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UK puts Chagos handover deal in 'deep freeze' after Trump criticism

UK puts Chagos handover deal in 'deep freeze' after Trump criticism

Britain indicated Saturday it is shelving plans to return the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- to Mauritius, after US President Donald Trump strongly criticised the deal. Britain struck a deal with Mauritius last year to hand back the Indian Ocean islands to its

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism

Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- according to a government spokesperson Saturday, following strong opposition from US President Donald Trump. "We have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has

Home where young Bowie dreamt of 'fame' to open to public

Home where young Bowie dreamt of 'fame' to open to public

With its grey front door and battered picket fence, No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one. The modest terraced house -- originally built as a railway workers' cottage in the late 19th century -- is the childhood home of

UK govt bars Kanye West, forcing cancellation of festival

UK govt bars Kanye West, forcing cancellation of festival

The UK government on Tuesday blocked US rapper Kanye West from entering the country due to his past antisemitic outbursts, prompting organisers of a festival he was to headline to cancel the July event. The disgraced rapper had submitted Monday an application to travel to Britain, but it was refused

Kanye West offers to meet UK Jewish community amid music fest row

Kanye West offers to meet UK Jewish community amid music fest row

Kanye West on Tuesday offered to meet members of the British Jewish community amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts. The offer from the disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star -- now known as Ye -- came as drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo pulled out of

UK-led Hormuz talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz

UK-led Hormuz talks demand 'immediate' reopening of Hormuz

A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries on the strait of Hormuz crisis wrapped up Thursday with a demand for the "immediate and unconditional" reopening of the vital shipping route, but no immediate breakthrough. "Iran is trying to hold the global economy hostage in the Strait

Hundreds join banned UK pro-Palestinian march

Hundreds join banned UK pro-Palestinian march

Hundreds of people turned out in London Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organised by a group "supportive of the Iranian regime". Police said in a statement they had arrested 12 people and were investigating anti-Israeli chants allegedly