Mizzima Newly released figures have revealed that the British government has cut aid to around one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by a staggering 82%. The majority of these refugees are children. Burma Campaign UK is calling on UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to provide life-saving aid to Rohingya children by urgently reversing the following cuts in British aid to Rohingya refugees from £112.36 million in 2019-2020 to just £20.26 million in 2022-2023.
Rep. Mike Waltz on Monday wrote to the Pentagon and the State Department seeking assurances that they will not allow China to encroach on the vital U.S. base at Diego Garcia.
British lawmakers demanded answers on Wednesday from ministers about how they will protect the joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.