Plans for a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II to be unveiled in 2026 to mark her...
LONDON — An independent body will unveil plans for a permanent memorial to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in 2026, to mark what would have been the late monarch’s 100th birthday, the government said...
View ArticleRussia’s Wagner to be declared a terrorist organization by UK–BBC
The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the UK government, the BBC reported on Tuesday citing a draft order. The draft order will allow Wagner’s assets...
View ArticleBritish heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far
LONDON — Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius (91.8 degrees Fahrenheit) at London’s Kew Gardens. This year’s...
View ArticleUK commits $2 billion to UN-backed climate fund
Britain will commit to provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cope with climate change, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday at the G20 Leaders Summit in...
View ArticleBritain’s Prince William talks climate change with UN chief
UNITED NATIONS — Britain’s Prince William met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Monday and discussed “efforts required to accelerate the fight against climate change...
View ArticleUK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says
LONDON — Britain’s government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries as at present, British defense...
View ArticleRussia’s Medvedev says British training troops in Ukraine could be legitimate...
MOSCOW — Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday suggested that British soldiers training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Russian forces, as would German...
View ArticleBritain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations
MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s government on Wednesday proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move that would give the country some of the world’s toughest smoking rules...
View ArticleSen. Bong Go meets with OFW groups in London, cites welfare initiatives
MANILA, Philippines – Upon the invitation of the British Inter-Parliament Union, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go joined Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Grace Poe in representing the...
View ArticleKing Charles III begins Kenya visit steeped in ‘painful’ colonial history
NAIROBI — Britain’s King Charles III begins a four-day state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge “painful aspects” of a shared history that...
View ArticleItaly grants citizenship to a terminally ill British baby
ROME — An 8-month-old terminally ill British girl was granted Italian citizenship Monday after a court in Britain upheld rulings authorizing the withdrawal of life-supporting invasive treatment. Baby...
View ArticleKing Charles celebrates 75th birthday by launching new food project
LONDON — Britain’s King Charles celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday and will use the occasion to launch a new scheme to tackle food poverty and cut down on waste. The king, who has spent more than...
View ArticleUK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developing climate-resilient crops as his government hosts a Global Food Security Summit in...
View ArticleKing Charles welcomes South Korea president, mingles with Blackpink
LONDON — King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit...
View ArticleUK probe finds failings at hospitals where worker had sex with over 100 corpses
LONDON — A British government-ordered inquiry said Tuesday it found serious failings at hospitals where an electrician who was later convicted of murder had been able to have sex with more than 100...
View Article‘Rizz’ charms Oxford wordsmiths to win word of 2023
LONDON — “Rizz” — a colloquial term defined as “style, charm, or attractiveness” — has been crowned word of the year for 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP) announced on Monday. Its lexicographers...
View ArticleBritain announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration
LONDON — Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on Prime...
View ArticleBritain offers funds to revive Northern Ireland government
BELFAST — Britain proposed boosting Northern Ireland’s strained budget on Monday on condition that the region’s power-sharing government is restored, but most local parties said London’s latest bid to...
View ArticleMissing boy found in France returns to Britain – police
MANCHESTER, England — Alex Batty, the British teenager who resurfaced in southern France after disappearing six years ago, returned to Britain on Saturday, local police said. The boy, who left a...
View ArticleUK’s Sunak warns asylum seekers could ‘overwhelm’ parts of Europe
ROME — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday that he would push for global reforms to the asylum system and warned the threat of growing number of refugees could “overwhelm” parts of...
View ArticleVenezuela to hold military exercises as UK warship nears Guyana
BOGOTA, Colombia — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom sent a warship toward Guyana’s territorial...
View ArticleBritish warship arrives in Guyana amid Venezuela border tension
BOGOTA, Colombia — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. The HMS Trent’s visit led...
View ArticleVenezuela keeping troops deployed until UK vessel leaves Guyana
MEXICO CITY — Venezuela said Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American...
View ArticleBritain’s Big Ben marks 100 years of New Year ‘bongs’
LONDON — London’s Big Ben on Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of its “bongs” to ring in the New Year being broadcast live across the world. Ever since New Year’s Eve 1923 when BBC engineer A.G....
View ArticleColorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children nabbed in UK
A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Kimberlee...
View ArticleBritain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers
LONDON — Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000...
View Article‘Suddenly I felt like myself’: the long process to change gender in UK
LONDON — Transgender identity has become part of the ideological “culture wars”, but Anna Drew, a 22-year-old British woman, just wants to be better understood, six years after she began her gender...
View ArticleChina detains person accused of collecting secrets for Britain
BEIJING — China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6. The Ministry of State Security posted on social media...
View ArticleUS, UK say Bangladesh polls extending Hasina’s rule not credible
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have...
View ArticleUS, Britain carry out strikes vs Houthis in Yemen – officials
WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen, four US officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first time strikes have been...
View ArticleUK PM Sunak faces major test in showdown over Rwanda asylum plan
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a major parliamentary showdown on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, with many of his own lawmakers threatening to rebel after...
View ArticleUS, UK launch new round of joint strikes vs Houthi sites in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The US and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted...
View ArticleUS scientist brews up storm by offering Britain advice on making tea
LONDON — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says a...
View ArticleYemen’s Houthis threaten more attacks on US, British warships
DUBAI — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said on Wednesday it would keep up attacks on US and British warships in the Red Sea in what it called acts of self defense, stoking fears of long-term...
View ArticleUK police hunt suspect in ‘corrosive substance’ attack that injured 9
LONDON — British police said Wednesday they are hunting for a suspect after several people were injured with a corrosive substance in London. The Metropolitan Police force said nine people were hurt...
View ArticleUS, Britain wage strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major U.S. operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly...
View ArticleUK PM Sunak criticized for remark about transgender people
LONDON — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced mounting pressure Wednesday to apologize for a remark he made about transgender people, moments after he was informed that the mother of a murdered...
View ArticleUS, Britain carry out more strikes against Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON — US and British forces carried out strikes against more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, officials said, the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group...
View ArticleUK PM Sunak: West should be bolder about seizing Russian assets
LONDON — Western nations should be bolder about confiscating Russian assets which they froze after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Sunak,...
View ArticleGod-given vote: the bishops in the UK parliament
LONDON — One considers itself to be “the mother” of democratic parliaments, the other is an Islamic theocracy. While Britain’s and Iran’s legislatures are vastly different, they do share something in...
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