Britain
UK PM aide’s former firm accused of editing Wikipedia pages for Qatar and clients - report
Portland Communication, a PR agency founded by Keir Starmer's communications chief, Tim Allan, has been accused of editing Wikipedia pages to improve the image of Qatari clients.
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Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory
Three pro-Palestinian activists detained in Britain end hunger strike, some facing imminent death
UK declares 'no confidence' in police chief behind ban on Israeli soccer fans
"We have witnessed a failure of leadership that has harmed the reputation and eroded public confidence in West Midlands Police and policing more broadly," said interior minister Shabana Mahmood.
UK temporarily closes embassy in Tehran amid protests, tensions - Politico
Earlier on Wednesday, pro-regime activists held a protest outside the embassy, burning Israeli and US flags.
British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show
“Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact,” a 1997 Defense Intelligence Staff memo said.
Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school to avoid angering teachers, fellow lawmaker says
MP Steve Reed revisited an anti-Israel campaign to prevent a pro-Israel Labour Parliament Member from visiting a school at the Sunday Jewish Labour Movement Conference.
Anti-Zionist British MP alleges Netanyahu using Iran protests as pretext for military intervention
Zarah Sultana claimed that Netanyahu's "genocidal government" is "cynically exploiting" the Iranian protests to bring about regime change.
UK's former US envoy Peter Mandelson apologizes to Epstein's victims, leaving out his own actions
"I want to apologize to those women for a system that refused to hear their voices and did not give them the protection they were entitled to expect," Mandelson told the BBC.
Protester tears down flag at Iranian embassy in London - report
A short while later, the Iranian Embassy posted a picture to X, showing the current flag returned to its place on the balcony, captioned, "Iran's flag is flying high."
One arrested as UK anti-Zionists protest Israeli restaurant for 'complicity in genocide'
An IJAN UK activist was reportedly arrested for allegedly chanting for "intifada" during a picketing of the Miznon Notting Hill, but was released on Saturday.
Israelis banned from UK sports arena for their own protection, new evidence suggests
Maccabi fan ban was driven by threats against Israelis, not from them; police hid evidence from Home Affairs Committee
Britain joins outcry towards Musk, urges him to address 'intimate deepfakes' created by Grok
The comments follow reporting that X's built-in AI chatbot, Grok, was unleashing a flood of on-demand images of women and minors in extremely skimpy clothing.
British Home Sec. bans extremist Islamist preacher Shadee Elmasry from entering UK for tour
This comes a day after The Jerusalem Post reported on the planned speaking tour of US-based Dr. Shadee Elmasry, who has a history of extremist, antisemitic, and pro-terror views.