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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed their number one condition for the Taliban was granting safe passage to Afghans who wanted to leave the country beyond an Aug. 31 deadline. "The number one…

MOSCOW: A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world. The rocket operated by Europe's Arianespace took off…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President, Shehbaz Sharif, has ruled out the return of the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, from the United Kingdom to the country until his "full recovery". Shehbaz Sharif's remarks…

LONDON: As many as 40,000 students from the UK will be able to study and work abroad under the British government's new Turing Scheme, with India among 150 international destinations for such placements. The new global scheme, a direct…

Conventional wisdom might identify a lonely island as the best place to survive the apocalypse. A new scientific study now confirms that this isn’t far off the mark. Even the UK makes the cut as far as insular holdouts go, according to…

LONDON: The protection that vaccines give against coronavirus infection, and potentially severe disease, is highly likely to wane over time so vaccine campaigns will continue for years to come, scientists told the British government's…

LONDON: As many as six people were arrested and four police officers were injured during anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protest in Central London on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said. "The mostly peaceful demonstrations in…

LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for Covid-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he had had two doses of vaccine against the disease. "This morning I tested positive for Covid," he…

LONDON: The UK has recorded more than 30,000 daily coronavirus infections for the first time since January, just as the British government prepares to lift all remaining lockdown restrictions in England. Government figures showed another…

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people in England will no longer be required by law to wear face masks in indoor public spaces and to keep at least 1 meter (3 feet) apart as soon as later this month, confirming plans to reopen…