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Migrant workers ‘fear for their safety’ after deaths on Diego Garcia
Workers for US defence contractor KBR concerned after colleagues die on island with no hospital-grade health f…
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UK whistleblower ‘morally compelled’ to speak out on Afghan withdrawal
Civil servant Josie Stewart spoke to media after government presented ‘dishonest account’, tribunal toldA Fore…
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian sl…
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Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans
Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to CommonsUK pol…
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Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking
Experts say UK-imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with Bei…
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China’s human rights record criticised at UN as it faces rare scrutiny of policies
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US …
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UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies mi…
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Canada intelligence operation put diplomats in legal ‘grey zone’ – report
Program – under scrutiny after imprisonment of Canadians in China – said to lack safeguards to protect officer…
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David Cameron calls on Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai
Foreign secretary’s plea made as publisher faces trial under national security law imposed by ChinaThe UK fore…
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No 10 team arrives in Delhi to revive talks over free trade deal
Pre-election agreement would provide a major boost to Narendra Modi and Rishi SunakSenior Downing Street offic…
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Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy
Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bearsAs the…
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China tells UK to stop using trade to improve Taiwan ties
UK and Taiwan sign trade agreement they hailed as a first in fostering bilateral trade between Taiwan and Euro…
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Senior lawyers criticise handling of case of Sikh activist held in India
Peers express fears Jaghtar Singh Johal will not receive ‘due process’ in India amid torture claimsAssurances …
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‘Don’t ignore us’: Afghans awaiting UK relocation fear time is running out
Some have waited years in Pakistan for Britain to fulfil its promises – and are now at risk of deportationFor …
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Canada accuses China fighter jets of ‘reckless’ interception of military plane
Defence minister says Chinese jet came within five meters of Canadian surveillance plane on UN operation over …