World Population Reaches 8 Billion, Says UN

The global population has reached 8 billion, the UN press service said on Tuesday, citing World Population Prospects 2022 calculations.

UK has ‘no plans’ to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem: PM office

The United Kingdom has “no plans” to relocate its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, according to a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, dismissing his predecessor’s review into a possible move of the embassy away from Tel Aviv.

UK home secretary slammed for asylum seeker ‘invasion’ remarks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under heavy criticism for describing the arrival of asylum seekers on the United Kingdom’s southern coast as an “invasion”, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum and non-governmental organisations denouncing her choice of language as “inflammatory” and “heinous”.

UK to send Channel asylum seekers to Rwanda: Reports | Al Jazeera

The United Kingdom is expected to sign a deal to send male asylum seekers who cross the English Channel in small boats to Rwanda while their claims are processed in the UK.

Chagos Islands dispute: Mauritius calls US and UK 'hypocrites'

Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has labelled the British and Americans "hypocrites" and "champions of double talk" for the way they have behaved over the Chagos Islands.

UK activists demand end to Saudi Arabia, UAE arms sales

Campaign groups and legal experts have called on the UK to end arm sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies, warning that continuing to do so may be in violation of international law.

EU, UK Citizens' Status First on Brexit Talks Agenda: Brexit Secretary

The status of UK citizens in the European Union and EU citizens in the United Kingdom will be tackled first in Brexit talks, UK's Brexit Secretary David Davis said Monday, confirming that the negotiations are still set for June 19.

'Major disruption' as UK hospitals hit by cyber attack

Hospitals and doctors' surgeries across Britain have been forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments after a nationwide cyber attack which crippled some computer systems in the country's health service.

Over 30% of Britons Believe EU Will Not Exist as Political Union in 25 Years

As many as 34 percent of UK citizens believes that the European Union will not exist as a political union in 25 years, a recent poll has revealed.

More Than 12,000 Sign UK Petition Demanding Apology for Balfour Declaration

More than 12,000 people have signed the petition demanding British authorities apologize to Palestinians for the so-called Balfour Declaration, a letter sent by then-UK Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Walter Rothschild, the second Baron Rothschild and a leader of the British Jewish community, back in 1917. In the letter, the British government formally endorsed the idea of creating a Jewish state on Palestinian territory.

Spanish FM Vows to Protect Interests in Contested Gibraltar After Brexit

Madrid will not accept Brexit terms that put its interests at risk in Gibraltar, a tiny UK territory in Spain’s south, Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis told the parliament on Wednesday.

Charities Accuse UK Gov't of Breaking Own Laws by Rejecting Child Refugees

A number of charities have said that the new UK Home Office guidance on the acceptance of unaccompanied refugee minors is arbitrary, cruel and potentially illegal.

Hate crimes spiked in U.K. after controversial EU vote, gov't stats show

The United Kingdom's controversial departure from the European Union this year was followed by a rise in hate crimes, according to a new government report.

Blair voices `sorrow, regret and apology` after Iraq war report

Former British prime minister Tony Blair voiced "sorrow, regret and apology" after a damning report on the Iraq war Wednesday, but said he did not mislead parliament and did not regret toppling Saddam Hussein.