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British FM Raab faces calls to resign over mishandling of Afghanistan crisis
Aug 21, 2021 01:05UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is facing mounting pressure from British political parties to resign due to the “unforgivable failure” of the government in handling the Afghanistan crisis.
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Afghans who guarded British embassy ditched by UK government: Report
Aug 20, 2021 12:00Some 125 Afghans who had been hired to guard the British embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, have been reportedly informed that they are not eligible for a British scheme designed to help people who worked for the UK resettle abroad, amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban militants.
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Theresa May blasts UK ‘incomprehensible’ failure in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2021 02:51Britain’s former Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized the UK government’s “incomprehensible and worrying” failure to bring together an alternative alliance of countries “to provide the support necessary to sustain a government” in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal.
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UK trying to blackmail Iran by tying frozen money to prisoner case, Araqchi says
Aug 15, 2021 00:18Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi hit back at the UK prime minister for pressuring Tehran to release convicted prisoners, saying London has taken Iran’s own money hostage in exchange for inmates.
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UK sends dozens of soldiers to Yemen
Aug 14, 2021 02:36Another illegal move on Yemen soil has taken place by the United Kingdom, as it has sent 40 soldiers of its special forces and an electronic warfare unit to al-Mahrah province in eastern Yemen.
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Iran says US takes detained dual nationals ‘hostage for political goals’
Aug 14, 2021 00:52A senior Iranian diplomat says the United States prevents the release of dual nationals as it has taken the detainees “hostage” in order to obtain “political goals.”
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Multiple people killed in shooting incident in Plymouth, England
Aug 13, 2021 03:43A number of people have been killed in a serious firearms incident in Plymouth, southwest England, on Thursday evening, police said, adding that they believed the situation was contained.
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Iran to import 40mn doses of COVID-19 vaccine by summer’s end
Aug 12, 2021 11:19The spokesman of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration says the country will import 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by the end of summer, emphasizing that the country considers no ban on importing Pfizer and Moderna vaccines made in countries other than the US and the UK.
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Israel can’t hide own naval terrorism by throwing accusations at Iran: Deputy UN envoy
Aug 11, 2021 01:35The Israeli regime cannot deflect attention away from its acts of naval terrorism by throwing unproven accusations against Iran of destabilizing activity, says the Islamic Republic’s deputy UN envoy.
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Defense Secretary Ben Wallace blames US and NATO for UK defeat in Afghanistan
Aug 10, 2021 02:58In an unprecedented attack on Britain’s NATO allies, Defense Secretary, Ben Wallace, has claimed the Western military alliance had no wish or capacity to maintain a presence in Afghanistan once the US fully withdraws by the end of the month.