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LONDON (AA) – Four UK nationals who had been detained in Afghanistan on allegations of breaking the laws have been released. “We welcome and appreciate the release by the current administration of Afghanistan of four British nationals who were detained on allegations of breaking the laws of Afghanistan,” a Foreign Office spok...
LONDON (AA) – Britain has issued a travel warning, advising its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Amid escalating tension in the region, the Foreign Office has issued an update urging Britons to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and Palestine. In addition, it also advised against all trave...
LONDON (AA) – The first British soldiers from a deployment of 200 arrived Friday to reinforce NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR). “The deployment is based on a request by NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and comes after the violent attack on Kosovo Police on 24 September and increased tensions in the region,” said a Defense Min...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – UK-based advocacy group CAGE’s Managing Director Muhammad Rabbani was denied entry into Poland, where he was to speak at a conference, at France’s request. In a statement, CAGE said that Rabbani was due to deliver “another critical speech against France’s state-sponsored Islamophobia, as he had done last ...
LONDON (AA) – The UK home secretary has voiced strong criticism of the current operation of the UN refugee treaty, calling it “absurd and unsustainable.” In her speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Suella Braverman argued that UN’s 1951 Refugee Convention is extending protection to nearly 800 milli...
LONDON (AA) – A report by an influential committee of MPs has criticized former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to slash the Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding in 2021. The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy said the decision has significantly hampered Britain’s ability to respond effectively...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The UK on Tuesday announced the equivalent of $6.2 million in funding to support Somali security forces as they combat terrorism and work to restore stability in areas liberated from the al-Shabaab group. “The UK Government has announced a further £5 million in funding for the UN Support Office in Somalia [&hell...
LONDON (AA) – The EU and the UK have criticized Iran over the human rights situation on the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in custody in Tehran after being arrested police for allegedly violating the country’s designated dress code for women. In a statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep […]
LONDON (AA) – British lawmaker Tobias Ellwood resigned Wednesday as parliament’s defense committee chair after a row about his Afghanistan comments. The Conservative MP had been criticized after he posted a video clip on X in July that said Afghanistan had been “transformed” under the rule of the Taliban. The clip showe...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The UK on Tuesday announced a new funding of £3 million ($3.7 million) for the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. “I am pleased to announce a further UK contribution of £3,000,000 to UNHCR, which will help to ensure refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char are able to access healthcare, clean […]
