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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, facing challenges from within his party and the public.
British police have launched a criminal investigation into a performance by rap-punk duo Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday, when the group led chants of “death to the IDF,” or Israel Defense Forces.
British police are reviewing videos from the Glastonbury Festival after rapper Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces and “free Palestine” on Saturday.
Irish-language rap group Kneecap has peformed for tens of thousands of fans at the Glastonbury Festival despite controversy and criticism from British politicians.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say they have signed a trade deal that will slash tariffs on U.K. auto and aerospace industry imports, but they are still discussing how to handle steel production.
Britain’s government has pledged to make it mandatory to record the ethnicity and nationality of suspects accused of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U_S_ leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.”.
Leaders of some of the world’s biggest economic powers arrive in the Canadian Rockies for a Group of Seven summit that's been shadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unresolved trade war.
The British government has announced it will hold a national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse, something it has long been pressured to do by opposition politicians — and Elon Musk.
The head of NATO plans to say the military alliance needs to increase its air and missile defenses by 400% to counter the threat from Russia.
David Beckham, the former England soccer captain who has been an ambassador for the U.N. children’s fund, is to receive a knighthood in next week’s honors list from King Charles III, according to U.K. media reports.
British police say that a fourth man has been arrested in connection to a series of fires at properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The U.K. will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines and create an army ready to fight a war in Europe as part of a boost to military spending.
U.K. government figures show nearly 1,200 migrants arrived in the country Saturday in small boats from France across the English Channel, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year.
Police have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car collided with a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their team’s Premier League championship title.
Police say 65 people were injured when a car rammed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans celebrating their teams Premier League championship and 11 remained hospitalized on Tuesday.
A top Kremlin official has scoffed at a report that Russia could be involved in recent arson attacks on the private home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other property associated with him.
British police say an incident in which a minivan hit crowds celebrating Liverpool’s soccer victory is not being treated as terrorism.
King Charles III has arrived in Ottawa on a visit that Canada’s leader says will underscore his nation’s sovereignty.
Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
Fewer work and study visas contributed to a near-halving in net migration into the U.K. — the number of people moving to the U.K. minus the number of those moving abroad — in 2024.
The governments of Britain and Mauritius have signed a deal settling the future of the Chagos Islands after overcoming last-minute legal hurdles.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
U.K. police say a third suspect has been charged with arson over a series of fires targeting property linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and leveling new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
A second man has been charged over a series of fires that targeted properties linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
A second man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says European leaders have agreed to press ahead with joint action against Russia over the failure to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Britain's prime minister says his government is talking with several countries to host rejected asylum seekers as they wait to be deported.
The British economy grew at its fastest rate in a year during the first quarter of 2025, in a welcome boost to the Labour government, which has made lifting the country’s growth its number one priority.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said arson attacks on properties linked to him represent “an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for.”.
The talks took place in the warring capitals of Moscow and Kyiv, from Washington and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to countries across Europe.
British police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of arson for a fire at the London house where U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country.
Ukraine's air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to cut immigration numbers and make it harder to settle in the U.K. He is confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fueled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to meet him personally in Turkey on Thursday.
The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it achieves.
U.S. President Donald Trump said from the White House on Thursday that his government has reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
What could be a better memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, than a pod of faintly psychedelic giant lily pads.
A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown.
Britain and India have agreed on a long-stalled free trade agreement that will reduce or eliminate tariffs on Scotch whisky and scores of other products.
U.S. President Donald Trump and new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the two countries.
The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage has won a seat in Parliament and hundreds of councils in local elections across England.
Three days of public viewing of Pope Francis’ body by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike have ended and the pontiff's coffin sealed.
Britain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security.
The great-great grandson of 19th-century British prime minister William Gladstone says he “shocked and horrified” to learn about seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.
Britain and the European Union have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to ease suffering in Sudan.
China has warned the U.K. government to treat the Chinese owners of British Steel fairly or risk undermining investor confidence in the country after British authorities took control of the company.
Chinese companies will have to clear a “high trust bar” when investing in key sectors in the U.K., the country’s business secretary said after he took effective control of Britain’s last remaining factory that makes steel from scratch from its Chinese owners.
U.K. lawmakers returned to Parliament from their Easter break to approve an emergency rescue of the country’s last remaining factory that makes steel directly from scratch.
U.K. lawmakers are being recalled this weekend to back emergency legislation aimed at saving the last plant in the country that makes steel from raw materials.
The British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs.
The United States and the United Kingdom look set to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women’s World Cups.
The makers of Netflix's teenage drama “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social media.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed putting Ukraine under external governance under the auspices of the U.N. as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement.
French President Emmanuel Macron says that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could “respond” to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one.
Allies of the United States see a group chat about attack plans by top U.S. officials that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach.
Senior military officers from countries across Europe and beyond are meeting outside London to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out.
The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces more uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S. The decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday was widely expected, and comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also kept interest rates unchanged.
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has met with the leaders of Britain and France during his first official overseas trip.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told global leaders to “keep the pressure” on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine now, if he is serious about peace.
The British economy unexpectedly shrank during January, piling pressure on Treasury chief Rachel Reeves before a key statement about the state of the public finances later this month.
Top diplomats from Group of 7 have held a first day of talks in Canada as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade and foreign policies have thrown the bloc's once solid unity into disarray.
Poland and Baltic nations have welcomed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to launch talks about using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats.
The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped Kyiv defend against Russian invaders.
Russia is asking how Ukraine could attend potential talks on ending their three-year war when a Ukrainian decree from 2022 rules out negotiations with President Vladimir Putin.
For a second time, the Associated Press is asking a federal judge to immediately restore its access to presidential events.
President Donald Trump says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to him to say he appreciates U.S. support for his country in its war with Russia and is ready to sign a deal that could ensure future American support.
French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s ready to start discussions on nuclear deterrence with European allies.
As his White House meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart devolved into a stunning blowup, President Donald Trump leaned on a familiar refrain to explain his unique kinship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war.
The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor.
President Donald Trump’s senior aides and allies lashed out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Washington as he attended a European summit in London to rally international support for his military’s fight against the Russian invasion.
President Donald Trump’s senior aides and allies are criticizing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe must take responsibility for defending itself as world leaders met in London to discuss working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rallied his European counterparts to shore up their borders and throw their full weight behind Ukraine as he announced outlines of a plan to end Russia’s war.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he has the nation’s unwavering support a day after the blowout at the White House with President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump that left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood.
