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Pak ex-PM Imran Khan's close aid Zulfi Bukhari renounces British citizensh
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari, who served as the special assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OPHRD), on Sunday renounced his British citizenship, saying that he will fight a
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ISIS 'Beatle' El Shafee Elsheikh sentenced to life for killing US hostages
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): A high-ranking ISIS fighter was sentenced on Friday to life imprisonment in the US for his participation in a hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals in Syria, accord
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'Be vigilant with new or multiple sexual partners', urges UK govt as Monke
Updated : 7 months ago IST
London [UK], June 25 (ANI): A high-level UK health official asked British citizens to remain vigilant against the symptoms of Monkeypox when getting involved with new or multiple sexual partners amid the rising number of cases.
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Taliban detained western journalists in Kabul: Reports
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Taliban have detained at least nine foreigners in Kabul, including one American and several British citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing relatives of the detainees and sources familiar with the matter.
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UK urges British citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government on Wednesday urged all British nationals to leave Ethiopia immediately "while commercial flights continue to operate," due to the worsening conflict between the government and the rebels, which could move closer to to the capital of A
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UK govt upholds 'freedom' of Hong Kongers with new visa scheme
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], January 29 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Friday pledged to stand by the people of Hong Kong against Chinese crackdown, as it prepares to launch new visa scheme that offers qualified Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship.
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China deliberates on British overseas passport, HK's electoral system in N
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Hong Kong, January 23 (ANI): Top Beijing officials discussed proportionate ways to retaliate against London's new pathway for Hong Kong (HK) residents to acquire British citizenship through British overseas passport, as well as overhauling the city's electoral system on Friday ahead of it
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UK promises citizenship to 'eligible' Hong Kongers owing to threat from ne
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): Condemning China's new security law, the British government on Wednesday said it would offer eligible Hong Kong residents a chance to settle in the United Kingdom and ultimately apply for citizenship.
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268 British nationals stranded in Kerala airlifted to London
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 16 (ANI): As many as 268 British citizens stranded in Kerala due to the nationwide lockdown were airlifted by British Airways on Wednesday from Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin International Airports.
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3 flights from Ahemdabad to fly back British citizens home amid lockdown
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 11 (ANI): Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad is scheduled to facilitate operations of three relief flights of British Airways for the UK nationals and their families who are stranded in Gujarat, informed SVPIA Director on Sa
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UK grants PS3 mn to assist British nationals secure residency ahead of Bre
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 30 (ANI): The Foreign Office on Friday said that the government will provide a grant of PS3 million to help British citizens living in other European countries to complete residency applications ahead of its departure from the European Union.
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ISIS recruit Jack Letts stripped of British citizenship
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 19 (ANI): Jack Letts, a British-Canadian national who converted to Islam and fled his home in Oxford to join the Islamic State (ISIS) five years ago, has been stripped of his British citizenship while being held in a Syrian prison.
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