Ukraine’s allies made promises of air defence munitions in the wake of a deadly wave of long-range bombardments against civilian and military targets by Moscow. More than 50 people were killed in an attack on a military academy in the central city of Poltava, while a day later a missile barrage on western Lviv wiped...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Britain of slowing delivery of long-range missiles
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Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our decision to all parties,’’ the...
Germany could adopt Rwanda plan paid for by UK
Under Mr Stamp’s proposal, the asylum procedures in Rwanda would be conducted under the supervision of the United Nations. “We currently have no third country that has come forward, with the exception of Rwanda,” he said in a podcast by Table Media, published on Thursday. Mr Stamp, a member of the junior coalition FDP party...
Britain halts criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein
LONDON (AP) — Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our...
UK may ‘live to regret’ arms limits on Israel, experts warn
Spare parts for those drones as well as helicopters and ground-level targeting equipment are all covered by the partial embargo announced by David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, on Monday. Israeli intelligence is also vital for combating Islamist terrorist threats in the UK and Europe – threats that remain “substantial” on current reckoning (the midpoint on...
Germany ‘standing in way’ of Czech bid to limit EU travel of Russian spies
The powerful European capital fears its “strong presence” in Russia could be hamstrung if bans are slapped on the movement of Russian diplomats. There are 350 German diplomats posted in Russia between its embassies in Moscow and St Petersburg. Berlin closed consulates in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Kaliningrad more than a year after Russia’s invasion of...
UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel is ‘shameful’: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (Sept 3) reacted to the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to suspend some arms sales to his country. In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the UK’s decision was shameful. “Instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s...
Israel-Hamas war: Labour accused of ‘appeasing’ pro-Palestinian base after Israel arms ban
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UK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law — a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel’s frustrated allies for an end to the war in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David...
UK must give up its permanent UN Security Council seat to India: Ex-Singaporean diplomat
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Singapore later this month, former Singaporean diplomat and acclaimed academic Kishore Mahbubani has called for urgent reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), asserting that New Delhi deserves a permanent seat on the council. In an interview with NDTV, Mahbubani argued that the United Kingdom should...
Do not squander our Russia invasion, Ukraine tells Britain
In Brussels, Mr Kuleba also warned allies against over-promising, claiming that several nations had not yet delivered Patriot air defence systems pledged earlier this summer. “Good progress has been made and announcements were made, but again, some Patriot systems were announced and not delivered yet,” the minister said. Kyiv has around five Patriot batteries –...