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The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a Russian submarine collided with the British warship HMS Northumberland, patrolling the North Atlantic in 2020, the BBC reports.more

The US and Japanese authorities today expressed serious concerns about the growing power of China and announced increased cooperation against attempts to "destabilize the region". In response, Beijing issued a formal protest, said Wang Wenbin, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry.more

The crisis in Kazakhstan is spoiling Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans because his influence in his immediate neighbourhood is not as strong as he thought, but it does not mean a direct threat to him inside the country, the British press assessed yesterday.more

We will continue to put pressure on the unvaccinated, said French Prime Minister Jean Castex. The head of government did not rule out starting vaccinations with the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine.more

The Liberal Democrat victor in the North Shropshire by-election is demanding a meeting with Health Secretary Sajid Javid to discuss the “ambulance crisis” in the county.more

Ireland will not demand a negative text on Covid-19 from fully vaccinated travelers arriving in the country, said Prime Minister Micheal Martin. Unvaccinated individuals will have to show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival.more

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki received the most responses - 10 percent. - in the ranking of politicians of 2021 in the country. The former German Chancellor Angela Merkel deserved the title of the politician of the year 2021 in the international arena, who was also indicated by 10 percent. respondents - according to the CBOS survey.more

NHS facilities will face "a lot of pressure" that can "even for a few more weeks," warned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in one of his first public appearances this year.more

The purchase of the Pegasus system from the Justice Fund was a carefully planned operation of the Ministry of Justice and the CBA. Camouflage was taken care of at each stage - reports "Gazeta Wyborcza".more

“She’s buying gold wallpaper,” Boris Johnson is said to have told panicked aides last February of his fiancee Carrie Symonds’ interior decorating plans for their No 11 flat. The costs far exceeded the £30,000 allowance for prime ministers, and apparent attempts last year to cover them by other means – Conservative party funds, a charitable trust and Tory donors – seem to have failed.more

The UK has committed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) - a group of experts that advises the government - says the net zero strategy is "ambitious and comprehensive" but that the UK government now needs to "strengthen delivery" and agree tougher policies.more

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, announced further strengthening of the armed forces, maintenance of draconian anti-epidemic restrictions and efforts to improve the country's economic situation, state media reported today.more

The 50-minute talk between the presidents of Russia and the US was "serious and meaningful," with both leaders unveiling their positions ahead of a series of diplomatic talks in January, the High Representative of the Biden administration said yesterday. The sequences of bilateral talks and at the forums of the OSCE and the NATO Russia Council were also confirmed.more

Britain condemned the closure of the Memorial human rights center, which was ordered by a Moscow court that day. British diplomacy chief Liz Truss called the decision a "terrifying blow" to freedom of expression in Russia.more

Next year will be important for the foreign service. Several dozen of new bosses will be given, including several key ones - Rzeczpospolita reports.more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie welcomed baby daughter Romy on 9 December.more

An investigative journalist from the Russian-speaking BBC website fled Moscow to the UK due to surveillance, the Reuters Agency reported.more

"I refuse to sign the amendment to the Broadcasting Act and I am referring it to the Sejm for reconsideration. That means that I am vetoing it," President Andrzej Duda informed today.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will consider a plethora of options if the West does not respond to its demand for security guarantees preventing NATO expansion in Ukraine.more

In December, 30 percent of the government's supporters are respondents, and to his opponents - 43 percent. 23 percent the respondents express indifference to the government; 34 percent are satisfied with the fact that Mateusz Morawiecki is the head of the government, and 51 percent are dissatisfied. - results from the CBOS poll.more

British Foreign Minister Liz Truss condemned the Kremlin's "aggressive and inflammatory rhetoric" against Ukraine and NATO. However, she stressed that she welcomed Russia's readiness to engage in the negotiations.more

Just in December 2019, Boris Johnson led the Conservative Party to the biggest election win in 40 years. Today, the position of the British prime minister in the party has weakened so much that it is doubtful that he will survive as its leader until the end of 2022, not to mention the next elections.more

North Korean authorities have imposed forced mourning to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the country's former leader Kim Jong Il. For 11 days, residents must refrain from entertainment, and even laughter is banned, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported, citing sources in North Korea.more

Britain wants an agreement with the European Union to reform the Northern Ireland Protocol, but if that fails it is prepared to use Article 16, which allows it to be suspended, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said yesterday.more

Ali Harbi Ali, the 25-year-old British citizen of Somali origin who is accused of killing British MP David Amess, has pleaded not guilty. He also pleaded not guilty to a charge of preparing terrorist acts between May 2019 and September 2021.more