"Afghanistan"

Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer
Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migration
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
03, Mar, 2025 @1:42 PM

UK is ‘hostile environment’ for Afghans amid rise in refusal of asylum claims, lawyer says
In the last quarter of 2024, 2,000 Afghan asylum seekers had their claims refused, up from 48 in the same period in 2023
Diane Taylor
27, Feb, 2025 @3:11 PM

Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to Ukraine
Nadeem Badshah and Dan Sabbagh
16, Feb, 2025 @11:15 PM

MoD urgently recalls 120,000 pieces of military body armour after cracks found
Exclusive: Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous government
Dan Sabbagh
04, Feb, 2025 @12:01 AM

Heathrow third runway: a saga of promises, protest and U-turns
With Reeves looking set to approve the contested expansion, here is a timeline of 21 years of changing policy
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
29, Jan, 2025 @12:04 PM

The surge in online violence makes declaring a terrorist incident more difficult than ever
The Southport case shows how easily the seeds of extremism can now be sown – and the law needs find a way to keep up
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent
21, Jan, 2025 @9:23 PM

Home Office accused of ‘blocking’ people stuck in war zones from joining family in UK
FoI figures show Home Office apparently refusing to use biometrics waiver for people who have no way to submit them
Geneva Abdul
18, Jan, 2025 @12:38 PM

‘Flat packing them’: soldier says SAS described killing Afghans in casual way
Inquiry hears elite forces had a ‘kill all males on target whether they posed a threat or not’ policy in Afghanistan
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
08, Jan, 2025 @12:01 AM

Refugee Council urges UK to introduce special visas in effort to stop deaths in the Channel
Record number of deaths in 2024 leads to call for safe and legal routes for people to travel to UK to stop them resorting to smugglers
Diane Taylor
02, Jan, 2025 @6:00 AM

Suspected people smugglers to face travel curbs and social media bans under bill
Critics say border security bill for England and Wales likely to have minimal effect as record number of people cross Channel illegally
Jessica Elgot and Diane Taylor
02, Jan, 2025 @12:01 AM

Special forces troops face prosecution over alleged war crimes in Syria
MoD reveals incidents involving 10 soldiers are under investigation after trying to keep figures secret
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent
31, Dec, 2024 @6:41 PM

Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’
A senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents reveal
Caroline Davies
31, Dec, 2024 @12:01 AM
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