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Iran summons British ambassador to Foreign Ministry

Iran summons British ambassador to Foreign Ministry

Iran summoned the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Sunday after an attack by a violent group on the Iranian embassy in London. Simon Shercliff was reminded of "the British government's commitments within the …

EU to isolate Russia at G20 summit in Indonesia - report

EU to isolate Russia at G20 summit in Indonesia - report

The UK and the EU will boycott Russia’s delegation at the Bali summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) next week, according to The Daily Telegraph. Citing EU officials, the newspaper reported on Friday that London and Brussels …

UK to announce U.S. gas deal after climate change summit

UK to announce U.S. gas deal after climate change summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a major natural gas deal with the United States after the COP27 climate change summit, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday. Britain hopes the United States will promise …

New British prime minister to go to COP summit

New British prime minister to go to COP summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will attend Egypt's COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh next week, he said, reversing a widely criticized decision to skip the annual climate meeting to work on pressing economic issues at home. …

UK tests energy blackout emergency plans

UK tests energy blackout emergency plans

The British government has “war gamed” emergency plans to cope with energy blackouts lasting up to seven days in the event of a national power outage amid growing fears over security of supply this winter. The Guardian …

Britain chooses word of year

Britain chooses word of year

Collins English Dictionary named the term permacrisis the main word of 2022. The term is formed by the blending of the words permanent crisis. "The term Permacrisis, which means "an extended period of instability and …

Russia: UK involved in Nord Stream terrorist act

Russia: UK involved in Nord Stream terrorist act

Moscow classifies the Nord Stream pipeline blasts as acts of international terrorism, as Denmark and Sweden bar Russia from probing the incidents. The Russian Foreign Ministry underscores that the investigation can be considered reliable and …

UK to stop importing Russian LNG from January 1 2023

UK to stop importing Russian LNG from January 1 2023

The UK government will impose a ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas from January 1, 2023. This is according to a statement the United Kingdom Foreign Office published on Friday. "From 1 January 2023, the UK is ending …

UK's Sunak plans to meet Biden in G20 summit

UK's Sunak plans to meet Biden in G20 summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening and they are set to meet in person at the upcoming G20 Summit in Indonesia, a Downing Street spokesperson said. The leaders discussed the extent …

Erdogan holds phone call with King Charles III

Erdogan holds phone call with King Charles III

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan highlighted that Türkiye-Britain cooperation will continue in the new period of relations, in a phone call with King Charles III held on Tuesday. According to a statement by the …

Gerasimov holds phone talks with UK Chief of Defense staff

Gerasimov holds phone talks with UK Chief of Defense staff

Russian First Deputy Minister of Defense and head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov discussed the situation regarding the potential use of a "dirty bomb" by Ukraine during a phone call with his British counterpart Tony Radakin, the …

Rishi Sunak becomes Britain's prime minister

Rishi Sunak becomes Britain's prime minister

 Former finance minister Rishi Sunak completed a political comeback Monday, when he was selected prime minister by Britain's ruling Conservative Party, just seven weeks after he was beaten to office by Liz Truss.  …

Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but far fewer than front-runner former finance minister Rishi …

Boris Johnson to be British Prime Minister again?

Boris Johnson to be British Prime Minister again?

After the announcement of the resignation of Liz Truss, her predecessor, Boris Johnson, can also run for the post of Prime Minister of Great Britain, the Times newspaper writes. Johnson has never hidden that he would not mind returning …

Iran sanctions British officials, organizations

Iran sanctions British officials, organizations

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs slapped sanctions against a number of British individuals and organizations. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced the embargoes as a "tit for tat" …

British PM Truss loses 2nd minister in week

British PM Truss loses 2nd minister in week

British Prime Minister Liz Truss lost another senior member of her government on October 19. Home Secretary Suella Braverman quit saying in her resignation letter that she had to go after she breached government rules but also …

U.S., UK to deepen cooperation on Russia, other sanctions

U.S., UK to deepen cooperation on Russia, other sanctions

The United States and Britain will further their cooperation on sanctions against Russia as well as on other targets, top financial officials for the two allied nations said in a joint statement. “We will identify opportunities to …