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The United Kingdom will be hosting the world’s inaugural international summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety in November 2023. This event seeks to establish the U.K.’s presence as a mediator between the United States, China and the European Union in the critical field of technology post-Brexit.

Check all the LIVE Updates here on the LIVE blogBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to visit Israel this week, Sky News reported on Tuesday without citing sources.A Downing Street spokesperson declined to confirm the report, saying Sunak's travel plans would be confirmed in the usual way.Last week, foreign minister James Cleverly travelled to Israel to show solidarity with the Israeli people following attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Reuters)The Israeli army said Tuesday a strike that hit a Gaza hospital, killing at least 200 people according to Hamas officials, was a rocket misfired by Islamic Jihad Palestinian militants."The hospital was hit as a result of a failed rocket launched by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization," it said in a statement.Arab governments immediately blamed Israel, 11 days into a war between Israel and Gaza-based Hamas militants who attacked southern Israel on October 7.

British citizen Yahel, who went missing after Hamas's attack on Southern Israel last week, has been killed. Quoting her family members, BBC News has reported that the teenager and her mother have been killed in the attack, while her 16-year-old sister Noiya and their Israeli father Eli are still missing. Condoling her death, Lianne's British family said that she was «a beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt and friend who enriched the lives of all those lucky enough to have known and loved her». The family also described Yahel as «funny, all the time» and added that she loved to sing and dance.

Reuters, "We should call it by its name. It was a pogrom." "The terrible nature of these attacks means it is proving difficult to identify many of the deceased but with a heavy heart I can inform the House (of Commons) that at least six British citizens were killed, a further ten are missing, some of whom are feared to be among the dead," he added.

“war crimes" and attempting “genocide". This criticism comes even as world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, among others, have backed Israel's "right to self defence". “As a Jew, I do not accept that what Israel is doing to Gaza fits the category of self-defence.

Jewish schools in London have informed parents that they will remain closed on Friday due to security fears amid the conflict in Israel after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled additional funding support targeted at enhanced protection for the country's Jewish communities against antisemitic attacks. Menorah High School, Torah Vodaas Primary School and Ateres Beis Yaakov, all in the Barnet area of north London, sent letters to parents on Thursday and a fourth school is also believed to remain closed as they fear anti-Israel protests around the premises. The letter from Rabbi Feldman of Torah Vodaas said that while there was «no specific threat to our school» it was «not a decision that has been taken lightly».

Infosys dividend 2023: While declaring the Q2 results for the financial year 2023-24, Indian IT major Infosys Ltd declared interim dividend of ₹18 per share for its eligible shareholders. Infosys also declared that 25th October 2023 will be Infosys dividend record date.

Economic Times. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has earlier reiterated his commitment to closer India-UK ties across different sectors, including a FTA, between the two countries. According to official UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) figures, UK-India bilateral trade was worth an estimated 36 billion pounds in 2022.

Hamas group, a proscribed organization. “Behaviours that are legitimate in some circumstances, for example, the waving of a Palestinian flag, may not be legitimate such as when intended to glorify acts of terrorism," the letter read as quoted by The Guardian. She stated that it is “not acceptable" to aggressively chant or wave pro-Palestine symbols and if harassment is identified, Braverman told the police officials to take appropriate action against those people.

India and the UK are likely to sign a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the last week of this month. It will be New Delhi's first such comprehensive deal with an industrialised nation, seeking to spur bilateral annual business beyond the current $20 billion.

India-UK free trade agreement as the two countries are considering a visit by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later this month, a TOI report stated. Sunak was invited by Prime Minister Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

UK envoys are due in New Delhi this week as the two countries seek to bring almost two years of trade negotiations to a conclusion, people familiar with the matter said. A team of 30 UK officials including Director General for trade negotiations Amanda Brooks will head to the Indian capital to thrash out remaining issues as part of their 13th round of talks, officials from the UK and India said, requesting anonymity because a deal isn’t yet sealed. At stake is a commercial agreement between two of the world’s largest economies that would represent a landmark for both.

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says it will focus on economic growth rather than higher taxes to “rebuild” the country after more than a decade of Conservative rule

Rachel Reeves, has made it clear that the Labour Party will fight the next General Election on the issues of economy. Delivering her speech at the Labour conference, she stepped onto traditional Conservative election ground and promised to slash waste and drive growth. She also unveiled plans to speed up projects like battery factories and 5G infrastructure.

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Read more. Four more remains were discovered on October 7, and the death toll from the Sikkim flash flood reached 30. There are currently 81 persons missing, for whom search efforts are underway.

British Parliament that both sides had already closed the majority of chapters, but added that his country would accept only a “fair and reciprocal” trade deal. A year later, hard negotiations are still continuing. UK PM Rishi Sunak said last month that there was progress in talks but he “won’t rush” into a deal.

Suella Braverman has cautioned his niece about some of her language around immigration and urged her not to forget that she herself is a child of migrants. According to a report in 'The Times' on Saturday, Father Ayres Fernandes told the newspaper from India that he sees the need to clamp down on illegal immigration. However, the director of a retreat centre in Okhla said there was a need for more compassion towards refugees and asylum seekers.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stirred a significant controversy on Wednesday with his remarks on the transgender community and gender issues, aligning his views with those of Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, a potential Republican presidential nominee for the 2024 US elections. During his closing speech at the 2023 Conservative Party conference, Sunak firmly asserted that individuals cannot freely choose their gender, emphasizing that «a man is a man, and a woman is a woman,» rejecting the notion that «people can be any sex they want to be.» In a similar vein, Ramaswamy, during the GOP's second debate, classified gender dysphoria as a mental health disorder. He stated, «Transgenderism is a mental health disorder.

Akshata Murty, the Indian-origin First Lady of the United Kingdom, recently delivered a heartfelt speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Her speech provided valuable insights into her relationship with her husband, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Murty, introducing Sunak as her «best friend» for his maiden speech as Prime Minister, shared that her participation in this event was spontaneous and unannounced, catching her husband by surprise.

Rishi Sunak on Wednesday urged skeptical voters, and his own Conservative Party: Keep me in office and I'll offer you change. In his first — and possibly last — speech as leader to the party's annual conference before an election due in 2024, Sunak said he's not afraid to make tough choices and big decisions that will deliver «long-term success» rather than «short-term advantage».