Thursday, April 24

Tag: UK

Rishi Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail
27May By AdminsNo Comments

Rishi Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election, the party has announced. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged on Sunday to bring back a form of national service for the first time in more than 60 years, seeking to energise his election campaign after a faltering start. The UK introduced military conscription for men and some women during World War II, and imposed 18 months of mandatory military service for men between 1947 and 1960. Since then Britain has had an all-volunteer military whose size has steadily shrunk. Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak reacts as he meets with veterans at a community breakfast duri...
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UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges
27Mar By AdminsNo Comments

UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on espionage charges

A British court has ruled that Julian Assange can't immediately be extradited to the US on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder. Two High Court judges said they would grant the Australian a new appeal unless US authorities give further assurances about what will happen to him. The ruling means the legal saga, which has dragged on for more than a decade, will continue. The case has been adjourned until May 20. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (AP) Judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said that if no assurances are filed by the US, they will grant Assange permission to appeal extradition on grounds including breach of freedom of expression, and because he might receive the death penalty. "If assurances are not given then we...
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King Charles III will attend Easter Sunday service in his first major appearance since diagnosis
27Mar By AdminsNo Comments

King Charles III will attend Easter Sunday service in his first major appearance since diagnosis

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday, Buckingham Palace officials says, in the first major appearance for the 75-year-old King since he was diagnosed with cancer in February. Officials said Charles and Camilla will be accompanied by members of the royal family at St George's Chapel. The event is expected to be smaller than usual. The King is undergoing treatment and has suspended almost all his public engagements since his diagnosis. (AP) Prince William and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, who announced last week that she is also undergoing cancer treatment, are not expected to attend. The King is undergoing treatment and has suspended almost all his public engagements since his diagnosis. ...
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