Tag: United Kingdom
Briton Leon Edwards resists Nigerian Kamaru Usman and retains his belt
Briton Leon Edwards retained his UFC welterweight title against Nigerian Kamaru Usman on Sunday March 19 at the O2 Arena in London. He signs a first title defense while mastering…
UK Home Secretary in Rwanda to bolster migration deal
British Interior Minister Suella Braverman is on an official visit to Kigali this Saturday and Sunday 19 March. Almost a year after the signing of the nearly €160 million refugee…
The British government bans its employees from using TikTok
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday March 16 the banning of the Chinese application TikTok on the work phones of its civil servants, a decision with immediate effect which follows…
UK unveils less bleak-than-expected budget during massive strike
London on Wednesday (March 15th) unveiled a budget focused on its aim to entice thousands of Britons back into the job market in the face of labor shortages. But faced…
The Aukus program could “create a precedent” and weaken nuclear non-proliferation
The cooperation program for nuclear submarines Aukus, between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, provokes the anger of the strategic rivals of the Americans: China speaks of a…
independence activists vote to find their new prime minister
A month after the announcement of the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, the Scots have not yet chosen their future Prime Minister. Activists of the Scottish National Party (SNP), the independence…
BBC suspends presenter critical of government and creates outcry
The British audiovisual giant BBC announced on Friday March 10 the suspension of its star presenter Gary Lineker, triggering a storm of criticism on Saturday March 11. Many consultants refused…
Bernardine Evaristo, neither master nor slave
Bernardine Evaristo was born in Great Britain to a Nigerian father and an English mother. Militant, activist, playwright, she co-founded the Théâtre des Femmes Noires in 1982 and created the…
the new detention center for migrants criticized by NGOs
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent the day on Friday March 10 in Paris, accompanied by seven ministers, as part of a Franco-British summit, the first in five years. Emmanuel…
In the spotlight: Rwanda replaces Sparta
A first for five years: the arrival, yesterday Thursday March 9, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, of a delegation from the United Nations Security Council, for a working visit…