Irish PM kicks off election focussing on immigration, housing and Trump
DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris on Friday announced the formal start of the country's general election campaign, hoping to...
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Global reaction to the U.S. presidential election
World leaders congratulated Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he won the U.S. presidential election, capping a stunning...
3 days ago3 min read
Europe's leaders congratulate Trump, amid worries over trade, Ukraine
PARIS - European leaders congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on his U.S. presidential election victory, saying they were ready to...
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UK's Prince William begins climate-focused trip to South Africa
CAPE TOWN - Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby...
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Kemi Badenoch becomes first Black woman to head British Conservatives
LONDON - Kemi Badenoch became the Conservatives' new leader and the first Black woman to a head a major British political party on...
Nov 12 min read
Britain identifies its first case of new mpox variant
LONDON - Britain has detected its first case of new mpox variant clade Ib, the country's health security agency (UKHSA) said on...
Oct 112 min read
Exclusive-British Foreign Secretary Lammy to visit China in bid to reset ties, sources say
BEIJING - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China next week, sources familiar with the plan said, as the new Labour...
Oct 43 min read
UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the...
Oct 11 min read
China's support to Russia should have implications, new NATO chief says
BRUSSELS - New NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine....
Oct 12 min read
Putin's nuclear talk shouldn't stop NATO backing Ukraine, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS - NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's "reckless Russian nuclear...
Oct 13 min read
Analysis-Mark Rutte's NATO mission: rally West, reassure East, help Ukraine
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM - - NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold...
Sep 282 min read
Acclaimed British actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89
LONDON - Britain's Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry...
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