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Scotland sets October 2023 for new independence vote
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» EDINBURGH: Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a legal and political tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on Oct 19, 2023.
Denmark set to join EU’s defence pact in response to Russia’s war
Published on 02/06/2022
» Danish voters approved joining the European Union’s defence pact in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signalling a historic shift in the country that’s shunned deeper ties with the bloc.
Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs
AFP, Published on 09/05/2022
» BELFAST: Northern Ireland's feuding leaders came under international pressure Sunday to unite in a new government, after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win.
UK voters head to polls with historic N.Ireland result predicted
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» LONDON: Polls opened across the UK on Thursday in local and regional elections that could prove historic in Northern Ireland and heap further pressure on embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Russia expands territorial goals in Ukraine
Published on 22/04/2022
» Russia says it is ready to carry out a full-bore assault to carve out a sizeable slice of eastern and southern Ukraine, but it risks intensified world outrage as the UN documented the killing of dozens of civilians in one town.
Ukraine invasion boosts calls for UK politics to tackle Russian cash
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» LONDON: From huge donations to political parties and bids for games of tennis with senior ministers, to nominations for peerages, Russian money in British politics has been a recurrent issue for years.
Court told alleged killer of UK lawmaker was 'Islamist terrorist'
AFP, Published on 21/03/2022
» LONDON - British lawmaker David Amess was "assassinated" while meeting constituents last year by a "fanatical, radicalised Islamist terrorist," a court heard Monday as his accused killer went on trial.
Omicron spreading in US: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2021
» The Omicron variant is now in at least 10 US states and White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said there is "absolutely" community spread. Gilead Sciences Inc recalled two lots of its Covid-19 drug remdesivir in the US after a complaint about glass particles in the vials.
New Covid variant shuts borders across the globe
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» THE HAGUE - A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders and renewing curbs as the EU chief said governments faced a "race against time" to understand the strain.
Britain snubbed as France hosts Channel migration talks
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» CALAIS (FRANCE) - France hosts a meeting of European ministers on Sunday to discuss ways to stop migrants crossing the Channel in dinghies, but without Britain, which has been excluded following a row last week.