World Mar 22 UK government orders probe after Heathrow shutdown sparks concerns over energy resilience The British government on Saturday ordered an investigation into the country's “energy resilience” after an electrical substation fire shut Heathrow Airport for almost a day and raised concerns about the U.K.'s ability to withstand disasters or attacks on critical infrastructure.
World Mar 21 London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire shut down Europe’s busiest airport A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe's busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread cancellations and rerouting headaches, and stranding roughly 200,000 passengers.
World Mar 20 Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out Senior military officers from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond met in England on Thursday to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out.
World Mar 10 All crew members rescued after fuel tanker and cargo ship collide and catch fire in North Sea off Britain A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the American military in the North Sea, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea.
Politics Mar 04 Vance irks allies in UK, France with skeptical comments about Ukraine peacekeeping mission proposal Vance, in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening, said the economic pact with Kyiv sought by President Donald Trump “is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought…
World Mar 04 What to know about Trump’s halt on military aid to Ukraine It's a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons in Ukraine’s battlefield arsenal, and ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace agreement.
Politics Feb 27 WATCH: Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer hold news conference British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used a visit to Washington on Thursday to press President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine as he looks to find a quick endgame to Russia's bloody invasion of its neighbor.
World Feb 26 Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an investment that he hopes will help persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as Washington pushes to end the war.
World Feb 23 France and Britain’s leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia.
Politics Feb 10 As Trump roils the ‘special relationship’, Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, Britain will settle for a merely functional relationship with its former colony turned most important ally.