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UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms

Taxpayer’s money also going to companies found to be flouting human rights in Kenya and DRC, says Commons committee

The Guardian - UK

UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

The Government has condemned Uganda’s anti-gay legislation legislation, calling it ‘appalling’ and ‘deeply discriminatory’.

The Independent UK

UK funding cuts to east Africa ‘insulting and shortsighted’, say aid organisations

NGOs dismayed at reduction in Britain’s contribution as crisis-hit region faces challenges from drought, rising prices and conflict

The Guardian - UK

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Conflict in disputed Las Anod dims Somaliland’s diplomatic dreams

Analysts say the crisis is damaging foreign perception of Somaliland, long seen as relatively more stable than Somalia.

Al Jazeera

Sudan deepens crisis in Africa as UN sees 5 million more needing aid

When a power struggle between Sudan's rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace in her village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, Halime Yacoub Issac's first instinct was to take her five children and run.

Reuters

Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row

Veteran mandarin once held Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands but tensions have flared in Sir Keir’s operation after it was revealed she is paid more than the PM

The Independent UK

Final evacuation flights leave Sudan as almost 2,200 people repatriated

The Foreign Office said UK armed forces had helped 1,000 people from allied countries leave the war-torn African nation as well as Britons.

The Independent UK

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Britain leaving ECHR would be ‘catastrophic’, says development minister

Andrew Mitchell says departure, pushed by others in cabinet to allow for Rwana plan, is ‘incredibly unlikely’

The Guardian - UK

‘Incredibly unlikely’ UK would leave human rights convention, says minister

Andrew Mitchell warned strongly against leaving the ECHR amid the ongoing debate about small boats crossing the Channel.

The Independent UK

Move now, James Cleverly warns Britons trying to flee Sudan conflict

The military is racing to rescue citizens amid fears the fighting will resume once the 72-hour pause expires on Thursday night

Evening Standard

No guarantee on UK evacuation flights once Sudan ceasefire ends – Cleverly

The military is racing to rescue citizens amid fears the fighting will resume once the 72-hour pause expires on Thursday night.

The Independent UK

Minister seeks to restore UK’s reputation on global development

NGOs say Andrew Mitchell is right to focus on long-term partnerships but cuts to aid budget must be reversed

The Guardian - UK

UK airlifts 536 people from Sudan but no guarantee on flights after truce ends

More than 2,000 British nationals in Sudan have registered for Foreign Office evacuation plans.

The Independent UK

Sunak warns of ‘absolutely critical’ 24 hours as many more flights to leave for Sudan

The first plane evacuating UK nationals from the conflict-torn nation landed in Cyprus on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Sudan will experience a humanitarian catastrophe, British minister for Africa says

Andrew Mitchell has said that the position in terms of food and the lack of humanitarian relief workers will lead to such a crisis

The Independent UK

Sudan will experience a humanitarian catastrophe – Africa minister

Andrew Mitchell has said that the position in terms of food and the lack of humanitarian relief workers will lead to such a crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan live: Evacuation flights continue as fighting threatens newly brokered three-day truce — as it happened

Rishi Sunak says more flights to take off into Wednesday after first UK plane leaves Khartoum; Sudanese army accused of breaching ceasefire

The Independent UK

British ambassador to Sudan ‘was on holiday as violence broke out’

Giles Lever was not in Sudan when conflict erupted

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The Independent UK

‘Too dangerous’ to use British forces to rescue UK citizens from Sudan

James Heappey insisted the situation in Khartoum is ‘very different’ from the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation.

Reuters

UK forces explore situation in Sudan as thousands of Britons stranded

The UK has a military team in Sudan doing reconnaissance, Britain's armed forces minister James Heappey said, as the government held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss options to help around 4,000 Britons stuck in the North African country.

The Independent UK

Ministers ‘exploring every single option but no Sudan evacuation plan yet’

RFA Cardigan Bay and HMS Lancaster were being lined up as options to help people out of the region, where at least 2,000 UK citizens remain.

The Independent UK

UK ambassador to Sudan ‘was on holiday as violence broke out’

Giles Lever was not in Sudan when conflict erupted

The National (Scotland)

UK Government misses 'critical window' to get Scots family out of Sudan, says SNP MP

An SNP MP has raised the concerning case of a Scots family hiding in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum amid the bloody conflict...

The Independent UK

Sunak chairs emergency Cobra meeting on rescuing Britons from Sudan

A team of British troops were understood to have been flown into Port Sudan to scope out the options for any rescue mission of civilians.

The Independent UK

UK troops fly to Sudan as officials work on evacuation plan for Britons

Government still working out evacuation plan as pressure builds to help ‘abandoned’ UK citizens

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