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Kazakhstan aims for strategic partnership with UK

Kazakhstan aims for strategic partnership with UK

Kazakhstan and the UK plan to sign a new strategic partnership and cooperation agreement in 2023, according to the joint statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …

UK introduces new sanctions against Russia and Iran

UK introduces new sanctions against Russia and Iran

The UK has imposed sanctions targeting 12 senior Russian commanders, three Iranian businessmen and officials, and one Iranian company in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure. This is stated in the sanctions list published …

UK imposes sanctions against 22 Russian officials

UK imposes sanctions against 22 Russian officials

The UK imposed sanctions on 22 Russian officials for their support of partial mobilization, blacklisting Deputy Prime Minister and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Arkady Gostev and …

Sunak: UK should plan for long term like Russia

Sunak: UK should plan for long term like Russia

British PM Rishi Sunak will argue the UK should plan its foreign policy for the long-term to match the strategies of other world powers such as Russia and China, as the prime minister makes his first major foreign policy …

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 …