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Russia sentences British man to 13 years for fighting in Ukraine

The jailed Briton was named as 30-year-old Hayden Davies by Russia's Prosecutor General, who said he had been tried by a court in a part of Russian-controlled Donetsk.

The defendant named by the office of Russia's Prosecutor General as Hayden Davies, a 30-year-old British citizen convicted of being a paid mercenary fighting for Ukraine against the Russian army amid the military conflict, attends a court hearing in Donetsk  in this image released December 18, 2025.
A person walks outside BBC Broadcasting House. November 16, 2025.

BBC faces backlash for calling First Intifada 'largely unarmed and popular uprising'

A protester leads the chants during the demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the Judicial Review starts on November 26, 2025 in London, United Kingdom

Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest

POLICE REMOVE a protester (C) from a demonstration in support of "Defend Our Juries" and their campaign against the ban on Palestine Action, outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on November 26, 2025.

People chanting 'globalize the Intifada' in UK will be arrested, police announce


'Put the Zios in the ground’: Oxford University student charged for violent chant

Samuel Williams, 20, was originally arrested on October 15 after videos of him circulated online chanting, “Gaza, Gaza, make us proud; put the Zios in the ground.”

Samuel Williams, a student at Oxford University's Balliol College, was suspended by the university over the chant "put the Zios in the ground."

UK MI6 spy chief warns of 'aggressive' Russia threat in first speech

Blaise Metreweli said Russia posed an "aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist" threat that still sought to subjugate Ukraine and harass NATO members.

The new head of Britain's MI6, Blaise Metreweli, makes her first public speech in London, December 15, 2025.

'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days

Of the eight protesters participating in the hunger strike, five have been hospitalized as of Thursday.

Palestine Action protesters involved in a hunger strike.

Jack the Ripper identified as Jewish barber Aaron Kosminski, historian claims

A historian says new DNA analysis confirms longtime suspect Aaron Kosminski - but experts warn the evidence remains far from definitive.

Jack the Ripper

Israel joins Pax Silica Initiative, US-led coalition aimed at fortifying global AI industry

The director of Israel’s National Economic Council, Avi Simhon, called Israel’s participation in Pax Silica “a badge of honor for the State of Israel and the Israeli high-tech industry.”

International representatives at the US-Led Pax Silica Summit.

Attack on Welsh Jewry thwarted, two appear in court for allegedly targeting Jewish sites

Prosecutor Christopher Hewertson claimed the defendants researched how to acquire an AR-15 automatic weapon, and wanted to acquire 3D printing equipment to print gun parts.

Championship - Cardiff City v Swansea City - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - January 18, 2025 Police officers are seen outside the stadium before the match

ICC prosecutor claims UK official threatened to pull funding over Netanyahu warrant - report

Khan claimed that the unnamed UK official who made the threat during a phone call in April 2024 also warned that the UK might leave the ICC if the court acted on the warrant for Netanyahu's arrest.

 Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks while waiting for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, March 14, 2025.

Oldest-known fire-making found in Britain, pushing Neanderthal mastery back 415,000 years

"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back the earliest fire-making," said archaeologist Nick Ashton.

Neanderthals ate maggots from rotting meat, new research finds. Illustration.

Europeans discuss Ukraine with Trump at 'critical moment' for peace

The three countries, along with other European partners and Ukraine, have been working frantically in the last few weeks to refine the original US-backed peace proposal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Member of UK armed forces killed in accident in Ukraine, Britain says

The accident occured on Tuesday, while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, away from the front lines.

 Ukrainian servicemen gather around a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle on a road outside the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 11, 2023

Deport antisemitic foreign students from UK, Tory MPs urge education secretary

In a letter written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, politicians raised concerns about rising antisemitism on university campuses.

Tory MPs meet with Jewish organizations in Parliament to discuss combating rising antisemitism.