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UK Embassy in Ankara to close on Friday
Sep 17, 2016 02:36Britain has temporarily closed its embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara over mounting fears of terrorist attacks.
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UK soldiers condemned over 2003 drowning of Iraqi boy
Sep 17, 2016 02:29A British judge has condemned four UK soldiers who forced an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown during the Iraq War.
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Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia performs Hajj rituals
Sep 16, 2016 03:38Britain's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has performed Hajj rituals after converting to Islam, becoming the first ever British ambassador to do so.
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Britain must stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia: MPs
Sep 16, 2016 03:31A number of UK lawmakers have called on London to stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia until an inquiry into Riyadh’s human rights violations in Yemen is complete.
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UK government refuses to give MPs vote on arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Sep 15, 2016 02:30The British government refuses to give lawmakers a vote on whether to keep selling arms to Saudi Arabia, engaged in war crimes in Yemen.
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UK blocks Iran’s gas revenues over bans
Sep 14, 2016 11:53Iran says it has been paid for selling natural gas from a field that it jointly owns with BP in the North Sea but the payments cannot be accessed due to sanctions.
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Former British PM David Cameron resigns as MP
Sep 13, 2016 02:08Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announces his decision to resign as Conservative MP for Witney, Oxfordshire, triggering a by-election.
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UK MPs urge their country to stop selling arms to Saudis amid Yemen war
Sep 07, 2016 12:02A group of UK MPs has called on the government to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia because of its war crimes in neighboring Yemen, according to a leaked draft report.
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New Snowden leaks reveal mystery behind NSA's UK base
Sep 07, 2016 03:23Newly leaked documents show that a US spying agency has used a British military base to carry out “capture-kill operations” across the Middle East.
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New research reveals shocking statistics about domestic abuse in UK
Sep 06, 2016 02:32New research reveals shocking statistics about domestic abuse in the UK and calls on the government to prevent domestic violence shelters from closing.