LONDON (AA) – Downing Street has signaled the UK would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he entered the country after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him. Asked if Netanyahu would be detained upon arriving in Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided specifics but re...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told the parliament that Israel is not committing a genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. During the Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons, Independent lawmaker Ayoub Khan raised comments from Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who recently claimed that the term genoci...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister on Wednesday congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump over his “historic election victory.” “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead,” Keir Starmer said in a statement. He said tha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Charles III has acknowledged “painful aspects” of British colonial rule amid calls for slavery reparations. This came during an address to leaders and representatives of 56 Commonwealth nations at a summit in Samoa Pacific nation. In a veiled reference to past slavery across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean during the Britis...
LONDON (AA) – The UK government is considering imposing sanctions on two Israeli ministers in response to inflammatory comments supporting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have carried out attacks on Palestinians. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed the government is “looking at that”, during Prime Minister’s Questio...
LONDON (AA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has firmly rejected calls to ban arms sales to Israel, despite escalating violence in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and Lebanon. During Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Starmer responded with a clear “no” when asked by MP Zarah Sultana if he would halt the [&h...
LONDON (AA) – UK forces have been involved in supporting Israel following a missile attack launched by Iran, according to the British media. The attack came in retaliation for recent strikes that killed key figures from Hezbollah, Hamas, and a senior Iranian commander. Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s stance, declari...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany and the UK have called for progress in cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel, and urged Israeli authorities to allow unhindered humanitarian access into Gaza. Speaking at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Berlin, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said they were both “deeply concerned” abou...
LONDON (AA) – Over 1,000 people have been arrested and nearly 600 charged in connection with the far-right riots that erupted across the UK following a stabbing incident in Southport on July 29. The UK has seen a surge in charges as authorities respond to the violent riots, which were fueled by false online claims […]
London, United Kingdom — AFP A UK minister has slammed American tech billionaire Elon Musk for his “unacceptable” comments on social media about far-right riots gripping England and Northern Ireland. The owner of X drew criticism for writing on the site that a British “civil war” was inevitable. He sparked further...
