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Australia to Gain Nuclear-Powered Submarine from Joint Defense Effort with US, UK

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden held a virtual news conference on Wednesday to unveil their new joint partnership on advanced defense-tech sharing. Morrison revealed in his address that the first major initiative of the new trilateral security partnership – dubbed ...

September 16, 2021

World

Beijing Slams ‘Despicable Action’ to Ban Chinese Ambassador from British Parliament

China’s Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been banned from the British Parliament over Beijing’s sanctions against Britain’s lawmakers. Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle made it clear in a statement that Zheng would not attend a Commons reception on Wednesday, due to be hosted by the ...

September 15, 2021

Middle East

Amir-Abdollahian: Iran Expects Removal of All Illegal Sanctions

In his phone talks with British FM, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran expects all illegal sanctions against the country to be removed, calling for practical steps by the British government to build trust. Congratulating Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on his appointment, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ...

September 15, 2021

World

UK Prime Minister Considering Major Cabinet Reshuffle, Reports Suggest

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to make a major reshuffle of his cabinet of ministers ahead of the national Conservative Party conference in October, The Times reported on 8 September. According to The Times, demotions could be announced as soon as Thursday and would include Foreign Secretary Dominic ...

September 8, 2021

World

UK Denies It Has ‘Secret Plan’ to Move Trident Nuclear Subs to US If Scotland Gains Independence

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rejected reports about the government’s plans to relocate Britain’s Trident nuclear submarines abroad in the event of Scottish independence. The Trident nuclear weapons system, based on Scotland’s west coast, consists of four British submarines armed with eight missiles, each carrying 40 nuclear warheads. ...

September 2, 2021

World

Britain Won’t Recognize Taliban but Sees Need to Have Direct Engagement: Foreign Secretary

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the UK will not recognize the Taliban, but acknowledged that there is a need to engage with the militant group. Speaking at a press conference in Qatar, which has become a key negotiator with the Taliban, the foreign secretary said Britain’s priority is ...

September 2, 2021

World

Britain, Taliban in Talks on ‘Safe Passage Out of Afghanistan’ for UK Nationals, Allied Afghans

The UK and the Taliban are in direct talks to discuss how British nationals and allied Afghans who remain in Afghanistan can safely leave the county, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. “The prime minister’s special representative for Afghan transition, Simon Gass, has travelled to Doha ...

September 1, 2021

World

UK Rejects Pentagon Leaks Implying UK to Blame for Kabul Attack

The UK foreign secretary has rejected Pentagon leaks suggesting that Britain was indirectly responsible for the mass casualties of a deadly attack at Kabul airport amid evacuation operations last week. Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that London coordinated closely with the United States and did not push to keep one ...

August 31, 2021

World

UK Says ‘Ready’ to Launch Fresh Strikes in Afghanistan

The British Air Force is ready to launch fresh airstrikes against the ISIL Takfiri group in Afghanistan even after the United Kingdom and allies completed their withdrawal from the Central Asian country, Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston told The Telegraph. The UK ended its 20-year military presence in Afghanistan on ...

August 31, 2021

World

UK Labour Says Government ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ on Evacuation From Afghanistan

UK Labour Party Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said on 23 August that the Conservative government was “asleep at the wheel” on the evacuation of Afghan assistants despite knowing in advance that the United States had set a deadline for the withdrawal of their armed forces. “We find ourselves in ...

August 23, 2021