Taliban delegation met a number of ambassadors based in Doha, Qatar including Pakistan, UK and Germany envoys in the last couple of days. Taliban Political Office chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai meets envoys of Pakistan, UK, Canada, India and Germany and discussed matters related to the crisis in the war-torn country, Taliban Spokesman Suhail Shaheen said in a series of tweets Friday, reported Geo News. Shaheen shared […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Afghan crisis: UK, Taliban discuss humanitarian aid, bilateral ties in Doha
Senior Taliban leader Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai met with UK senior civil servant Simon Gass here and discussed humanitarian aid, security and political issues, as well as bilateral relations. This was announced by Taliban spokesperson M Naeem on Twitter. Simon Gass, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Special Representative for Afghan Transition, is currently in Doha to hold talks with Taliban leaders. “Sher Mohammad Abbas […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
South Korea Navy and UK Carrier Strike Group to conduct joint military drill, US will not participate
South Korean Navy and the UK carrier strike group will conduct a joint maritime military training. The US military, which was scheduled to join, will not participate in the drill. “Korean Navy and the U.K. carrier strike group will appoint each training commander and conduct search and rescue drills and maritime […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
UK’s evacuation into ‘final hours’ in Afghanistan: UK Defence Secretary
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Friday (local time) said that its evacuation mission is in ‘final hours’ in Afghanistan, four days prior to the August 31 deadline by the Taliban. Wallace told Sky News the effort was into its “final hours” after the closure of the main processing center in Kabul at the Baron Hotel near the airport. […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
UK urges citizens to not visit Kabul airport as security situation remains ‘volatile’
Noting that the security situation in Afghanistan remains ‘volatile’, the United Kingdom has advised its citizens to not visit Kabul airport and move away to a “safe location and await further advice”. In a statement on late Wednesday, the UK foreign office said travelling by road in Afghanistan is currently […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
EU, UK digital Covid certificates recognised by IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS Covid Pass can now be uploaded into IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel. Travellers holding an EU DCC or UK NHS Covid Pass can now access accurate Covid-19 travel information for their journey, create an electronic version of […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Covid-19: Pakistan minister fumes over UK’s decision to retain country in Red List
A federal minister of Pakistan has expressed outrage at the UK government’s decision to retain the country on its Red List of countries facing travel restrictions. On Monday, Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said that the UK never asked Pakistan for data related to the country’s COVID-19 situation to review their decision, Geo News […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
6 Pakistani men jailed for life for murdering 20-year-old in UK’s West Yorkshire
Six Pakistani men were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a 20-year-old man and attacking two of his friends on the streets of Batley in the UK’s West Yorkshire. Bradley Gledhill, 20, from Heckmondwike, died after being assaulted along with two friends on Park Croft in Batley on June, 21 2020, NewsComWorld reported. The defendants […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
UK Carrier Strike Group on way for exercises with Indian Navy
The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2021, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sailed into the Indian Ocean Region having recently transited the Suez Canal. Following a series of successful engagements and operations in the Mediterranean, it is now sailing east across the Indian Ocean towards India. It will meet with ships […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
UK PM Boris Johnson rallies behind England squad after ‘heartbreaking’ loss to Italy in Euro 2020 final
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied behind England head coach Gareth Southgate and the squad after the ‘heartbreaking’ loss against Italy in the Euro 2020 final. Italy ended hosts England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal 90-minute action had finished at 1-1 and even extra time was not […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
UK man tested positive for Covid-19 for 10 straight months
A 72-year-old British man tested positive for coronavirus for 10 months in what is thought to be the longest recorded case of continuous infection, researchers said on Thursday. Dave Smith, a retired driving instructor from Bristol in western England, said he tested positive 43 times, was hospitalised seven times and […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Footprints from 6 dinosaur species discovered in UK’s Kent
Footprints from at least six different species of dinosaurs, the very last dinosaurs to walk on the UK soil 110 million years ago, have been found in Kent, a new report has announced. The discovery of dinosaur footprints by a curator from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and a scientist from the University of Portsmouth […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
Eritrean forces should withdraw from Tigray without further delay: UK Envoy to UN
Eritrean troops must withdraw from the Tigray region in Ethiopia without delay, Dame Barbara Woodward, UK Ambassador to the United Nations told reporters. “We were told in March that Eritrean forces would be withdrawing. It is now June – there can be no further delay,” Woodward said during a briefing on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the UN […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
G7 leaders pledge 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to world: UK PM
The leaders of the Group of Seven nations have pledged over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the rest of the world – either directly or through funding to COVAX, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced. In a statement to mark the end of the Summit hosted by the UK, Boris Johnson said: “A week ago, I asked […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
UK approves Pfizer, BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-old kids
United Kingdom on Friday approved Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 15 years old. In March, Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE had begun testing their Covid-19 vaccine in children under 12, with hopes of expanding vaccination to that age range by early 2022, the […]