- Boris Johnson, India, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Sikhism, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Foreign Office scaling back support for UK Sikh activist held in India, Keir Starmer says
Sunak’s government has refused to echo assertion that Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily detainedRishi Su…
- Asia Pacific, Boris Johnson, China, Defence policy, Europe, Foreign policy, Liz Truss, Nato, Politics, Russia, Taiwan, UK news, Ukraine, World news
UK calls for extra vigilance on China ahead of Nato summit
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among those saying Ukraine war highlights potential Chinese threat to TaiwanBoris …
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UK had to prioritise people at Kabul airport for evacuations, says minister
James Cleverly describes ‘flood of requests’ for help after reports that emails about Afghans may have gone un…
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Final UK evacuation flight purely for Afghan nationals has left Kabul airport
Chaotic airlift ends after taking around 14,000 people out of Taliban-controlled countryThe final UK evacuatio…
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UK evacuation from Kabul to end in ‘a matter of hours’
Defence secretary says up to 1,100 eligible Afghans to be left behind, as UK stops taking people into Kabul ai…
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Boris Johnson fails to persuade US to extend Kabul exit deadline
British forces have just days to complete airlift after G7 leaders refuse to change 31 August exit dateAfghani…
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Tony Blair: Afghanistan exit gives opportunities to UK’s enemies
Former PM attacks ‘dangerous’ withdrawal, saying Islamist groups, Russia and China will benefitThe UK and othe…
- Afghanistan, Conservatives, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
Dominic Raab insists he was right to delegate call with Afghan minister
Foreign secretary says need for the call while he was in Crete was ‘quickly overtaken by events’Dominic Raab h…
- Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Refugees, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
How is UK planning to help resettle Afghan refugees?
Ministers are expected to announce a ‘bespoke’ scheme similar to that put in place for Syrians in 2014Afghanis…
- Afghanistan, Dominic Raab, Foreign policy, Politics, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, World news
No one saw this coming, Raab says of Taliban’s rapid Afghan takeover
UK foreign secretary claims swift collapse was impossible to predict, as he says evacuations have resumedAfgha…
- Asia Pacific, China, Liberal Democrats, Olympic Games, Politics, Sport, Uighurs, UK news, Winter Olympics, World news, Xinjiang
Libs Dems warn China over ‘international bullying’ after sanctions threat
Chinese newspaper said countries that boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over treatment of Uighurs would fac…
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Lib Dems to call for possible sanctions against China over Uighur abuses
Layla Moran will urge UK consumers to consider boycotting Chinese firms at party conferenceThe Liberal Democra…
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China urges UK not to go down ‘wrong path’ of Hong Kong sanctions
Raab expected to suspend UK’s Hong Kong extradition treaty due to security crackdownChina has said the UK will…