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The Taliban now control vast swathes of rural Afghanistan and are challenging government forces in several cities. Photo : AFP via BSS
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Britain tells nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately

The foreign office warned Britons not to rely on it for emergency evacuation, saying the assistance it could provide was "extremely limited"

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, are seen on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in response to a call for assistance from the Mercer Street, a Japanese-owned Liberian-flagged tanker managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime, in the Arabian Sea July 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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US, Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman

A person exits Bank underground station during morning rush hour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in London, Britain, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain's Covid-19 cases down by 33% over past week

People wearing protective face masks walk along a platform on the London Underground, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, July 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Britain reports highest deaths from Covid-19 since March as Johnson urges caution

FILE PHOTO: A man stands next to shelves empty of fresh meat in a supermarket, as the number of worldwide coronavirus cases continues to grow, in London, Britain, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsREUTERS
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'Pingdemic' grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow

Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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What is Britain demanding on Brexit?

People queue outside a vaccination centre for young people and students at the Hunter Street Health Centre, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, June 5, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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All adults in Britain offered a Covid-19 shot ahead of Monday reopening

Chinese and Hong Kong flags are hung at the Legislative Council surrounded with construction boarding in Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2021. Protesters stormed the legislature on July 1, 2019, the anniversary of the former British colony's return to China and spray-painted slurs against police and the government on the walls. REUTERS/Lam Yik SEARCH "YIK SECURITY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES
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Britain, US and others highly concerned by possible new Hong Kong media laws

Lorries queue in at the border control of the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo
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Britain could face food shortages due to lorry driver crisis

Britain begins formal Amazon, Google fake review inquiry
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Britain begins formal Amazon, Google fake review inquiry

Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine. File Photo: REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev
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Britain accuses Russia of sowing inaccuracies over Black Sea warship incident

A view shows an artwork of Alan Turing installed by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) inside the Doughnut building as a ?50 note featuring him goes into circulation on his birthday, in Cheltenham, Britain, in this image obtained by Reuters on June 21, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. CROWN COPYRIGHT 2021/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
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Britain's spy agency honours codebreaker Turing in giant artwork

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Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules