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Dominic Raab due to hold talks with Prak Sokhonn as part of efforts to expand diplomatic and trade ties in south-east AsiaHuman rights groups have called on the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, to intervene over the detention of three young env…
Withdrawal from long-term partnership catastrophic, says Brac, affecting women and girls’ education and those in extreme povertyThe UK government’s funding cuts to the world’s largest international non-governmental organisation are a “gut punch” after …
News follows disclosure of competition case brought by small traders against US tech giant and family-run Indian joint venture CloudtailA joint venture between Rishi Sunak’s billionaire in-laws and the internet retailing giant Amazon is in a multimilli…
World leaders issue joint statement promising action on vaccines, China and global corporate taxAs the G7 finishes in Cornwall, here are some of the issues they pledged to act on in their Carbis Bay declaration. Continue reading…
Labor’s Penny Wong says it’s disappointing the Australian prime minister did not secure a private meeting with the US presidentScott Morrison has met with Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 summit and agreed to work closely on challenges in the incre…
The UK last hosted the G7 in 2013 but progress on David Cameron’s grand plans has been woefulThe last time the UK chaired a summit of the G7, or the G8 as it was in 2013, David Cameron was in an ebullient mood as he held a closing press conference in g…
Aid agencies write to Foreign Office minister as pressure grows on Boris Johnson ahead of Commons voteUK aid cuts of 42% will leave about 70,000 people without health services and 100,000 without water in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settle…
Government considers adding more destinations to England’s red list as it monitors Vietnam variantCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is unlikely to unlock significant new summer destinations this week when changes to tra…
Cousins John Ashton and John Ashton on the Chinese seamen deported after serving Britain during the second world war, and their exploitative employer. Plus letters from Gary Craig, Jacqueline Simpson and Mike OwenWe congratulate Dan Hancox, and the fam…
No 10 and health secretary deny politics was involved in decision to wait before toughening travel rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA public inquiry must examine whether Boris Johnson’s decision to delay adding India to …
Top adviser warns of India variant impact as scientists urge delay in lockdown changesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to reconsider Monday’s relaxation of Covid rules in …
Downing Street says agreement will create 6,500 jobs and contain £533m of Indian investment in UKBoris Johnson will host bilateral talks with India’s prime minister on Tuesday, announcing the potential for up to £1bn of new trade and investment in a vi…
Dominic Raab and Antony Blinken call for defence of open societies and rules-based orderAntony Blinken, the US secretary of state, and the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, have called for a revitalised and broadened alliance of G7 nations determined…
From Quito to Kathmandu, millions will be endangered by cuts affecting planning for floods, earthquakes and fires, experts sayUK aid cuts to a programme working to reduce the disaster risk to poor communities around the world could endanger millions of…
Vote does not compel government to act but marks further decline in relations with ChinaBritish MPs voted to declare that China is committing genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang province.The motion passed on Thursday does not compel the gove…