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UK's Farage Sets Out Plan for 'mass Deportation' of Asylum Seekers
UK Seeks to Appeal Court Ruling on Moving Asylum Seekers Out of Hotel
German Government Calls Recognition of Palestinian State 'counterproductive'
Analysis-Australia-Israel Tensions Over Palestinian Statehood Show How Gaza Shifted Mood
Date: August 22, 2025
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY -Australia’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state came after the government sensed a major shift in the domestic mood over the war in Gaza, and showed that Canberra was...
London Tube Workers to Strike Next Month Over Pay Demand
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -London Underground workers will stage rolling strikes for seven days next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions, railway trade union RMT said on Thursday. The strikes,...
Opponents Seek to Turn Screw on UK's Starmer as Asylum Claims Hit Record
Date: August 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -More than 32,000 asylum seekers were housed in hotels in Britain at the end of June 2025 with asylum claims hitting a record, official data showed on Thursday, as the housing issue...
Talk of Boots on the Ground in Ukraine Sparks Unease in Germany
Date: August 21, 2025
By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has sparked a backlash in...
Israeli Settlement Plan Would Mark 'flagrant' Breach of International Law, UK's Lammy Says
Date: August 20, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said on Wednesday that a widely condemned Israeli settlement plan would, if implemented, constitute a breach of international law and risk...
UK Faces More Protests and Legal Action After Asylum Seekers Hotel Injunction
Date: August 20, 2025
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The British government policy of housing thousands of asylum seekers in hotels was facing severe pressure on Wednesday, as opponents leapt on a court ruling to call...