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UK to give 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to South Korea in shot swap

Britain's government has announced plans to share more than a million doses of coronavirus vaccine with South Korea in a vaccine swap

AUKUS, born in secrecy, will have implications for Australia, wider region

Dubbed by some as ANZUS 2.0, AUKUS is a trilateral agreement, but one that notably excludes New Zealand

Jaishankar raises Covid quarantine issue during meeting with UK counterpart

The meeting in New York between Jaishankar and Truss came the same day as the UK announced new COVID-related travel restrictions that sparked sharp criticism and concerns in India

Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

Indian students and citizens are being harassed and fleeced for exorbitant tests, the Congress leader said

Calls for UK to review Covid vaccine protocol for Indian travellers

UK is under increasing pressure to review its Covid-19 vaccine protocol in place for travellers from India, after its updated rules effective from next month failed to recognise Indian vaccines

UK begins Covid-19 vaccine rollout for school children aged 12-15

The UK's health service started to roll out Covid-19 vaccines to school children aged 12-15 on Monday as part of the latest expansion of the country's vaccination programme

Climate change focus for UK PM Boris Johnson at UN General Assembly

Johnson will call upon world leaders to take a "concrete action" on climate change, according to Downing Street on Sunday

UK scraps 'traffic light system' to simplify international travel

UK Transport Secretary announced that the current 'traffic light system' of red, amber and green countries will be scrapped to simplify international travel amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

UK govt eases rules for vaccinated travellers, India to benefit

The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the UK set to benefit

AUKUS alliance with Australia, Britain not against any country: White House

The new trilateral security alliance AUKUS is not about any one country but aimed at advancing the strategic interests of the US, Britain and Australia

Australia irks France with sudden US-UK nuclear submarine deal

France said the new partnership scuppers Australia's 2016 deal with a French shipbuilder Naval Group to build up to 12 submarines

UK bans Chinese envoy from House; Beijing slams 'cowardly' move

China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been barred from UK Parliament over sanctions imposed on some British MPs for their remarks on alleged human rights violations against Uyghur minorities

Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel retain top jobs as UK PM Johnson shuffles Cabinet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday undertook a reshuffle of his top team, keeping two of his senior Indian-origin Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel in their posts

UK to roll out Covid-19 booster jabs for over-50s from next week

British government will be accepting an expert panel's recommendation and begin the rollout of booster vaccine shots across England for over-50s from next week, UK Health Secretary told Parliament

Deaths in people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 rare, UK data shows

People who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 accounted for only 1 per cent of all deaths involving coronavirus in England in the first half of this year, new official figures show on Monday

UK medical officers give nod for Covid-19 vaccines for children

Children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a Covid vaccine, the UK's chief medical officers (CMOs) have decided on Monday

Vaccine passports ditched in UK's new plan to manage Covid-19 pandemic

Health Minister Sajid Javid said he did not anticipate more lockdowns and that the vaccine passports would not be introduced in England, as the government depends instead on vaccines and testing

IPL: All players coming from UK must undergo six-day quarantine, says BCCI

The 14th season, which was postponed in May this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume on September 19

Islamism 'first order security threat', warns UK ex-PM Tony Blair

Highlighting that the Taliban are part of the global movement of radical Islam, he pointed out that while the movement contains many different groups, they share the same basic ideology.

UK aircraft carrier visits Japan for drill amid China worry

Japan's defence minister on Monday welcomed the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as it made its first Japanese port call