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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

US, UK Collaborate to accelerate defense technology

The liaisons will be responsible for promoting collaboration between defense technology developers and end-users across the UK and US.

UK Police, crime agency given powers to seize, freeze & destroy crypto

Measures are designed to crack down on the use of crypto by criminals in the UK, including drug dealers, fraudsters, and terrorists.

UK declares Terrorgram Collective a terrorist organisation

Move will increase powers to crack down on group

UK parliament passes Rishi Sunak’s contentious Rwanda bill

The bill had been stuck for 2 yrs between opposition in parliament & challenges in British courts with lawmakers, activists trying to scupper legislation on human rights grounds.

Prioritising extradition requests, speeding up legal assistance — high-level UK delegation visits CBI

Executive director police services interpol attended meet where Intelligence sharing & combating terrorism, cybercrime, & other transnational threats were discussed as well.

Civil servant, cyber security expert — Lindy Cameron, UK’s 1st woman high commissioner to India

Cameron has also served in Kabul & Baghdad, specialising in post-conflict reconstruction. Her most recent role was as CEO of NCSC, UK’s principal authority on cyber security.

Rishi Sunak’s contentious bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda move closer to becoming law

By sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, the UK government wants to deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel so it can reduce the cost of housing them.

US, UK & French military shoot down Houthi drones in Red Sea

Strikes came after after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and U.S. destroyers in the region

‘Kind of ironic’: Senior UK Labour Party member told over ‘imperialism’ speech at Delhi conference

Peter Mandelson, who slammed ‘imperialist Putin’ at Raisina Dialogue, was also reminded by the Mauritius foreign minister of the UK’s unlawful occupation of its territory.

3 of the world’s 6 largest economies are contracting. How this will affect India

Japan & UK released data showing that these economies have entered technical recession. Germany is also facing economic contraction in 2023. India's poised to be negatively affected.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.