MOSCOW (AP)— Russia ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on Thursday on spying claims, which the UK described as “baseless”. Russia’s Federal Security Service, known by its Russian abbreviation FSB, said the embassy employee worked for British intelligence. It did not give proof. According to a statement fromContinue Reading
(Webdesk) Britain’s financial regulator has fined digital bank Monzo 21 million pounds ($28.57 million) for poor financial crime protection, including accepting users who named landmarks such as Buckingham Palace as their location. Monzo failed to maintain adequate controls to reduce the risk of financial crime as it developed fast, accordingContinue Reading
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain slapped sanctions on 30 people globally on Friday, including Russian and Iranian authorities, for acts of torture, sexual abuse, and violent repression of public movements. The action comes a day after France imposed additional European Union sanctions against Iran for human rights violations in its securityContinue Reading
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the United Kingdom (UK) has been extended for two more days. Shehbaz Sharif and his group, which included some federal ministers and leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), were set to return to Pakistan today (Friday). PM Shehbaz and his delegation are expectedContinue Reading
LONDON (AFP) – Gun salutes will be fired on Thursday to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s 96th birthday, however the monarch herself is expected to be unobtrusive about the event. The royal family of the United Kingdom has had a difficult year, with fears about the queen’s health and uncertainties aboutContinue Reading
MOSCOW (AFP) – After London slapped sanctions on Russia for its military action in Ukraine, Moscow said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and many other top UK officials would be denied entrance. “This measure was made in response to London’s unrelenting information and political campaign aimed at isolatingContinue Reading
LONDON(AFP)- The UK government announced sanctions on billionaire businessman Alisher Usmanov and former deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov on Thursday as part of retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The couple, who are worth a total of $19 billion (£14 billion) and have “major interests in the UK and strongContinue Reading
On Tuesday, a British court acquitted the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in a case involving his notorious remarks encouraging terrorism in Karachi in 2016. Altaf Hussain was judged not to have broken the UK’s anti-terrorist legislation on August 22, 2016, when he gave separate speeches from LondonContinue Reading
CALAIS, France (AFP) – On Sunday, France will host a conference of European ministers to explore measures to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel in dinghies, but Britain will be absent due to a disagreement last week. Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium will meet on Sunday afternoonContinue Reading
(Web Desk) BIRMINGHAM — Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a Pakistani activist, announced her marriage to Asser Malik, the high-performance general manager of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday, prompting a flood of happy responses on social media. The two tied a knot of unityContinue Reading
