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Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

UK calls for calm as British MPs divided over Article 370 revocation

10:21 pm August 6, 2019

London: The UK government on Tuesday said that it was monitoring the situation in Kashmir closely and called for calm as the country’s parliamentarians echoed some of the wider divisions over the India’s decision to revoke Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government on Monday revoked Article 370 which […]

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

UK says joining US in ‘maritime security mission’ in Gulf

11:05 pm August 5, 2019

London: Britain on Monday said it would join the United States in an “international maritime security mission” to protect merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tension with Iran. The move follows a spate of incidents — including the seizure of ships — involving Iran and Western powers, in particular Britain and the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

China may halt French police cooperation over Interpol case: Source

10:50 pm August 5, 2019

Paris: Chinese officials are threatening to stop all police cooperation with France after it gave political asylum to the wife of the former Interpol chief, a Chinese national now languishing in prison on charges of bribery, a French source close to the matter said Monday. “There hasn’t been any official request to suspend the cooperation […]

July hottest month measured, 2019 set to be among warmest years

10:40 pm August 5, 2019

Paris: July was the hottest month across the globe ever measured, and 2019 is on track to be one of the warmest years, according to data released Monday by the European Union’s Earth observation network. Searing heatwaves saw records tumble across Europe last month, with unusually high temperatures around the Arctic Circle as well. Wildfires […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope prays for victims of 3 US mass shootings in a week

7:58 pm August 4, 2019

Vatican City: Pope Francis is offering prayers for the dead and the injured in three US mass shootings this week. Francis told a crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for the weekly Angelus blessing Sunday that “I am spiritually close to the victims of the episodes of violence that have bloodied Texas, California and Ohio, […]