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Australia, UK leaders discuss Gaza amid Palestinian state recognition plans

Australia has not yet made a formal decision to recognize Palestine though Albanese supports Israel's right to exist within secure borders and Palestinians' right to demand their own state.

 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor Party election night event in Sydney.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander visit a local mechanics business, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Britain, March 24, 2025

UK move to recognize Palestine 'not a reward for Hamas,' minister claims

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.

UK demands Gaza ceasefire or face Palestinian state recognition

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Gaza Palestinian family given lifeline by court to come to Britain


UK plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cyber criminals

UK officials said that the move was to protect public services from paying ransoms to cyber criminals.

 Cyber Attack. Illustration

UK man convicted of offering minister's information to Russian intelligence

Howard Phillips offered Shapps' home address and phone number to two people he believed were Russian agents.

 Howard Phillips.

British musicians form alliance against Israel

The musicians accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

  MASSIVE ATTACK perform during Lido Festival in London, last month.

Britain faces a test of identity: Will Britons become a minority in their homeland? - opinion

Once a global leader in civil liberties and the fight against fascism, Britain now faces a lingering question: Will ethnic Britons become a minority in their homeland?

 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the British Museum in London.

UK's industrial strategy fuels a new partnership with Israel - opinion

This new strategy offers Israeli businesses, entrepreneurs, and innovators the long-term stability and confidence they need to invest and grow.

 LEADING ISRAELI company Optibus marks its 10th anniversary in the UK at a London Stock Exchange ceremony last year. The UK is proud to be Israel’s fourth-largest trading partner, with trade and investment continuing to grow, says the writer.

'Deeply shocking': British soldiers dismissed after sharing graphic videos of Hamas on Oct 7

This footage depicted large numbers of dead people who appeared to be "civilians or unarmed people, lying in pools of blood, and it is quite apparent that they had been killed recently.

 THE SITE of the Nova music festival massacre.

UK planned secret relocation for thousands of Afghans after data leak

The British Government set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after people's details were disclosed in a data leak.

 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

UK launches Industrial Strategy, opening new opportunities for Israeli business

The plan aims to target areas of the economy with the highest growth potential, reduce regulatory burdens, and deepen international partnerships.

 Israel and United Kingdom flags waving together.

Iran attempted to abduct, assassinate Jewish community leaders in UK, report finds

Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the Iranian threat included physical attacks on and potential assassinations of dissidents and Jewish targets.

 Police officers stand in front of Iran's embassy, after six men were arrested earlier on the same day on suspicion of grievous bodily harm during a protest, London, Britain, June 20, 2025

Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years

In return, artefacts from the Sutton Hoo burial and the Lewis Chessmen will travel to Normandy as part of an unprecedented cross-Channel cultural exchange.

 Bayeux Tapestry headed back to Britain, a first in nearly a 1,000 years.

UK Post Office scandal led to 13 suspected suicides, says report setting out toll

Inquiry chair Wyn Williams said suffering ranged from minor financial liabilities to wrongful imprisonment, illness, despair, or suicide.

 Former Post Office Chair Henry Staunton walks near the Houses of Parliament, on the day of Parliamentary committee session on justice and compensation for Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims, in London, Britain, February 27, 2024.