HSBC has swooped to buy the UK arm of collapsed US Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), bringing relief to UK tech firms who warned they could go bust without help. Customers…
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Rishi Sunak hails UK’s alliances as ‘source of strength’ ahead of nuclear-powered submarines meeting
The prime minister is set to meet US President Joe Biden and Australian leader Anthony Albanese – and ministers hope a deal to purchase British-designed submarines will be announced. Rishi…
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Australia, US and UK Unveil AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Plans
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenMeeting of countries’ leaders comes 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact set up to counter China in Asia Pacific. The leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia have…
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Strip Searches of Under-18s by PSNI to Be Reviewed
There is to be a review of strip-search procedures used by the police on young people in custody after the Children’s Law Centre (CLC) raised concerns. It will be conducted…
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Israeli Private Detective Guilty of Hacking And Fraud
Israeli private detective, Aviram Azari has pleaded guilty for involvement in surveillance and cyber intelligence hack scheme in April 2022. Azari, who has been detained and under investigation in the United…
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Does Tajikistan need a regime change?
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansLed by authoritarian head of state since the 1990s, a regime change for the people in Tajikistan might take a while. In any case, changes and growth often take too…
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Tajik Government Failed, Civil Society Responded in Avalanche Rescue
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansTo the long-suffering people of the region known as the Pamiris, the avalanche disaster was yet another blow to their community. The Pamiris, who are Ismaili Muslims whose religious leader…
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London, Brussels (14/2 – 17) Pu·to·ni·a /ˈpoÍžotəˈnēə/ Pu·to·ni·an /ˈpoÍžotəˈnÄ“yÉ™n/ (Noun: A state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force to impose an ideology on others)…
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Republican and Democrat leaders urge Biden to add Nigeria to list of countries violating religious freedom
New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith and a group of Republican and Democrat leaders in Congress introduced a resolution Tuesday to urge the State Department to add Nigeria to its annual…
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Covid: Half a million people missed out on heart drugs
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansDuring the pandemic, nearly half a million people in the UK missed out on starting medication to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, a new study suggests. The British Heart…