- 23 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityBritish
Rishi Sunak tops new UK PM vote as only 4 remain in race
London, Jul 18 (PTI) Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday topped the latest round of voting among the Conservative Party members of Parliament as the race to replace Boris Johnson…
Voters believe Rishi Sunak will make good PM, UK opinion poll finds
London, Jul 17 (PTI) Almost half of the voters for the UK's governing Conservative Party believe Rishi Sunak will make a good Prime Minister, according to the results of a new…
‘Back anyone, but Sunak’: Johnson to allies
London, Jul 15 (PTI) As the race to become Britain's next prime minister gained pace, caretaker premier Boris Johnson has reportedly told his allies to back "anyone but Rishi Sunak", according…
Rishi Sunak on winning streak as 5 left in UK PM race
London, Jul 14 (PTI) Rishi Sunak tightened his grip on the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British prime minister as he bagged 101 votes to again…
Rishi Sunak wins first round of Conservative Party leadership vote
London, Jul 13 (PTI) Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended his lead in the UK prime ministerial race on Wednesday with the highest number of votes at 88 in the first…
From Brexit messiah to pariah, Boris Johnson quits as UK PM
London, Jul 7 (PTI) In one of the biggest turnaround of political fortunes in British history, Boris Johnson's term as Prime Minister came to a crashing halt on Thursday in the…
UK says Ukraine has retaken villages of Sloboda, Lukashivka
(Reuters) - British military intelligence said on Friday Ukrainian forces have retaken the villages of Sloboda and Lukashivka to the south of Chernihiv and located along main supply routes between…
Analysis-Locked Russian assets add to war woes for British pension funds
By Carolyn Cohn and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - British pension fund managers are writing off billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets held for their members as they run…
Brazil plays down British flights to Falklands that worry Argentina
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military planes flying to the Falklands Islands to stop at Brazilian airports, landings that annoyed Argentina. The Brazilian…
Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion, during a stand-off with Russia which has…
Overconfident China could make miscalculations, British spy chief says
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -An overconfident and assertive China under President Xi Jinping and Communist Party rule risks making miscalculations on the international stage, including underestimating the resolve of…
Russia says it scrambled fighter jet to intercept British spy plane near annexed Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it had scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a British spy plane operating near Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula which Moscow annexed from…
