World Jan 22 Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.
World Jan 16 Starmer and Zelenskyy sign ‘100-year partnership’ agreement between UK and Ukraine U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, part of a European show of support and promises to keep helping Ukraine endure in its nearly three-year war with Russia.
Politics Jan 07 Elon Musk helped Trump win and is now looking at Europe. Many politicians there are alarmed Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe.
World Dec 30 The message voters around the world sent to leaders in 2024: ‘You’re fired’ Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year, and in many incumbents were punished.
World Dec 19 Elon Musk considers making big donation to right-wing UK party led by Nigel Farage British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as $100 million, which would be the largest political donation…
Politics Nov 06 How global leaders are reacting to Trump’s election win Trump’s first term saw him insult and alienate many of the United States’ longstanding allies. His return to the White House, four years after losing office to President Joe Biden, has huge consequences for everything from global trade to climate…
Arts Oct 06 WATCH: South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han's "physical empathy for the vulnerable, often female lives" of her characters.
World Sep 30 Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant closes, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK The shutdown makes Britain the first Group of Seven nation economies to phase out coal.
Arts Sep 27 Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89 Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday.
World Sep 13 Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying, UK calls decision ‘completely baseless’ In calling the Russian allegations "completely baseless,” the U.K. Foreign Office said the expulsions happened weeks ago, linking them to Britain’s decision in May to revoke the credentials of an attaché at Moscow’s London embassy and to impose a five-year…