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December 16, 2025, 01:28 PM - 8 min read
Ceasefires built on coercion or exhaustion inevitably fail because they do not resolve the conflict’s causes. Durable peace agreements require all sides to cooperate with international efforts to document war crimes and human rights violations, such as the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.
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November 30, 2025, 12:49 PM - 6 min read
While Starmer and Reeves have arguably performed poorly, perhaps their biggest mistake is to have fundamentally misread the nature of the political moment they are in. They are governing as if it were still 1997. The current situation now is much closer to 1945 or 1979–when there was an urgent need for new politics.
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August 17, 2025, 09:55 AM - 3 min read
The governments of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to decide on Sunday whether their leaders will travel to the United States for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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August 10, 2025, 09:00 PM - 3 min read
Radioactive water from the UK’s Coulport weapons depot leaked into Loch Long in western Scotland on multiple occasions after ageing pipes burst, according to files from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
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July 28, 2025, 10:46 AM - 2 min read
The government will conduct around 1,000 outreach programmes across India over the next 20 days to educate industries and state authorities about the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed on July 24.
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July 27, 2025, 09:07 PM - 3 min read
Mobile phone theft claims in the UK have surged by more than 400 per cent in just five years, with new research showing Britain now accounts for nearly two in five related claims across Europe.
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July 22, 2025, 09:21 PM - 2 min read
Rosie Jeanne Burke Roche, a distant cousin of Prince William and Harry, has been found dead at her family home in Wiltshire at the age of 20.
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July 17, 2025, 10:00 PM - 3 min read
The British government is planning to lower the voting age to 16 by the next general election in what would be a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system.
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July 11, 2025, 11:56 AM - 3 min read
UK PM Keir Starmer announces a migrant swap deal with France to curb Channel crossings, boost border security, and enhance cooperation on defence, AI, and refugee repatriation.
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July 10, 2025, 07:59 PM - 5 min read
India’s continued purchase of crude oil from Russia has played a significant role in stabilising global energy prices, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said during a press interaction in Vienna.
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July 7, 2025, 07:32 PM - 3 min read
Ukraine’s efforts to join NATO have reached a standstill, with talks growing increasingly strained and unproductive, a senior Ukrainian official has said. The comments reflect growing frustration in Kyiv as enthusiasm from Western allies appears to wane.
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June 17, 2025, 05:06 PM - 3 min read
The United Kingdom has launched a national enquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation following a damning audit that revealed systemic failures in tackling abuse involving some Pakistani-heritage men, amid fears of racism allegations and community tensions.
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