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In February, nine people — four British Chagossians, a Reform UK politician, a journalist and a small crew — sailed illegally to an uninhabited atoll in the Indian Ocean, in an expedition they jokingly named “Operation Certain Death”.Six months later, they are at least alive. But the logistics of creating a permanent settlement on the Chagos Islands, which also hosts a major US-UK military base, are fraught, according to people involved. The politician, crew and journalist have left as planned. The Chagossians who remain have limited food, threadbare tents and no boat capable of traversing the surrounding ocean. “The truth…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan arrive in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 30, 2026, for an official state visit and to attend the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on September 1.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesChinese President Xi Jinping is set to make rare state visits to Egypt and, likely India, before his expected trip to the U.S. in late September.Xi has “sharply curtailed foreign travel in recent years, so his busy upcoming travel schedule is a significant gauge of his priorities,” Gabriel Wildau, managing director at Teneo, told CNBC in an email.The Chinese leader this…
Smoke rises from a fire at a large warehouse storing car tires and wheels following a Russian strike in the Bucha district on August 29, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Libkos | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia’s Defense Ministry said it is planning “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, days after launching a devastating attack on a warehouse near Kyiv, amplifying fears of another winter assault.In a post published Sunday via Telegram, Russia’s Defense Ministry framed the planned attacks as a response to the continued Ukrainian strikes against Russian energy sites.”In accordance with the received instructions, the Armed Forces of…
Portland’s stone has come to symbolise the capital’s grandest institutions. Now the isle hopes King Charles will renew its royal warrant Source link
A German gunmaker owned by a descendant of Napoleon is jostling to supply the British Army with its next standard-issue rifle. Heckler & Koch, a 77-year-old small arms maker with a colourful past, is one of several global gunmakers positioning themselves for Project Grayburn, a programme to replace the SA80 service rifle that industry insiders expect to be worth around €500mn.H&K has a Nottingham-based facility that has performed several upgrades on the SA80 and this year bought a British gun components manufacturer to enable it to offer UK-based manufacturing.“Our weapons are deeply embedded in British history,” chief executive Jens Bodo Koch…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.It is all my wife’s fault. Never for a minute did I imagine I would end up with a spa and wellness retreat in an 18th-century, Strawberry Hill Gothic old rectory in the foothills of Glastonbury, in glorious Somerset.It started as a somewhat mad real-estate venture, the equivalent of Escape to the Chateau, only in the heart of the West Country. And it has taken eight long years repairing buildings and grounds that were at risk of decay and/or falling down. Now fully restored and reconfigured,…
Burnt out teachers urgently need better working hours and more support to stop them leaving the profession, the Liberal Democrats say, as the new term approaches.Nearly half of the teachers surveyed by the party in England said they were planning to quit the classroom in the next five years, with many saying they felt overworked and stressed.The Lib Dems are urging new Education Secretary Lucy Powell to fully fund teachers’ pay, rather than raiding school budgets to cover increases, and to bring in limits on overtime.The Department for Education said last year saw the lowest rate of teachers leaving the…
Former Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat will replace Dame Priti Patel as shadow foreign secretary, BBC News has been told.As first reported by the Daily Telegraph, he will return to the Conservative front bench when Kemi Badenoch reshuffles her team next month.Dame Priti wrote on social media that she would be leaving the front bench position to take up a new role focused on strengthening “links with sister parties and centre right movements around the world”.It comes after shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly said he was resigning in order to run for London mayor.The move will see Tugendhat return…
F/A-18 Super Hornets on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 18, 2026.U.S. Navy | Via ReutersU.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday after the military said Revolutionary Guard forces were preparing rockets carrying sea mines for launch into the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command confirmed to MS NOW. Read more CNBC politics and policy coverage”I can confirm that earlier today U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait…
An office building with the Aon logo is seen amid the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3, 2020.Loren Elliott | ReutersAon is nearing a roughly $17 billion deal, including debt, to acquire insurance brokerage USI from private-equity firm KKR, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm based in Valhalla, N.Y., that specializes in risk management, employee benefits and retirement consulting. The company has about $3…