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Over a dozen countries offer to play role in Hormuz mission, UK PM says
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (548+ words) Fri, Apr 17, 2026 | Shawwal 30, 1447 | Fajr 04: 33 [Editor's Note: Follow the Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the'US-Israel-Iran ceasefire'now in effect.] More than a dozen countries said on Friday they were willing to join an international mission to protect…...
British foreign office official fired for not disclosing ambassador failed security check - UPI. com
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (232+ words) April 17 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office for failing to disclose that former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson failed his security check. Starmer called the official, Olly Robbins,…...
Amnesty urges UK to lift asylum restrictions on Afghan women
1+ day, 4+ min ago (60+ words) Khaama: Amnesty International and the Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) have urged the United Kingdom to halt asylum policies they say are increasingly rejecting Afghan women and girls seeking protection. In a joint report released on April 16, the…...
Berlin Hospital Workers Strike For Equal Pay
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (819+ words) On Wednesday morning, the workers responsible for cleaning, sterilising, and doing maintenance at eight of Berlin's Vivantes hospitals launched an indefinite strike." Got elective surgery coming up? You might want to postpone. On Wednesday morning, service workers at Berlin's public…...
Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (834+ words) The leaders of France and the U. K. are holding an international summit to push forward efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route affected by the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran PARIS -- The leaders of France and the U. K. will…...
The Drunk Republican (and Others) Troll the UK MERCILESSLY After They Found Out How Poor They Are
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (762+ words) As Twitchy's Just Mindy reported last night, our former friends across the pond got a rude awakening recently about how they live versus how Americans live." The UK is not the 51st state (yet), but if it were, a new report…...
UK Minister "sick and tired of journalists" talking down military
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (848+ words) UK Minister for Defence Readiness Luke Pollard takes aim at journalists for negative press, amid a string of headlines in recent weeks. Rattled doesn't even come close to it, listening to the words spoken by UK Minister for Defence Readiness…...
A gay bar kicked out a wheelchair user as a "fire risk." Her response forced the bar to make amends.
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (1221+ words) You deserve to be able to go out," she told other people with disabilities. You don't have to be afraid." Club Tropicana " a bar in the gay village of Manchester, England " recently apologized to 18-year-old wheelchair user Maddie Haining after…...
Systemic failures that left Southport children at risk | Letters
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (263+ words) While many public agencies, along with Axel Rudakubana and his parents, have rightly been highlighted as carrying the blame for the devastating attack on children in Southport, there are some elements of our national systems that repeatedly walk away'untouched by…...
Newcastle Green Party election candidates accused of antisemitic posts
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (557+ words) Three Green Party candidates standing in next month's local elections in Newcastle have been accused by Labour of making "horrendous antisemitic" comments. The candidates - Dr Philip Brookes, Chandni Chopra and Mohammed Suleman - are standing for seats on Newcastle City Council…...