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United Kingdom to introduce digital ID card for citizens and residents

The British government announced on Friday the creation of a new digital identity system for citizens and residents. The measure, which will not involve a physical card but instead be stored on mobile phones, is designed to make illegal work more difficult while offering easier access to essential public......

London to recognize Palestinian state

The United Kingdom and Portugal are set to officially recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, a move that comes ahead of similar announcements expected from other countries. The decision, however, has been denounced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described it as a “danger”......

Afghanistan: British couple freed by the Taliban arrives in London

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, the British couple held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months, have arrived safely in London. The couple, aged 80 and 76 respectively, landed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, September 20, on a commercial flight from Qatar, which mediated their release. They......

UK court rules that calling a man “bald” amounts to sexual harassment

The UK Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling, declaring that describing a man as “bald” can constitute sexual harassment in the workplace. The case involved Tony Finn, a 64-year-old electrician who worked for a British company for 24 years before being dismissed in 2021. Finn reported......

First migrant transfers between France and the UK to begin next week

The first returns of migrants between France and the United Kingdom, under the bilateral migration agreement reached in July, are set to begin next week, French authorities confirmed on Saturday. The arrangement is based on the “one-for-one” principle, meaning that for every migrant transferred......

UK ambassador to the United States dismissed over Epstein affair

The British government announced on Thursday the dismissal of Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, due to his ties with the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision comes just days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK,......

United Kingdom appoints new ambassador to Morocco as relations deepen

The diplomatic relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom have taken a new step forward with the arrival of Alex Pinfield OBE as the new British Ambassador to Rabat. On Thursday, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita officially received Mr. Pinfield, who presented the copies of his credentials......

London pledges to speed up asylum appeals amid anti-immigration protests

The British government announced on Sunday its plan to accelerate the processing of asylum appeals, as anti-immigration protests spread across several cities in the United Kingdom. Demonstrators gathered outside hotels used to house asylum seekers, carrying slogans such as “Stop the Boats.” Home......

UK arrests supporters of banned group Palestine action

Dozens of supporters of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action were arrested across the United Kingdom on Saturday during demonstrations backing the organization, which was banned earlier this month and designated a “terrorist group” by the government. In London, police detained 55 people......