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Barbados becomes republic, putting an end to 400 years of British reign
Nov 30, 2021 13:21Barbados has become a republic, putting an end to 400 years of British reign and ditching Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
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Hamas urges ‘maximum mobilization’ after UK's terror designation
Nov 27, 2021 13:20A media advisor to Ismail Haniyeh says the head of the Hamas resistance movement’s political bureau has called on the world countries, especially the Arab states, to mobilize their pro-Palestine positions amid attempts to liquidate the nation’s cause against the decades-long Israeli occupation.
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French fishermen block British boats to protest UK-granted rights
Nov 26, 2021 14:28French fishermen have disrupted cross-Channel traffic in protest at the post-Brexit fishing rights granted by Britain, temporarily preventing two ferries carrying trucks and passengers from getting access to the northern port of Calais.
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Furious France bars UK minister from meeting on migrants
Nov 26, 2021 09:54The French government has banned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel from a meeting over the Channel migration crisis, amid rising tensions between the neighboring countries which are also at odds over other issues such as post-Brexit fishing rights.
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UK's anti-Hamas terror designation bill approved without vote
Nov 26, 2021 03:38The UK government's plan to include Palestinian resistance group Hamas's political wing on the list of terror organizations has been successful after the House of Lords approved the bill which Members of Parliament failed to challenge.
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Over 20 migrants dead in deadliest Channel disaster
Nov 25, 2021 01:47Over 20 migrants died Wednesday crossing the Channel from France to England when their boat sank off the northern port of Calais, authorities said, the deadliest single disaster on the intensively-used route.
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China: AUKUS security pact threatens global security
Nov 24, 2021 14:03China says the Australia-UK-US security deal known as AUKUS, which helps Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine, poses a threat to the regional peace and global security.
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Hamas chief slams UK designation, says group derives legitimacy from Palestinians, freedom-seekers
Nov 21, 2021 04:00Britain’s decision to outlaw Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has continued to draw condemnations, with the head of Hamas saying the resistance movement derives its legitimacy from the Palestinian nation and the free people of the world.
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Iran FM condemns UK’s decision to designate Hamas as ‘terrorist’ organization
Nov 20, 2021 00:29The Iranian foreign minister has condemned the United Kingdom’s decision to designate Palestine’s resistance movement Hamas as a “terrorist organization”, stressing that the rights of the Palestinian nation cannot be trampled upon through distorting facts.
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EU warns UK over NI protocol suspension
Nov 19, 2021 13:00The European Union (EU) has warned the UK government that its Brexit trade deal is “intrinsically linked” to the Northern Ireland (NI) protocol and “one cannot exist without the other.”