LONDON, Oct. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The UK, Ukraine and Latvia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend the Grain Verification Scheme, building on the UK's landmark 100-year partnership with Ukraine and strengthening international cooperation to support Ukraine in responding to Russia's illegal invasion. The scheme uses cutting-edge science to identify the geographic origin of grain, helping to track produce stolen from Russian-oc...
LONDON, Oct. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * UK unleashes sanctions against military commanders suspected of atrocities, including conflict-related sexual violence, during fall of El Fasher. * Survivors to receive further support while humanitarian aid is strengthened in El Obeid and North Darfur, as conflict and El Nino-induced drought threatens famine. * Action comes as UK-backed investigations expose campaign of deliberate starvation and sexual violenc...
LONDON, Oct. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Pte Percy Tolliday, of 11th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment, was laid to rest on the Somme on 21 October 2026 alongside two unknown comrades, at a burial service organised by MOD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the 'War Detectives'. The service took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Warlencourt British Cemetery. Richard Tolliday, the great nephew of Pte Tol...
LONDON, Oct. 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: Pte George McIntosh, of 8th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment, was laid to rest in France on 20 October 2026 alongside one of his comrades, at a burial service organised by MOD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the 'War Detectives'. The service took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Loos British Cemetery Extension. The coffin of Pte McIntosh is carried to th...
LONDON, Oct. 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: * Prime Minister sets out confidence that everyone sleeping rough will be offered route off the street before Christmas, backed by a further £432 million to sustain support beyond this winter * New funding to be outlined funding to be confirmed at the Budget on Wednesday, taking total investment behind the Prime Minister's commitment to £874 million * First-ever Rough Sleeping Summit at Downing ...
LONDON, Oct. 25 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The United Kingdom and Canada reiterate our commitment to strengthening defence financing and improving the efficiency of spending to transform our collective defence capabilities. We have been working closely to consider how the Multilateral Defence Mechanism and Defence, Security and Resilience Bank can best advance our shared objectives. We have agreed to develop a framework of cooperation that works in the i...
India, Oct. 24 -- Vice Governor of Yamanashi and President of the University of Yamanashi meet Galgotias University at Fuji Hydrogen Summit 2026, two months after the 200-strong Yamanashi delegation visited the campusYamanashi, Japan, 24 October 2026: Galgotias University held a closed-door meeting with H.E. Junichi Ishidera, Vice Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, on the sidelines of the Fuji Hydrogen Summit 2026. The University also met the President of the University of Yamanashi and vis...
India, Oct. 24 -- Jagadguru Nigrahacharya Shri Bhagavatananda Guru is preparing to bring out 'Nigraha Praveshika', a forthcoming Sanskrit work with Hindi translation that seeks to document the philosophy and scriptural foundations of the Nigraha Sampradaya, a relatively little-documented Shakta tradition. The book is currently in its final-draft stage, with its publication and launch dates yet to be announced. According to information provided by his representatives, the manuscript draws upon re...
India, Oct. 24 -- As cancer diagnostics in India move from laboratory innovation into everyday clinical practice, three independent yet complementary benchmarks are quietly becoming the measure of trust: regulatory approval, internationally recognised quality systems, and laboratory accreditation. Together they form a framework that clinicians, hospitals and patients can rely on when treatment decisions depend on the detection of circulating tumour cells. Actorius Innovations and Research...
LONDON, Oct. 24 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news: The Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (R4), as well as the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom met in Istanbul on 23 October 2026. The Ministers discussed various issues of regional and international importance, namely the US/Israel-Iran conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian c...