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Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
France and Canada join UK in issuing trade sanctions on Israeli settlements – POLITICO
The Israeli government said it will retaliate by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem...
UK government bans trade with Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' | PBS News
The United Kingdom on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says "settler terrorists" are carrying out "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, in a significant toughening of Britain's stance toward a longtime ally…
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Javier Milei: ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
President cites Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US stance on British sovereignty and threatens swifter sanctions on UK oil interests…
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds…
Monday, August 24, 2026
Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine
In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/uk-france-diplomats-israel-palestine
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks
Ministry of Defence rebuffs threats, saying UK ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’….
Sunday, August 9, 2026
US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses
Lisa Smart, a Liberal Democrat MP and the party’s Cabinet Office spokesperson, said: “Magna Carta aimed to limit the powers of tyrants and said everyone was subject to the rule of law, something for which Trump has repeatedly shown utter contempt.
“We have a proud tradition of liberty and freedom of speech in this country and we don’t need Trump’s Maga money meddling in our democracy.”…
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July
Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
US airman accused of ‘spree’ of rapes on sleeping women avoided UK courts
In recent weeks the Guardian has reported on the cases of Jacob Wulfson, a US fighter pilot who strangled a British woman in his apartment in Cambridge; Tyrion Davis, an American airman who sexually assaulted a British woman in Brandon, Suffolk; and Hannes Marschalek, a US airman who allegedly exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl and four young women in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, in 2022.
In all the cases, US airmen avoided the British justice system after the local police force chose to cede control of the investigation to American military police...
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives
Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal.
The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised the funding as a misuse of public money to seek influence over foreign politics...
Monday, June 8, 2026
Women accusing Andrew Tate criticise UK extradition delay as influencer appears in Russia
Andrew Tate has used his online presence to praise Putin, promote Kremlin disinformation and propaganda, align himself with Russian state-backed homophobia and echo Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the US rightwing commentator Tucker Carlson, he thanked Putin for having “cured Covid” when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Tates were able to go to Russia after restrictions on their travel were lifted by authorities in Romania, who have reportedly been coming under pressure from the Trump administration on the case...
Saturday, May 9, 2026
‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery
Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand…
Friday, April 10, 2026
Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval
Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather…
Thursday, March 26, 2026
UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence | PBS News
Starmer told lawmakers that "we will act decisively to protect our democracy" from outside meddling. "That will include a moratorium on all political donations made through cryptocurrencies," he said during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal.
Powell thought progress had been made in Geneva in late February and that the deal proposed by Iran was "surprising", according to sources.
Two days after the talks ended, and after a date had been agreed for a further round of technical talks in Vienna, the US and Israel launched the attack on Iran...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Trump derides Newsom and calls his UK deal 'inappropriate' - POLITICO
Trump's remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California's market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption, amid a "worrying trend" of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists... UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing
US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM's trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese market…
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Trump prompts outrage with claim Nato troops avoided frontline in Afghanistan
UK MPs and veterans condemn US president's comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in Vietnam…
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Green leader Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US…
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