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Iranian victims of former Iraqi dictator’s chemical attacks sue key suppliers
Jul 26, 2023 04:24Nearly four decades have passed since the regime of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein carried out chemical attacks against Iranians. Some of the victims of those attacks have filed a lawsuit against two Dutch companies for supplying that regime with chemical weapons during its imposed war on Iran during the 1980s. A meeting was held in the Tehran Peace Museum to pursue the case.
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UK police arrest Black woman in front of her child over bus ticket
Jul 24, 2023 11:00UK police have brutally arrested a woman of African descent in front of her child, claiming she had not paid for a bus ticket. Metropolitan Police defended the police officer's actions despite establishing she had in fact paid.
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UK decried by UN for unlawful Rwanda deportation policy
Jul 23, 2023 10:30The United Nations has lashed out at the UK for its controversial immigration legislation, warning it could have profound consequences for the people in need of international protection.
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EU's use of Malvinas Islands in dispute with Argentina enrages Britain
Jul 22, 2023 10:18The UK government has criticized the European Union, saying it regrets that it does not use the correct words to call the British-controlled Falkland Islands and used the name Malvinas, the name preferred by Argentina.
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Zelensky fires Ukraine's ambassador to UK after criticism
Jul 21, 2023 08:33Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the country's ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, for criticizing the president's response to a dispute over British military aid.
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UK Conservatives suffer two major defeats in trio of special elections
Jul 21, 2023 07:42UK’s governing Conservative Party has suffered two heavy defeats in a trio of special elections, with the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats winning two of the seats in Northern and Southwest England, while Tories managed to hold onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London.
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String of scandals forces UK to step up vetting standards for police
Jul 21, 2023 06:09The United Kingdom has unveiled new vetting standards for police officers after a string of scandals damaged confidence in British policing.
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Russia restricts movements of British diplomats in response to 'hostile actions'
Jul 21, 2023 05:56Moscow has announced that British diplomats working in Russia will need to notify authorities in advance about their movements around the country.
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Senior doctors in England stage first major walkout in decade, reject pay deal
Jul 20, 2023 10:12Rejecting a meager pay rise offered by the government, thousands of senior doctors in England have staged their first major strike in a decade, a move expected to trigger massive disruption to health services.
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UK to use lessons of Ukraine ‘battle lab’ to boost its military: Defense secretary
Jul 20, 2023 02:53UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says Ukraine has “tragically become a battle lab,” but Britain will incorporate the lessons learned into its armed forces.