LONDON — The leaders of Britain, France and Germany demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe,” after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state. The joint statement, issued after a call between Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and…
London — President Trump is due to arrive Friday for what the White House is calling a “working visit” to Scotland. It’s expected to include a mix of both personal time and political business. As was the case during his last visit as president in 2018, he is likely to be greeted by protests everywhere he…
Balmedie, Scotland — President Trump is due to arrive in Scotland Friday for a four-day private trip — his first to the U.K since he was re-elected. The White House says he’ll meet near the end of his visit with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss trade, but he’ll also be opening a brand-new course at…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer Photo : AP New Delhi: Eighteen years after India and the UK started discussions for a Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement, India and the UK on Thursday signed a landmark trade deal to boost two-way trade by eliminating tariffs on cars, textiles, whisky and range…
The United Kingdom and Australia will sign a new five-decade treaty to cement the AUKUS submarine pact and bolster shipbuilding in both countries as the Trump administration continues to scrutinise the ambitious technology-sharing deal. The new pact is expected to be announced by Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard…
The new rules are set to impact Indians as one of the largest groups of student and skilled worker visa applicants to the UK. The sweeping changes in Immigration Rules come into effect in the UK from today, marking the first wave of reforms from the government’s landmark immigration white paper. The measures are aimed…
The advice Harold Macmillan gave to Alex Douglas-Home in 1963 not to invade Afghanistan is worth recalling in the aftermath of revelations that the names of 25,000 Afghanis who cooperated with the British there from 2001 to 2021 were leaked, endangering them and their relatives. The British state’s extraordinary measures to keep the leak secret…
A Chinese woman with a master’s degree in film directing from the UK who now works as a part-time restaurant waiter in Beijing says she is not ashamed of her job choice because she is still chasing her acting dream. Yu Shutian, 29, returned to China at the end of 2021 after obtaining her degree…
new video loaded: U.K. Plans to Lower Voting Age in Major Electoral Reform transcript Back transcript U.K. Plans to Lower Voting Age in Major Electoral Reform The British government said it wants to lower the voting age to 16 as part of a plan that has been described as the country’s largest expansion of voting…
A leading engineer, who spent 20 years working for the global oil giant Shell, has left Britain to take up a position at a Chinese university to lead a team working with the petroleum industry on low-carbon technology. Jing Xudong, who was an adjunct professor at Imperial College London at the time of his departure,…