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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

UK accuses Russia of trying to steal Covid vaccine research

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said vaccine & therapeutic sectors have been targeted by APT29, which it said is ‘almost certainly’ part of Russian state intelligence.

Huawei faces ban on selling its 5G equipment to UK by the end of this year

According to a 2-step plan, which will be presented to PM Boris Johnson, existing equipment made by Huawei will need to be removed from 5G infrastructure by 2027.

US is beginning to win its war against Huawei as Europe joins forces against China

The fatal blow for Huawei’s relationship with Europe may have come in May when the US banned the company from sourcing microchips that use American technology.

Rishi Sunak, Britain’s economic jedi who could be prime minister

Rishi Sunak enjoys a 92% approval rating, 35 points ahead of Boris Johnson. He’s now being talked about as a replacement when Johnson steps down.

Beijing threatens ‘consequences’ if UK treats China as hostile

The reaction came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to phase out the use of Huawei equipment in UK’s 5G telecommunications networks.

Pubs are set to open but Boris Johnson says UK isn’t ‘out of the woods’ yet

Boris Johnson is trying to jump-start UK's economy, but warned they would be forced to shutter again if people didn't act responsibly.

UK’s Boris Johnson government fumbles with the country’s anti-racism protests

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apparent ignorance of the Black Lives Matter movement compounded a week of missteps at an uncomfortable time.

Opening schools in UK is a risk Boris Johnson must take

If schools don't reopen by September, the political damage will be incalculable. It has to happen for the sake of a generation of children too.

‘Too early to judge’ – Boris Johnson clashes on TV with own scientists over Covid failures

UK's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty appeared to call Johnson out on a long list of potentially flawed decisions at a widely-watched daily news conference Wednesday.

As his poll ratings slip, Boris Johnson is looking for ways to revive UK’s economy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire from lawmakers in his own Conservative Party who accuse him of being too slow to allow businesses to reopen

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.