Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada’s foreign…
UK: Downing Street hosts first St Patrick’s Day reception
The first reception to mark St Patrick’s Day has been held at Downing Street. It comes amid a thaw in relations between the UK and Irish governments. Earlier this month…
Turkey: Protests erupt after Erdogan rival arrested
Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular…
UK: London to host new Ukraine peacekeeping talks
The UK is hosting a closed meeting on Thursday of senior military leaders from the “coalition of the willing”, as they draw up plans for a proposed peacekeeping force for…
Palestine: Israel extends ground operations in Gaza after deadly air strikes
Israel says it has extended its ground operations in Gaza, after launching a wave of air strikes that the Hamas-run health ministry says killed more than 430 people in two…
Palestine: British bomb disposal expert injured in Gaza
A British bomb disposal expert has been injured in an attack on a UN facility in the Gaza Strip, the charity he works for has said. The 51-year-old, who was…
UK: Lammy says Israel international law remarks ‘could have been clearer’
David Lammy has said he “could have been clearer” in his comments about Israel blocking aid to Gaza and if the action broke international law. Answering questions in the Commons on Monday,…
Yemen: Houthi missile fired at Israel intercepted as fresh air strikes hit Gaza
Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for a missile fired at Israel, which was intercepted. The ballistic missile was fired toward Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group’s military…
USA: White House says it’s halting funds to US university over transgender athletes
The Trump administration said it was suspending $175m (£135m) in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over the school’s policy regarding transgender athletes. The move relates to a transgender…
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