Russia, China, Britain, U.S. and France say no one can win nuclear war
China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according...
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Visiting British MPs focus on Turkey and Cyprus
Turkey’s drift from the West and how it should be dealt with was discussed on Wednesday during a meeting at the House foreign affairs committee...
UN Cyprus envoy appointment was not part of British meeting
The appointment of a UN Secretary-General’s envoy for Cyprus was not on the agenda of the meetings with British foreign office senior official Ajay Sharma...
End of furlough brings uncertainty for UK jobs and economy
By David Milliken More than a million British workers face an uncertain future this week as the UK becomes the world’s first big economy to...
Boris Johnson’s Global Britain on the case
The new cabinet does not have the intellectual and political heavyweights that Britain needs to carve out her new role after Brexit. Government reshuffles...
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to...
Two Britons killed in Thursday’s Kabul attack, UK foreign minister says
Two British nationals and the child of a third British national were killed in Thursday’s attack at Kabul airport, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said...
UK’s Johnson plans G7 meeting on Afghanistan, steps up evacuation effort
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to host a virtual meeting of G7 leaders to tackle the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and has stepped up...
Security Council members want clear reference to basis for Cyprus solution
All members of the UN Security Council asked Britain for a clear reference to the basis for a Cyprus solution during discussions on Tuesday on...
Hotels struggle as little ‘pick up’ from the UK
With an expected boost in bookings not seen, industry professionals are now hoping to just break even With July coming to a close hotel...
UK and Cyprus relationship ‘growing deeper’
British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Stephen Lillie said on Thursday that the UK and Cyprus have a very strong relationship that is getting deeper and...
More UK workers furloughed than first estimated, data shows
More British workers were furloughed in late May than first estimated, according to new government data that pointed to a less optimistic outlook for unemployment...
Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis
Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an “unimaginable” collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage...
Coronavirus: Despite uncertainty, tourism industry remains optimistic
Despite the uncertainty concerning the arrival of tourists this summer, the deputy ministry of tourism remains optimistic that this year will turn out to be...
Coronavirus: Cyprus misses out on Britain’s ‘green travel list’ (Updated)
Britain on Friday announced that just 12 countries qualified for its ‘green’ travel list, with Cyprus being placed in the ‘amber’ category. The tourism industry...
Too soon to say if Brits can holiday abroad, UK says (Update 2)
By Kate Holton, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer...
Coronavirus: As Cyprus’ tourism hopes rise, Brits now told ‘hold off’ on booking (Updated)
Just as Cyprus began to raise its hopes of an influx of British tourists from the end of May, and with preparations underway to take...
UK’s Prince Philip ‘a lot better’ but to stay in hospital for treatment for infection
Britain’s Prince Philip is getting a lot better, his youngest son said on Tuesday after Buckingham Palace said the 99-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth...
Coronavirus: Risk of ‘vaccine-busting’ variants prompts tougher UK quarantine – Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of “vaccine-busting” new coronavirus variants....
Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions
British ministers are to discuss on Monday further tightening travel restrictions, the BBC reported on Saturday, adding that people arriving in the country could be...
