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Brother of Briton jailed in India asks why UK border police are stopping him
Gurpreet Singh Johal wants to know if stops are linked to his efforts to find out whether UK intelligence play…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Children, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
UK aid cuts could force closure of Afghan project supporting women and girls
Slashing funding to the programme from a promised £7m to just £1m sends a ‘stark message to the world’, says S…
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UN tries to resolve Afghanistan aid crisis after women banned from working at NGOs
Head of humanitarian operations to fly to Kabul as programmes are ‘compromised’ by Taliban decisionMartin Grif…
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Top official at Foreign Office called upon to resign over Kabul withdrawal
Sir Philip Barton castigated along with Dominic Raab in damning report by MPs into UK’s chaotic exitThe senior…
- Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, UK news
Security chief denies consulting No 10 over Afghanistan charity evacuation
Sir Stephen Lovegrove tells MPs he cannot recall with whom he checked that Nowzad staff were eligible for help…
- India, Israel, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin, World news
The world leaders pushing for peace in Ukraine, and their motives
They claim to be honest brokers, but is that just a fig leaf to cover their moral bankruptcy?Russia-Ukraine wa…
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Ukraine: what will China do? There are signs it is uneasy about Putin’s methods
Analysis: Beijing has held off from backing Russia, raising questions about the extent of any partnershipChina…
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UK scrambling to find way to send aid to Afghanistan without violating sanctions
• Taliban officials, many now in government, named in sanctions• Foreign Office meets banks, financial institu…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Global development, Politics, Refugees, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
UK foreign aid cuts ‘will leave 100,000 refugees without water’
Aid agencies write to Foreign Office minister as pressure grows on Boris Johnson ahead of Commons voteUK aid c…
- Asia Pacific, Boris Johnson, China, Hong Kong, Immigration and asylum, Politics, UK news, World news
Hong Kong activists urge UK to spell out extended visa offer
NGO demands more details on Boris Johnson’s ‘vague and imprecise’ commitmentHong Kong democracy campaigners ar…