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Britain, EU sign delayed financial services pact
BRUSSELS: Britain and the European Union signed a long-awaited cooperation pact on financial services regulation on Tuesday in a new…
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Kuwait
Kuwait PM receives British military advisor
Kuwait: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace on Monday the UK Defense…
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World
UK police step up security for first state funeral since 1965
London: As Britain prepares to stage its first state funeral in nearly six decades, security officials are planning what is…
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World
Accession Council proclaims Charles Britain’s new king
London: A historic Accession Council proclaimed Charles III as Britain’s new king on Saturday following the death of his mother…
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World
UK defence secretary says won’t stand as Tory leader
London: Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Saturday that he would not stand to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader…
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World
UK PM Johnson steps down as Conservative leader
LONDON: Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain’s Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a…
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World
Russia hopes ‘more professional people’ will lead UK
Moscow: The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped that “more professional people” would come to power in Britain as the BBC…
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World
UK’s Johnson will resign Thursday as Conservative leader
London: Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader on Thursday, the BBC reported, paving the way for a successor…
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World
Five more junior ministers quit Johnson’s UK govt en masse: letter
London: Five more junior ministers quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government en masse on Wednesday, taking the total number…
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Europe
UK PM ‘broke the law’: Labour leader
LONDON: Britain’s main opposition leader yesterday accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaking the law, but the government vowed changes…
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Business
London’s City finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout
LONDON: One year after Britain’s formal exit from the European Union, London’s powerful City financial sector still reigns on the…
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Europe
UK launches $1.3bn support for virus-hit businesses
LONDON: Britain yesterday launched a £1.0 billion support package for COVID-hit businesses, as staff absences from rising cases began to…
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