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    Iranian Retaliation in Gulf: Britain Faces Difficult Choices

    The United Kingdom has called on Iran to release a British-flagged tanker and its crew immediately, describing the seizure of the Stena Impero oil tanker by the Iranian forces as illegal.

    West Asia
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    UK envoy said Trump left Iran nuclear deal to spite Obama

    Britain’s ambassador to Washington believed US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal because it was associated with his predecessor Barack Obama, according to leaked documents published Saturday.

    West Asia
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    UK ambassador to US resigns as diplomatic crisis deepens

    Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as British ambassador to the United States, as a diplomatic row between the two allies erupts."The current situation makes it impossible for me to carry out my role," said the diplomat.

    World
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    Iran warns UK about ‘consequences’ of oil tanker seizure

    President Hassan Rouhani warns the UK about the “consequences” of its recent seizure of an Iranian supertanker.“I remind [this] to the Britons,” Rouhani cautioned on Wednesday.

    West Asia
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    Secret Memo: British Envoy in the US Says, Trump ‘Inept', ‘Insecure’

    Britain's Ambassador to Washington has described Donald Trump as 'inept', 'insecure' and 'incompetent' in a series of explosive memos to Downing Street.

    World
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    Mystery infections traced to blood-shedding religious ritual

    The practice of whipping or cutting oneself has been practised among different religious groups, most notably by a small section of Shia Muslims on the day of Ashoura. The practice is banned in Shia ruled Iran

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    UK PM May survives confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

    British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday survived a no-confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal just weeks before the UK leaves the European Union.

    World
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    British Airways to resume Pakistan flights decade after hotel bombing

    British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence following an Islamist militant truck bomb that killed more than 50 people at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.

    South Asia
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    British foreign minister visits Iran for nuclear talks

    British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was to visit Iran for the first time on Monday for talks about the nuclear deal and freeing UK nationals held in Iranian jails.

    West Asia
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    Pakistan, UK sign agreement to 'bring back looted wealth'

    Pakistan's Law Minister Dr Farogh Naseem and British Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday jointly announced the signing of a justice and accountability declaration between the UK.

    South Asia
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    After US, UK stops funding militants amid Syria victory

    The British daily The Guardian reported Monday that the funding for the so-called Free Syria Police (FSP) is set to come to an end in September. The force was set up after 2011, when foreign-backed.

    West Asia
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    UK doubles arms sales to rights violators: Report

    The government of British Prime Minister Theresa May approved some £1.5 billion in arms licenses in 2017, up from £820 million it did the year before, the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).

    World
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    British MPs should be ashamed of supporting regime change in Tehran

    Britain's prime minister has been fighting a valiant, losing battle to rescue British relations with Iran in the wake of US President Donald Trump's reckless attempts to wreck them.

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    UK arms sales to Israel reach 'record levels': report

    Last year UK firms sold £221 million in arms to Israel, up 256 percent from the £86 million sold in 2016. That year's sales were also a significant increase on 2015's total of £20 million.

    West Asia
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    India Overtakes Britain as the World’s Sixth-Largest Economy

    Score one for the post-colonial underdog. India’s economy has reportedly overtakenthe United Kingdom’s for the first time in over 100 years, now standing as the world’s.

    Business
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    Modi go back: Protesters in UK shout slogans as PM signs 1 billion pounds deal

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday set to sign 1 billion pounds (USD 1.42 billion, 1.14 billion euros) of investment deals with Britain during a visit.

    South Asia
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    British PM faces backlash for bypassing MPs on Syria

    As the conservative leader explained her rationale for the air strikes, opposition parties claimed the attacks were legally dubious, risked escalating conflict and should have.

    West Asia
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    UK expels 23 Russian diplomats over spy row

    Britain is to kick out 23 Russian diplomats, the biggest such expulsion since the Cold War, signalling a plunge in relations to their lowest point in decades in the wake of a chemical attack on a.

    World
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    Saudi Arabia, UK agree to finalize warplane deal despite protests

    Saudi Arabia and Britain have decided to finalize a multi-billion-dollar deal for the sale of 48 Typhoon aircraft to Riyadh, despite massive protests against London's arms supply to the Arab kingdom

    West Asia
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    Saudi Crown Prince's visit to London turns into bitter, awkward PR battle

    Mohammed bin Salman, the divisive crown prince of Saudi Arabia, arrived in London on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. The 32-year-old was greeted at the airport by Foreign Secretary Boris.

    West Asia
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    Royal welcome and noisy protests await Saudi crown prince on UK trip

    Mohammad bin Salman is expected to begin an official visit to the UK on Wednesday, with the ruling Conservative Party and royal family rolling out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's.

    West Asia
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    Mosques in UK, Ireland turn into shelters for homeless as snowstorm thwarts region

    Several mosques in the United Kindom and Ireland are inviting the homeless for warm food and shelter as the rough sleepers continue to find themselves the most vulnerable in the face-off with.

    World
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    Protests expected at UK visit of Saudi Crown Prince

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Britain on 7 March for talks with Theresa May that will include topics such as extremism, defence co-operation and social reforms.

    West Asia
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    Russia vetoes anti-Iran UNSC resolution

    "We cannot concur with uncorroborated conclusions and evidence which requires verification and discussions within the sanctions committee," Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the council.

    West Asia

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