Britain is deploying assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East amid tensions between Iran and Israel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday heading to Canada for G7 talks. Britain has deployed fighter jets to the Middle East amid Israel and Iran’s conflict(Bloomberg) “We are moving assets to the region, including jets, and that…
Iran has warned the U.S., U.K., and France that if they try to stop Iran from attacking Israel, their military bases and ships in the region will be hit. The UK government said that Britain did not help Israel with its attack on Iran and did not shoot down any Iranian drones, as per reports….
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have agreed the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel should be resolved by “diplomacy and dialogue”. UK PM Keir Starmer met US President Donald Trump at the White House.(AP file) The two leaders spoke on Friday evening, as western nations began a diplomatic flurry to…
Customs officials are working with the University of Hong Kong to develop a tool that can trace cryptocurrency transactions, with the authority stressing it had recorded seven suspected money laundering cases involving virtual assets and more than HK$9 billion (US$1.1 billion) in recent years. Mario Wong Ho-yin, assistant commissioner for intelligence and investigation at the…
The United States unveiled another round of sanctions targeting 10 individuals and 27 entities tied to Iran’s financial network, spotlighting the crucial financial role it believes Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates play to help Tehran avoid Washington’s efforts. Aimed at Iranian nationals and a mainland Chinese national as well as Hong Kong and…