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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak get the UK involved in the strikes on the Houthis?
"To wake up and find out your country has bombed another country is serious indeed."
As a former minister put it, you are not alone if you heard the headlines on the radio, or a news alert pinged on your phone saying the UK…
India protests UK diplomat’s visit to PoK
India said yesterday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat's visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, saying the trip this week had infringed on India's "sovereignty and territorial integrity".
Kashmir is claimed in full,…
UN says Gaza war ‘staining humanity’ on eve of 100th day
The United Nations said on Saturday the Gaza war was "staining humanity" on the eve of its 100th day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on vows to defeat Hamas.
The devastating conflict has unleashed a…
Mamata rejects ‘one nation, one election’ idea
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of India's West Bengal state, yesterday hit out at the controversial 'one nation, one election' idea, labelling it "a design to subvert the basic structure of the Constitution" and create a system to allow…
Israeli strikes kill 151 more in Gaza
Israel's latest attacks on Gaza have killed at least 151 people, including 11 in a single house, Palestinian health officials said yesterday, while the UN humanitarian office accused Israel of blocking its efforts to send aid to the…
A landmark moment for Rishi Sunak, but uncertainty abounds
A landmark moment in any prime minister's tenure in office: the decision to commit the UK to military action.
The government has the prerogative to do this without wider political consultation.
But in this…
At World Court, South Africa accuses Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza
Top UN court opens hearings on Gaza genocide allegations
-- Hearings focus on request for emergency measures
-- Case brought over Israel's devastating war in Gaza
-- Israel says genocide accusations are unfounded
-- Hamas…
US, UK repel major Houthi attack in Red Sea
US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis, in what London branded yesterday the "largest attack" yet by Iran-backed rebels.
The Western allies' warships and planes…
West’s hesitation on aid to Ukraine helps Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday warned that any delays in Western aid to Kyiv emboldened the Kremlin, almost two years into Russia's invasion. Zelensky was in Lithuania's capital Vilnius as part of a surprise visit to one…
Rightwing Tories’ Rwanda demands risks reopening party divisions
A damaging row over Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy has been reignited after ministers announced that the Rwanda bill will return to the Commons next week.
The prime minister came under pressure from rightwing Tory MPs, including Suella…