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5 Iranian boats unsuccessfully try to seize British tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 11 (ANI): At least five boats belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday failed in their attempt to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, amid geopolitical tensions in the region, according to two US officials.
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UK ambassador to US resigns after calling Trump administration 'inept'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 10 (ANI): The British ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, who criticised President Donald Trump's administration as "diplomatically clumsy and inept," has put down his resignation, the UK's Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
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UK lawmaker seeks police probe into envoy's leaked cables
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Tom Tugendhat, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, has written to the Metropolitan Police Service, asking for a probe into the leak of the secret cables of the British Ambassador to the US.
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Pompeo, Hong Kong businessman discuss controversial extradition bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Hong Kong-based businessman Jimmy Lai here on Monday and discussed the controversial extradition bill and the status of the former British colony's autonomy.
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British Airways faces record PS183 million fine over data breach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has announced that it has fined British Airways over breaches of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law.
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UK Foreign Min does not agree with Ambassador's leaked critique of Trump
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): UK's Foreign Minister and Prime Ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt does not agree with the British Ambassador to the US' critique of US President Donald Trump in secret cables, which were recently leaked to the media.
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Three crew members of British Airways suspended after running naked in Sin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Pulau Ujong [SIngapore], July 8 (ANI): Three crew members of the British Airways have been suspended and could lose their job after they allegedly ran naked through a corridor of a Singapore hotel at night as part of a dare.
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British Airways fined USD 236 million over data breach
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 8 (ANI): British Airways has been fined USD 236 million by the Information Commissioner's Office after card details of more than 380,000 customers were stolen from the company's website and app following a cyber attack in 2018.
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Darroch has not served UK well, says Trump after leaked cables label him '
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the British Ambassador to the USA, Sir Kim Darroch, has "not served the UK well," after the diplomat called the leader "incompetent," "insecure," and "inept" in leaked diplomatic cables.
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Dua Lipa and Anwar Hadid get cozy at British Summer Time Music Festival
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 7 (ANI): Singer Dua Lipa and model Anwar Hadid were spotted getting cozy with each other at the British Summer Time Hyde Park music festival in London, England, reported E! Online.
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'British went, their traditions must go,' says Thakur as Sitharaman ditche
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur said his senior Nirmala Sitharaman's decision to carry Budget documents in a 4-fold red cloth was a sign of departure of the western tradition from India and a step towards becoming a superpower.
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Iran warns to detain British oil tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 05 (ANI): Iran on Friday threatened that it will seize a British oil tanker if an Iranian tanker detained in Gibraltar was not immediately released.
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