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UK sanctions Saudis, Russians under new Magnitsky powers

The United Kingdom imposed economic sanctions on dozens of individuals and organisations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and North Korea under new British powers to punish human-rights offenders. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday the sanctions targeted those behind "some of the notorious human rights violations in recent years", and were aimed at stopping the laundering of "blood money". The UK's first sanctions will target 25 Russian nationals it said were […]

today7 July 2020

International News

UK’s Johnson offers visa relaxation to 3 million Hong Kong people

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the United Kingdom will consider revisions in its immigration rules, giving more Hong Kong residents a path to residency and citizenship, amid China's plan to impose a new national security law in the city. "If China imposes its national security law, the British government will change our immigration rules," Johnson wrote in an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post […]

today3 June 2020

International News

UK PM Johnson in intensive care with worsening coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak. Johnson’s personal battle with the virus has shaken the British government just as the United Kingdom enters what scientists say is likely to be one of the most deadly weeks of the pandemic, which has already killed 70,000 people worldwide. […]

today7 April 2020

International News

British PM Johnson still in hospital with persistent coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in hospital in London for tests on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, but Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.Johnson, who had been isolating in Downing Street after testing positive for the virus last month, was taken to hospital on Sunday night because he still had a high temperature and his doctors felt […]

today6 April 2020

International News

Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus

Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and will now self-isolate for seven days. The UK Prime Minister announced the news on Twitter on Friday morning having experienced a cough and temperature on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Johnson insisted on Friday that the prime minister would remain in his post for the time being and continue leading the UK's response to the coronavirus crisis via teleconferencing. For the […]

today27 March 2020

International News

Boris Johnson quits as UK foreign secretary amid Brexit crisis

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has become the second cabinet minister to quit, as bitter divisions over Britain's departure from the European Union, or Brexit, deepen a political crisis threatening Prime Minister Theresa May's government. Johnson's departure on Monday came a day after David Davis, the British minister in charge of Brexit negotiations, also stepped down amid disagreement's over the country's strategy. The two resignations leave May badly exposed and […]

today10 July 2018

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