U.K. considers envoy for Britons held abroad

U.K. considers envoy for Britons held abroad

Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home. High-profile cases like jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai have spotlighted the plight of Britons held in…

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U.K. to reintroduce nuclear weapon-capable aircraft under NATO

U.K. to reintroduce nuclear weapon-capable aircraft under NATO

London – Britain will reintroduce fighter jets capable of carrying atomic weapons to support NATO’s nuclear mission, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said, as he prepares for a NATO summit Wednesday. The country will purchase 12 nuclear weapon-capable F-35A fighters, expanding the country’s deterrence arsenal, which is currently limited to submarine-launched missiles. “These F35 dual-capable…

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