China has lodged a formal diplomatic representation with the United Kingdom after Chinese nationals, including trade delegates, tourists and people visiting relatives, were subjected to extended questioning and the confiscation of personal
This week’s news highlights escalating tensions and activism worldwide. Israel’s airstrikes have struck Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, worsening regional conflicts. In the U.S., protests have erupted over the police killing
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Violent disorder erupted across several cities in the United Kingdom on Saturday, marking the country’s most widespread rioting in the past 13 years. The unrest follows the murder of three girls in
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Not a month has passed since the new Labour government came to power in the UK on 5 July 2024, in a landslide victory, heralding a change after 14 years of Conservative
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Britain must be ready to fight a war within the next three years, the new head of the Army, Gen Sir Roland Walker, has warned. In a speech addressing the evolving global
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by Xinhua writers Larry Neild, Zheng Bofei Although Britain’s new Labour government tries to exude optimism in their economic policies, their policy may still result in unwanted effects, British experts said here
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In an unprecedented situation in Europe during the last several years, mob violence and riots have now taken place in Leeds, UK, with mobs burning buses and damaging public property. Particularly shocking
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“A week is a long time in politics,” said former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the 1950s. Labour’s recent election victory in the UK, along with the elections in France and
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Late Cllr. Duraisamy Paul Sathianesan, East Ham, London(b. 17 June 1960, d. 5 July 2024); burial at City of London Manor Park Cemetery on 13 July 2024 Friends of Paul were shocked
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The ascension of the Labour government injected rare impetus into Britain’s capital market, accompanied by many positive economic signs. On Friday, the first day of the newly-elected Labour government, the domestically-focused FTSE
More Not since Samson brought down the temple has there been such a disaster as this week’s British election. In American terms, it was a perfect case of ‘throw the bums out.’ Good
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It is a mark of the significance of this general election that a result predicted for months still brings with it a sense of uncertainty about what will follow. On paper, there
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The polling stations in the UK closed at 9 p.m. on 4 July 2024. Contrary to my earlier prediction, the weather has been sunny and warm with no rain but with a
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As a long standing Labour Party member, this is my brief appeal to the Tamils For Labour (T4L). I am prompted to raise this appeal in view of some concerned Tamils in
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The General Election campaign by the three Conservative hobnobs can be described in no uncertain terms as a comedy. Boris Johnson, perhaps, seems to be no match for these three comedians, who
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The 50th G7 Meeting of world leaders is being held in Fasano, Apulia, Italy from 13 to 15 June 2024, chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, who has been in
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