing imminent expulsion from Pakistan. A former UK general has condemned this as a bet...
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US, UK, Canada Impose Sanctions on Dozens on Human Rights Anniversary The US, UK, and Canada have collectively imposed sanctions on dozens of individuals and entities for human rights abuses to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The sanctions target traffickers in Southeast Asia, Taliban officials in Afghanistan, and gang leaders in Haiti.
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Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned
UK Foreign Office ministers have been warned that planned aid cuts in 2023-24 could pose serious threats to women's health globally. The reductions could lead to hundreds of thousands more unsafe abortions and thousands of maternal death...
Military whistleblower claims US has UFO retrieval program
A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact and partially int...
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