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United Kingdom (UK)

Abu Zubaydah was treated as a "guinea pig" for controversial US interrogation techniques. Photo: BBC

UK government settles claim with Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah for complicity in torture

Zubaydah, who has been held without charge or conviction since 2002, was the first individual subjected to the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" techniques following the September 11...

A protester has scaled the front of the Embassy of The Islamic Republic of Iran in central London to remove the flag. Photo: Dinendra Haria/LNP

Iranian flag torn down at London embassy during protest

Unique atmospheric conditions acted like a reflective canvas, scattering light from street lamps, buildings and stadium lights across the sky. Photo: Collected

Birmingham sky turns 'Cyberpunk Pink' as Storm Goretti strikes

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UK electric car sales hit record high in 2025: industry

The fatberg. Thames Water has urged people to think carefully about what they pour down sinks and flush over the festive period. Photo: Thames Water/PA

Fats and furious: A 100-tonne 'fatberg' found in London sewers

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks to a police officer during a pro-Palestinian protest as she holds a sign that says she supports prisoners linked to Palestine Action, an organisation which the British government has proscribed as a terrorist group, in London, Britain, December 23, 2025. Photo: Prisoners for Palestine/Handout via REUTERS

Greta Thunberg released from custody after arrest at UK pro-Palestinian protest

Tourists take photographs in front of the Humboldt University (L) and the German State Opera House in Berlin, Germany, on 3 December 2018. Photo: REUTERS

UK to rejoin EU's Erasmus+ student exchange scheme in 2027

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UK unemployment rate climbs

Blaise Metreweli, head of UK intelligence agency MI6. Photo: Collected/Downing Street

UK MI6 spy chief warns of 'aggressive' Russia threat in first speech

Protesters from "Palestine Action" demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chris Radburn

UK ban on pro-Palestine group branded 'authoritarian' as appeal begins

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red budget box outside her office in Downing Street in London, Britain, November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

UK's Reeves hikes taxes in budget plan to boost fiscal buffer

Protesters hold placards during a mass demonstration organised by Defend our Juries, against the British government's ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK ban on pro-Palestine group under scrutiny in court

Tulip Siddiq

UK lawyers voice concern over fairness of Tulip Siddiq trial