Amid conflict, UK PM Rishi Sunak to visit Israel today

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog

UK companies to design, manufacture AUKUS nuclear submarines

The first of the submarines will be delivered into service in the UK in the late 2030s and the first Australian ones will follow in the early 2040s.

Coronation of King Charles III: What will he wear? Where to watch the service, key times, here’s all you need to know

King Charles III will be officially crowned in a magnificent and deeply religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey on May 6

100 UK Companies Switch to 4-Day Working Week with No Pay Cuts

UK’s two biggest firms -- Atom Bank and global marketing company Awin have signed up to adopt the four-day working week

Omicron enters Mainland China, Overseas traveller tests positive

Mainland China reported its first case of the Omicron Covid variant on Monday in the city of Tianjin, which is about two-hour drive from the capital Beijing. The omicron case was found in a traveler from overseas, who showed no symptoms but tested positive on Thursday. The patient is in isolation at a hospital in […]

Human rights violations: US Imposes Sanctions On China, Myanmar & North Korea

The United States on Friday imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh. It also blacklisted Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group. Canada and the United Kingdom have also joined the United States in imposing sanctions related to human rights abuses in Myanmar. As […]

Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, dies aged 99

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. The Duke was recently spent four weeks in hospital and underwent a successful heart procedure. The Palace said in a statement: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her […]

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle not to return to royal duties

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, informed Queen Elizabeth II that they will not be returning as working members of the British royal family, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of […]

116 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India: Govt

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 116, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The total number of persons found infected with the new UK variant genome is 116,” the ministry said. All these persons have been kept in single-room […]