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Rumeysa Gelgi(L) and Jyoti Amge (R) meet in London for Guinness World Records. Photo: Reuters
Offbeat

World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea

Rumeysa Gelgi, who stands 215.16 centimetres (7 feet 0.7 inches) tall, and Jyoti Amge, who measures just 62.8 centimetres (2 feet 0.7 inches), met at the Savoy Hotel, according to a statement from...

Official seal of the Government of Bangladesh
Bangladesh

Govt appoints Akbar, Faisal as new press ministers in London, Delhi

File photo of Khaleda Zia. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Khaleda to be taken to London for treatment soon

Demonstrators hold smoke flares as they protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas, in London, Britain, November 4, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Hamas-Israel war

Thousands gather for London pro-Palestinian rally

A woman with her face painted poses for a photo during a pro-Palestinian protest, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain March 9, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Hamas-Israel war

Tens of thousands march through London calling for Gaza ceasefire

Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party Lee Anderson walks at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Europe

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker who said Islamists control London's mayor

An aerial view shows properties surrounded by floodwater, in the aftermath of Storm Henk, on an island in the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Britain, January 5, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Europe

Britain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A face of the Big Ben clock tower a day before New Year celebrations, during which the bells of Big Ben will chime at midnight, despite otherwise being silent for the duration of the restoration works currently being undertaken at The Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo/File Photo
Europe

Britain's Big Ben marks 100 years of New Year 'bongs'

Passenger airplanes, operated by British Airways, at London Heathrow Airport. Photo Bloomberg
World+Biz

Saudi Arabia eyes majority control of London’s Heathrow Airport

Police officers tackle a demonstrator who resisted a search, at a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, during a temporary truce between Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Hamas-Israel war

Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march in central London

Police officers detain a counter-protester on the day of a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Europe

London police arrest over 120 as pro-Palestinian rally draws counter-protests

A child waves a Palestinian flag as he sits on the shoulder of a man during the 'National March For Palestine' in central London on November 11, 2023, calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

300,000 stage Armistice Day pro-Palestinian rally in London

Demonstrators hold placards on the day of the protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023. Photo REUTERS
World+Biz

London police scuffle with far-right protesters as pro-Palestinian rally starts