Newsletter Jun 13, 2022
UK's first flight taking migrants to Rwanda can go ahead, court rules

Britain's government overcame a legal challenge to its controversial policy to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as the High Court dismissed campaigners' attempts to win an injunction and said the first flight could leave next week.


Britain, U.N. official condemn Donbas death sentences against British soldiers

Britain on Friday condemned Russian proxy authorities in Donbas for what it called an "egregious breach" of the Geneva convention in sentencing to death two British nationals captured in the separatist region while fighting for Ukraine.


Behind the scenes of Westminster – how government whips are losing their influence

The more the Conservative whips use intimidation tactics to keep Johnson in power, the more enduring loyalty is likely to dissipate.


New right-to-buy scheme could trap people in poverty – here's what could really make houses affordable

The fundamental housing issue in the UK is a chronic undersupply of properties for the country's expanding population.


'Like it or not', Britannia still rules part of Cyprus

The island has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded following a Greek-sponsored coup.


The sea mines floating between Ukraine's grain stocks and the world

As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food crisis, hundreds of mines laid along the Black Sea present a practical nightmare that will take months to resolve even after any agreement.


Analysis-Quebec focuses on French-speaking immigrants as companies plead for workers

Quebec's plans to attract more French-speaking newcomers are unnerving some business owners who say they need immigrants from varied backgrounds to address a tight labor market in the Canadian province.


Astra's NASA mission suffers failure, loss of weather satellites

Rocket firm Astra Space's mission to send tiny storm-monitoring NASA satellites to orbit on Sunday failed after a second-stage booster engine shut down early in space.


Relative of Briton who disappeared in Amazon sees no hope

The authorities have detained one man in connection with their disappearance, but have not said what his possible involvement in the case might be.


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