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November 2, 2025 12:09 PM

UK train stabbings injure nine, police arrest two suspects

Nine people were treated for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, and two men were arrested in what Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an "appalling incident." British Transport Police said counterterrorism police were supporting its investigation whilst it works to establish the full circumstances and motivation for the incident. “We’re conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it could take s...

October 13, 2025 1:01 PM

UK pledges $27 million in latest aid package for Gaza

Britain will provide a 20 million pound ($27 million) aid package to deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as he arrived in Egypt for a world leaders' summit on ending the conflict. Britain said the funding would be delivered through UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the Norwegian Refugee Council and was designed to reach those facing famine, malnutrition and disease. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in Gaza ...

October 10, 2025 10:39 PM

Google faces stricter regulation in UK over search dominance

Google could be forced to change its search operations in the UK after it became the first company subject to new powers from Britain's competition regulator to tackle the dominance of Big Tech. Competition regulators have long had Alphabet-owned Google in their sights and Britain's landmark ruling on Friday designating Google as having strategic market status in online search, gives the UK's regulator more power to step in. "We have found that Google maintains a strategic position in the sear...

October 9, 2025 3:43 PM

India should get rightful place in UNSC: UK PM Keir Starmer

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said that New Delhi should get its “rightful place” on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), citing India’s remarkable growth story and its expanding role in global affairs. In his remarks after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, Starmer made a strong case for India’s permanent membership in the UNSC. “We want to see India taking its rightful place in the UNSC,” he said. His stance aligns with ...

October 9, 2025 3:20 PM

India’s growth story is remarkable, UK PM Starmer says ‘vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ on track’

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday lauded India’s rapid economic progress, calling its “growth story remarkable,” and expressed confidence that the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on track to achieve the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. “It is significant that we are meeting in Mumbai, India’s economic and financial capital, because India’s growth story is remarkable. I want to congratulate the Prime Minister on his leadership an...

October 8, 2025 8:50 PM

India-UK chart new course for trade partnership with high-level meeting in Mumbai

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle held a bilateral meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday, reaffirming their commitment to deepen trade and investment ties between India and the United Kingdom. The meeting marked a major step towards operationalising the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Both Ministers agreed to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) to oversee the agreement’s implemen...

October 8, 2025 8:48 PM

Starmer denies trying to appease China, says spying case dropped on legal grounds

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, insisting the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men just weeks before they were due to go on trial. The men had been accused of passing politically sensitive information to a Chinese intelligence agent. Christopher ...

October 6, 2025 7:12 AM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit India on Oct 8-9, hold talks with PM Modi in Mumbai

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake his first official visit to India on October 8-9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, Starmer and PM Modi will meet in Mumbai on October 9 to take stock of progress in diverse aspects of the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in line with ‘Vision 2035’, a focussed and time bound 10-year Roadmap of programmes and initiatives in key p...

September 29, 2025 10:24 PM

UK publishes new sanctions over Iran nuclear programme

The British government sanctioned dozens of Iranian-linked individuals and entities on Monday, following similar moves made by the United Nations and the European Union aimed at curbing what Britain described as Iran's nuclear proliferation efforts. Britain, France and Germany initiated the return of sanctions on Iran at the U.N. Security Council over accusations it had violated a 2015 deal that aimed to stop it developing a nuclear bomb. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. On Monday, Britain...

September 22, 2025 9:41 AM

United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia recognise Palestine

At the United Nations General Assembly, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia formally recognized the State of Palestine, joining more than 140 countries that have already extended recognition. The decision reflects a major shift in Western diplomacy and comes amid intensifying conflict and humanitarian strain in the Gaza Strip. The announcement coincides with the UN’s 80th session, which includes the High-level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Pal...