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Congress backs bill to aid US computer chip firms in bid to counter China

US politicians have passed a 280 billion dollars (£230 billion) package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals like ...

28 Jul 2022 at 21:25

Foreign Office ‘regrets’ confusion over Nowzad evacuation

The Government has said it “regrets” the time taken to establish the decision-making process behind a controversial effort to evacuate animal welfare charity staff from Afghanistan. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said ...

29 Jul 2022 at 18:46

MPs frustrated as national security adviser quizzed over Nowzad evacuation

MPs quizzing the Government’s national security adviser expressed frustration as they were met with a lack of clarity over who authorised the evacuation of animal charity staff from Afghanistan. Sir Stephen Lovegrove was accused of giving ...

25 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Visas granted for fleeing Ukrainians will rise ‘very quickly’, says minister

The Government expects the number of Ukrainians being granted visas for the UK to increase “very, very quickly”, a minister has said. The Home Office has been under pressure to do more to help people feeing the war after it revealed on ...

07 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Putin could try to starve Ukrainian cities into surrender, ambassador warns

Russia could try to starve Ukrainian cities of food to break the fierce resistance to the invasion, Kyiv’s ambassador to the UK has told MPs. Vadym Prystaiko said Vladimir Putin is facing a “lack of progress”. with civilians meeting ...

01 Mar 2022 at 12:55

College changes name of China centre following transparency criticism

A Cambridge college will rename its China Centre and adopt more transparency over its funding, it was announced on Tuesday. The centre, set up in 2016 at Jesus College Cambridge, was reviewed by a panel of the college’s academics ...

31 May 2022 at 16:07

Government cannot look back with pride at release of Iran hostages, says Hunt

The Government cannot look back with “any pride” at its response to the detention and release from Iran of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the Foreign Affairs ...

17 May 2022 at 18:55

‘No indications of Russia de-escalating’ as PM flies to Ukraine

Russia is conducting military exercises on a scale “never seen before” on the Ukrainian border, the head of the UK’s armed forces has warned, in “a pattern of coercion and intimidation” against the West. Chief of the ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:55

PM accused of lying over animal charity Nowzad’s Afghan rescue as emails surface

Boris Johnson has been accused of lying about the hand he played in the evacuation of an animal welfare charity from Afghanistan after emails surfaced suggesting he “authorised” UK assistance. The Prime Minister has ...

26 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Defence Secretary hits back after PM accused of lying over Afghan animal rescue

The Defence Secretary has doubled down in his defence of Boris Johnson after the Prime Minister was accused of lying about his part in the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan. Labour said new evidence shared ...

26 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Foreign Office mandarin ‘not aware’ of any PM involvement in Nowzad evacuation

The Foreign Office’s top civil servant has said he was not aware of support from Boris Johnson for the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan after leaked emails suggested the Prime Minister had “authorised” ...

27 Jan 2022 at 04:25

PM urges Putin to avoid ‘bloodshed’ as Kyiv visit bolsters support for Ukraine

The UK is set to provide tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to shore up democracy in Ukraine and reduce the country’s reliance on Russian energy as Boris Johnson held out hope he could defuse tensions ...

01 Feb 2022 at 02:26

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