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Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister

September 5, 2022 The Associated Press

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party announced Monday that Liz Truss, currently the country’s foreign secretary, has been elected as the party’s new leader and thus the U.K.’s new prime minister. Truss, 47, beat former Treasury […]

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Queen marks 70 years on throne

February 5, 2022 DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

LONDON — Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor wasn’t born to wear the crown. But destiny intervened. The woman who became Queen Elizabeth II will mark 70 years on the throne Sunday, an unprecedented reign that has […]

EU-UK spat over Brexit deal clouds key trade talks this week

September 29, 2020 Raf Casert and Jill Lawless, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Britain entered a crucial week of post-Brexit talks with the European Union on Monday by rejecting the EU’s demand that it drop plans to breach the legally binding agreement it signed on its […]

EU chief says UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal

January 8, 2020 JILL LAWLESS and RAF CASERT | The Associated Press

LONDON — Three weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union, the president of the European Commission warned Wednesday that the U.K. won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union’s market […]

Britain says Iranian vessels tried to block tanker in Gulf

July 11, 2019 Aya Batrawy and Amir Vahdat | The Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, a day after Iran’s […]

Syria-bound supertanker with Iranian oil detained

July 4, 2019 ARITZ PARRA and JON GAMBRELL | The Associated Press

MADRID — Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran’s crude oil to war-ravaged Syria. A senior Spanish […]

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Trump celebrates US-UK ties in state visit

June 5, 2019 Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking and Jill Lawless | The Associated Press

LONDON — Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticisms of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal, declaring that history […]

UK prime minister vows no return to hard border with Ireland

February 5, 2019 admin

British Prime Minister Theresa May told business leaders in Northern Ireland on Tuesday that she is seeking changes to the U.K.’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union, but not the total removal of the Irish […]

Sealed with a kiss: newlyweds Harry and Meghan delight Windsor crowds

May 19, 2018 admin

Prince Harry and his bride Meghan married on Saturday in a dazzling ceremony that blended ancient English ritual with African American culture, watched up close by royals and celebrities and from afar by a global […]

Russia in the cold as U.S. and dozens of nations expel diplomats

March 28, 2018 North State Journal Staff

LONDON/WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States said this week it would expel 60 Russian diplomats and close key consulates, joining governments across Europe in punishing the Kremlin for a nerve agent attack on a former […]

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