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Ex jihadi fighter Shahid Butt launches bid for Birmingham council seat

Butt was convicted in 1999 for his alleged involvement in a plot targeting the British consulate, a church, and a hotel in Aden, Yemen.

Shahid Butt, a former jihadi convicted of terrorism offences in Yemen, has announced he will run as an independent candidate in Birmingham’s upcoming local elections.
US President Donald Trump meets Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in the White House, Washington, DC, November 10, 2025

Why Washington shifts from Syria’s Kurds to Sharaa - opinion

British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson walks on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss Iran , in London, Britain, June 18, 2025.

Former UK minister Mandelson quits Labour after new Epstein revelations - report

Demonstrators wave Israeli flags at a march against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Jews, Hindus react more passively in hate incidents, Muslim responses broader, UK study finds


Encyclopedia Britannica amends website after complaint about Israel erasure from maps, history

Britannica Kids entries used the term "Palestine" to describe the region across thousands of years including modern contexts in which the State of Israel exists.

Encyclopedia Britannica editions are seen at the New York Public Library on March 14, 2012 in New York City. Encyclopedia Britannica announced it will be ceasing its print edition of reference books for the first time in its 244-year history to focus solely on digital versions.

UK’s Starmer says ex-Prince Andrew should testify before Congress over Epstein ties

United Kingdom Prime Minister Kier Starmer said the former prince should appear before US lawmakers to explain everything he knows about Epstein to help Epstein's victims.

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrives to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025.

Australia at risk of sliding toward the UK’s extremism crisis, former Australian PM says

“In Australia, we have witnessed a terrible explosion in antisemitism since October 7,” said Morrison. “We left a gap for antisemitism to fill, and it certainly did, and it flourished.”

Former Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison speaks during the Light Against Terror: Chanukah Memorial event at Chabad of Bondi Synagogue on December 17, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

US, UK, France, Germany, call for ceasefire adherence in Syria, support political transition

The statement was released on January 27, two days after the STG and SDF announced they had extended a four-day ceasefire, which began on January 20, by 15 more days.

Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a vehicle outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026.

'It’s okay to be antisemitic': Holocaust survivor says antisemitism would push her out of UK

"Obviously, I’m too old to move, but I think if I were younger, I would be considering leaving the UK," said Mrs Joanna Millan, Holocaust survivor and activist.

A march against antisemitism in Leeds, UK.

Denmark refuses to consider its own two-state solution, yet preaches one for Israel - opinion

Denmark has now been handed an extraordinary historical opportunity to move beyond rhetoric. The time has come not merely to advocate a two-state solution abroad, but to model it at home.

A woman waves a flag as demonstrators take part in a protest under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026.

US sanctions UK-based Palestine activist and purported Hamas member due to terror ties

Birawi is sanctioned for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for the The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad.

Zaher Birawi of the Palestinian Forum in Britain at the End Apartheid-Free Palestine rally in London, United Kingdom, May 14, 2022

Britain to launch national police service, dubbed ‘British FBI’

The UK government announced plans to create a new National Police Service to tackle terrorism, fraud, and organized crime, in what it says will be the biggest policing reform in nearly two centuries.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley arrives to attend an emergency COBRA meeting in response to Manchester synagogue attack, in London, Britain, October 2, 2025; illustrative.

Compassion vs halacha: UK assisted dying bill sparks Jewish debate

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain and UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis answer questions on the religious and ethical implications of assisted dying as the UK passed a law on the matter.

"There is nothing sacred about suffering," argued Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Romain, who told the ‘Post’ that Jewish values of compassion should guide end-of-life care.

Experts warn of national risk after investigations find decade-old Houthi shell companies in UK

Experts told the Post the propaganda network poses a significant risk as it opens new doors for Iranian-backed terrorists to enter the UK and as a way for Tehran and the Houthis to evade sanctions. 

Yemen’s Houthi-appointed Foreign Minister Jamal Amer speaks during a press conference held on February 26, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen.