A British couple who had been held in detention by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and have flown out of the country, the Qatari foreign ministry said in a statement.

A British couple who were detained for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released, an official with knowledge of the case has said.

The couple's son, Jonathan Reynolds, who is in the United States, told Sky News the urgency of their release was critical: "Any longer would have been very detrimental to their health."

British, Lithuanian, and Latvian authorities have detained several people suspected of spying for Russia VILNIUS, Lithuania — British, Lithuanian and Latvian authorities have detained several people on suspicion of carrying out intelligence-related activities on behalf of Russia in the latest of a string of incidents to be linked to Moscow by Western officials .

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of Russia, the Metropolitan Police has said.

During his second state visit to the U.K., President Trump is meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer following his time with the Royal family. There will be a focus on trade, along with AI and tech investments between the two world leaders.

President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a news conference on the second day of the US leader’s state visit .

The two leaders are expected to sign a major deal on tech investment, discuss steel tariffs and potentially tricky topics including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.