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Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

Nirav Modi to appear via videolink for remand hearing in UK

2:38 pm August 22, 2019

London: Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is set to appear before a UK court for his customary 28-day remand hearing on Thursday. The 48-year-old is likely to be informed of the dates for his trial on […]

Johnson Brexit letter offers no alternatives to Irish backstop: EU

7:07 pm August 20, 2019

Brussels: The EU on Tuesday gave a chilly response to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s letter demanding the scrapping of the Irish border backstop plan to achieve a Brexit deal, saying he had offered no workable alternative. “The letter does not provide a legal operational solution to prevent the return of a hard border on […]

Johnson tells EU he wants Brexit deal but without backstop

2:42 pm August 20, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to EU President Donald Tusk reaffirming his desire to conclude a Brexit deal as well as his opposition to the controversial “backstop” on Ireland. The so-called backstop is a mechanism that would keep the UK in EU customs arrangements to prevent a hard border between the British […]

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

10:17 pm August 18, 2019

London: Leaked British government documents have warned of disruptions across the country in the event that the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal on October 31. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is prepared to charge out of the EU regardless of whether he is able to renegotiate the Brexit […]

UK strips Jihadi Jack of his British dual nationality: Reports

10:16 pm August 18, 2019

London: A former Islamic State recruit referred to as Jihadi Jack for his British links has been stripped of his UK nationality, according to UK media reports. Jack Letts, a 24-year-old Muslim convert from the town of Oxford, had travelled to Raqqa in Syria as a teenager in 2014 and fought with ISIS before leaving […]