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UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

Last month, Sunak faced calls from three former defence secretaries to pledge an increase to 3% of GDP on the armed forces in the Tory election manifesto…reports Asian Lite News Britain will

April 24, 2024

Economy·UK News

Antisemitism row: Met police chief praises officer’s conduct

A 13-minute video of the exchange shows the officer offering to escort Falter away from the demonstration, and saying he was being disingenuous about his motives for wanting to cross the road

April 24, 2024

-Top News·UK News

Council of Europe slams UK asylum pact with Rwanda

In 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which is part of the Council of Europe, prevented the UK from sending asylum seekers of different nationalities by plane to Rwanda…reports Asian

April 24, 2024

-Top News·Europe·UK News

Girl, 7, among five dead on Channel migrant boat

The prefect of Pas-de-Calais, where Wimereux is located, said the boat set sail from the Plage des Allemands with “an unprecedented 112 people on board”…reports Asian Lite News Five people, including a

April 24, 2024

-Top News·Europe·UK News

Wet wipes containing plastic to be banned from sale

According to DEFRA’s Beach Litter Monitoring Data for 2015-2020, an average of 20 wet wipes were found per 100 metres of beach surveyed across the U.K…reports Asian Lite News Wet wipes containing

April 24, 2024

UK News

UK Parliament passes Rwanda asylum law

The home secretary, James Cleverly, says it was a “landmark moment in our plan to stop the boats”…reports Asian Lite News Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after peers eventually

April 23, 2024

-Top News·UK News

Former parliamentary aide charged with spying for China

Beijing has previously hit back at claims of an orchestrated overseas espionage campaign…reports Asian Lite News London’s Metropolitan Police on Monday said it had charged two men with allegedly spying for China

April 23, 2024

-Top News·China·UK News

War, fear of war spur global military spending to new record

The increased spending exactly matched the global rate of inflation of 6.8 percent, so it doesn’t necessarily translate into greater military efficacy everywhere…reports Asian Lite News The world spent $2.4 trillion on

April 23, 2024

-Top News·UK News·World

‘Israel-style iron dome defence system needed in UK’

The UK currently spends just over 2 per cent of GDP on defence, but there are growing calls for this to be increased to at least 2.5 per cent, with some figures

April 22, 2024

-Top News·Arab News·UK News

Sunak set for week-long blitz of announcements

Sunak is undertaking a week-long blitz of activity and announcements at home and abroad in a bid to convince a sceptical party he has the ideas to continue as PM…reports Asian Lite

April 22, 2024

-Top News·UK News

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