Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as heavy rainfall caused flooding and widespread damage Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes on Sunday night as Storm Franklin battered the UK, causing at least one river to burst its banks. At least 400 homes were evacuated in South Manchester after the authorities issued […]
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Do the hawks in America and Britain actually want a war with Russia?
Unwise, inflammatory talk from politicians needs to be toned down before it sparks an unnecessary conflict From what I have been reading and hearing over the weekend, it would appear there are those in Washington and London who are keen to see a war with Russia. But why? What would war achieve, beyond the loss […]
China and Russia shouldn’t take Britain seriously anymore
No wonder Beijing and Moscow are bemused by Britain – its post-Brexit foreign policy overstates its own importance On Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss visited Moscow for talks with Russia over the situation in Ukraine, rolling up with her usual belligerent and threatening posture. This has been a feature of her time in the […]
Britain is undermining the EU to upset China and please the US
Yesterday, the United Kingdom announced that it was adding itself as a party to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute between the European Union and China, as part of a growing row between Beijing and Lithuania over the launch of a Taiwan representative office in the Baltic country. China has effectively placed a de-facto trade […]
Britain bears responsibility for migrant deaths – Macron
The French president has labelled Westminster “hypocrites” in the ongoing row over illegal Channel crossings Speaking to regional French newspaper La Voix du Nord on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would be “stepping up” pressure against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to establish a legal route to Britain for asylum seekers. Reiterating a […]
Britain to deploy armed police to French-UK ferries
The UK government has confirmed it will post 40 officers on ferries to “protect our national security” amid the “threat of terrorism” The UK government has announced that 40 firearms police from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) will be placed on ferries moving from Dover across the Channel and between Newcastle and the Netherlands. The […]
Bill to remove EU laws divides Britain
Boris Johnson says the proposed legislation will “unleash the benefits” of Brexit Marking the two-year anniversary of Brexit, the UK government has announced new legislation to address what politicians see as unnecessary “red tape” that was copied over when Britain departed from the European Union. The plan, dubbed the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’, is designed to […]
Pay your debt, Iran tells Britain
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has called on London to repay its debt to Iran, noting that the UK can no longer present false pretenses for delaying the payment which relates to the purchase of British tanks in the 1970s. In a press briefing on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters that Tehran had […]
Shouldn’t Britain focus on its ‘difficult winter’? Chinese state media trolls UK as HMS Richmond transits Taiwan Strait
The outspoken editor of the Global Times has taken aim at the UK, highlighting Britain’s internal issues such as fuel shortages, as a British naval vessel sailed through the disputed Taiwan Strait, provoking China. Read more China blasts Royal Navy’s ‘malicious’ sail in Taiwan Strait as ‘undermining peace and stability’ On Monday morning, the UK […]