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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.

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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).

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    Indian couple delivers Britain's first baby of 2017

    An Indian woman in Britain gave birth to the country's first baby of 2017 at 12.01 a.m., just a minute into the New Year, the media reported. Bharti Devi, 35, gave birth to baby girl Ellina Kumari.

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    India says unable to help British aid worker

    India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has expressed inability in helping a British woman charity worker of Iranian origin who has been sentenced to one year imprisonment by a court in India.

    South Asia
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    Publicist: British singer George Michael dead (53)

    George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.

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    Leading Bahrain activist questioned over Le Monde article

    “I am writing from a prison in Bahrain where I expect to be tried for criticizing the bombing of Yemen and for revealing the torture committed in the prisons of my country. For that I risk 15 years in prison"

    West Asia
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    India seal 4-0 win over England as Jadeja takes 7 wickets

    India pulled the curtains down on England’s winter of discontent in the manner befitting their dominance as the hosts clinched the five-match series 4-0 with an innings and 75-run victory.

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