UK: Resignations continue after Priti Patel calls for PM to go
Boris Johnson is fighting to stay on as prime minister as the wave of ministerial resignations continues. | Read more|
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UK PM fights for survival after top ministers quit
Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. | Read more|
Biggest rail strike in 30 years brings UK to standstill
Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years kicked off on Tuesday as tens of thousands of staff walked out in a dispute over pay and jobs that could pave the way for widespread industrial action across the economy in coming months. | Read more|
Boris Johnson Meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky In Surprise Kyiv Visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia's invasion. | Read more|
Boris Johnson Slammed By UK MPs Over JCB Factory Trip During India Visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been slammed by two women MPs in the UK over his visit to a JCB factory in Gujarat days after excavators razed homes and shops in several states in the wake of communal clashes. | Read more|
West Wants Saudi To Pump More Oil. Crown Prince Cozies Up To China, Russia
The United States and Britain are ramping up pressure on Saudi Arabia to pump more oil and join efforts to isolate Russia, while Riyadh has shown little readiness to respond and has revived a threat to ditch dollars in its oil sales to China. | Read more|
"Putin Must Fail": UK's Johnson To Launch 6-Point Ukraine Plan Of Action
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to launch an international "plan of action" to ensure Russia's invasion of Ukraine fails, including a flurry of diplomatic meetings next week, his office said on Saturday. | Read more|
Modi tells Putin to end violence; Biden says US in talks with India
As a stunned world watched the Russian attack unfold in Ukraine and key US and European leaders condemned the invasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Russian President Vladimir Putin and “appealed for an immediate cessation of violence”. | Read more|
Biden and Johnson say still hope for diplomatic agreement
The US and UK leaders have said not all hope is lost for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but warn that the situation remains fragile. | Read more|
Disaster declaration in Texas amid ice storm & power outages
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in 17 counties across the state on Thursday as an ice storm led to power outages and hundreds of flight cancellations. | Read more|
UK’s Johnson attended leaving party in January 2021 lockdown, says media report
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended a leaving party on Jan 14, 2021, during the post-Christmas lockdown period, the Guardian reported on Tuesday, adding to the list of government social events that appeared to breach rules in the pandemic. | Read more|
Johnson’s staff accused of more lockdown parties
Downing Street staff have been accused of holding two leaving parties in No 10 on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. | Read more|
Boris Johnson to face MPs following revelations
Boris Johnson is to face MPs later at Prime Minister's Questions amid demands for him to say whether he attended a drinks event in the Downing Street garden during lockdown. | Read more|
"Tidal Wave" Of Omicron Is Coming, Warns UK PM, Sets Booster Target
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming "tidal wave" of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of December. "No-one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming," he said in a televised address, after the country's medical ad | Read more|
PM Modi arrives in Italy for G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Rome in Italy to participate in the G20 Summit where he will join other leaders in discussions on global economic and health recovery from COVID-19, sustainable development and climate change. | Read more|