Britain’s Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for “as long as it takes”
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised £3 billion of annual military aid for Ukraine for “as long as it takes” on Thursday, adding that London had no objection to the weapons being used inside Russia. “We will give three billion pounds every year for as long as is necessary. We’ve just really […]
Ukraine seeks G7, NATO help for battered air defences
Capri, Italy Reuters Ukraine warned foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major powers on Thursday they had to change strategy if they wanted Kyiv to withstand increasingly destructive Russian air assaults. G7 ministers meeting on the island of Capri acknowledged the need to get more air defence systems to Ukraine and applauded Ukrainian Foreign […]
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran. The United States, European Union and G7 group of industrialised nations all announced plans to consider tighter sanctions on […]
UK judges, intelligence experts call for halt to Israeli arms sales
London, UK Reuters Three former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 members of the British legal profession in calling for the government to halt arms sales to Israel, saying it could make Britain complicit in genocide in Gaza. Their call was also backed by two of the country’s leading intelligence experts, who argued […]
Essay: David Cameron returns – how can a Prime Minister make someone who isn’t an MP foreign secretary? And what happens now?
In an article first published on The Conversation, THOMAS CAYGILL, a senior lecturer in politics at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, looks at recent events in UK politics…