Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Batang Kali: A British massacre in colonial Malaya and a fight for justice | Human Rights News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the smart offices of a law firm located among the skyscrapers of the Malaysian capital, 85-year-old Lim Kok’s thoughts turn back to a crime perpetrated by British forces three-quarters of a century ago. The decades in between have not faded Lim’s memories of the period…

UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

Cameron says a meeting between Scotland’s Hamza Yousaf and Turkish leader on the sidelines of COP28 breached protocol because a UK official was not present. Britain’s foreign secretary has warned he could withdraw cooperation with Scottish ministers if they hold future foreign meetings without United Kingdom representation after Scotland’s first…

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test | Refugees News

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test | Refugees News

Glasgow, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent the weekend trying to persuade rebel MPs from his own party to back his latest plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ahead of a crucial House of Commons vote on the policy. The embattled Conservative Party leader wants to…

Forde, Carty take West Indies to ODI series win over England | Cricket News

Forde, Carty take West Indies to ODI series win over England | Cricket News

West Indies claimed a four-wicket win at Barbados to clinch their first ODI series victory over England since 1998. A dream debut by Matthew Forde and a Keacy Carty half-century helped guide the West Indies to a series-clinching four-wicket win over England in the final match of their one-day international…

Tens of thousands again march in London calling for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Tens of thousands again march in London calling for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The latest protest comes a day after the UK abstained from voting on a UNSC resolution demanding ceasefire, which the US vetoed. Tens of thousands of people have converged on the United Kingdom capital for another weekend of protests, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s assault on Gaza and…

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

This week Al Jazeera covers the impact of ‘NewCo’, surf therapy, and playing football in Robben Island prison. Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here. English women’s football is set to enter a lucrative new…

Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain | Football News

Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain | Football News

The Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship’s decision to break free from the English Football Association and run independently from the next season will give the women’s game a newfound autonomy and play a vital role in shaping its future, experts say, although many pitfalls and uncertainties remain. Last week,…

UK announces rise in salary threshold for foreign workers’ visas | Migration News

UK announces rise in salary threshold for foreign workers’ visas | Migration News

Interior Minister James Cleverly says gov’t will raise minimum salary threshold for foreign skilled workers to 38,700 pounds ($48,800). The British government has announced a package of measures to cut net migration to the United Kingdom, including plans to raise the minimum salary required for foreign workers to be eligible…

UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

British officials say ‘unarmed and unmanned drones’ will conduct surveillance flights in efforts to recover captives from Hamas. The UK’s military will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, according to the British Ministry of Defence, joining the US in backing Israel in its war…

Legia Warsaw fans appear in UK court over violence before Aston Villa match | Football News

Legia Warsaw fans appear in UK court over violence before Aston Villa match | Football News

Police file charges against 46 people over unrest outside the stadium as Villa and Legia trade blame. British police say 46 men have been charged after “serious disorder outside” Villa Park in the build-up to a Europa Conference League football match in which authorities said five officers were injured. “Of…