Negotiations on Chagos Islands’ sovereignty face legal challenge
Pre-action letter says talks between UK and Mauritius ‘being held without consulting Chagossian people’ A legal attempt has been launched to halt negotiations between the...
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Blair government had misgivings about Mandela mediation role over Lockerbie
Files show Downing Street felt former South African leader’s attempt to mediate was ‘unlikely to be helpful’ Downing Street believed Nelson Mandela’s attempt to play...
Home Office urged to reunite Eritrean family separated as they boarded boat
Appeal for UK authorities to bring over mother who was left in France after smugglers departed shore with her three children The Home Office is...
South African president makes first UK state visit of King Charles’s reign
Tory government eager to focus on trade rather than Cyril Ramaphosa’s refusal to put sanctions on Russia The South African president has started a two-day...
UK’s lost leadership role hurts Somalia’s fight against famine, says drought envoy
Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought The UK...
UK government faces court challenge in Nigerian rendition case
Family of Nnamdi Kanu granted judicial review over failure of Britain to intervene after arrest last year The family of a British citizen who was...
Police chief quit after abuse by British colonial troops in Kenya covered up
Documentary reveals how Britain was not only involved in rape and torture but tried to suppress evidence A former police commissioner resigned after attempts to...
Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis
Campaigners say ministers must change course as millions face famine in Africa and the Ukraine war threatens to disrupt global food supplies Ministers have been...
UK deportation flight to Jamaica takes off with seven onboard
Home Office initially had 100 people on list of Jamaican nationals to be removed, say reports A Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica took off...
Scott Morrison fends off claim Solomon Islands-China pact is worst foreign policy failure since 1945
Prime minister defends Canberra’s ‘calibrated’ approach to Honiara and tries to turn criticism back on Labor Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
