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The first flight scheduled to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda on Tuesday has been cancelled after a last-minute intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).  Up to seven people had been expected to be removed to…

On the eve of the first scheduled departures, the British courts are examining last-minute appeals against the government's plan to send migrants who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom to Rwanda. A first flight carrying about 30 of…

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend Friday's Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral after experiencing discomfort while watching Thursday's parade at Buckingham Palace. The decision was made with "great…

After the UNHCR, it is from the Church of England that condemnation came Sunday. In his Easter homily, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby deemed that "sub-contracting responsibilities, even to a country that seeks to do well like…

The United Kingdom and Rwanda plan to seal a deal that will see asylum seekers who arrive in Britain flown back to Rwanda for proper documentation. The controversial agreement between the British and Rwandese governments, which the UK’s…

Following the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue held earlier this month in London, both countries have endorsed an agreement of £10 million concessional aid to increase investment in clean energy access projects, and…

The end of mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers entering the UK from 11 African countries was greeted with a sigh of relief by many in South Africa. Tour operators hope that the last minute change might be enough to lure some…

South Africa says a British ban on flights from six southern African countries over a new COVID-19 variant seemed rushed, as EU authorities prepared similar moves and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an emergency meeting.…

Britain has announced its intensions to ban travels from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant. All flights are set to be suspended from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year in protest at China's record on human rights violations. An "active discussion" in government is ongoing, with Foreign…