Jun 12 Aid groups appeal to G-7 for cash to get shots into arms By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The appeal came after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped leaders of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will agree to provide at least 1 billion vaccine doses for poorer countries. Continue reading
Jun 12 Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China By Jill Lawless, Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in between Saturday’s G-7 sessions, according to photographs her spokesperson tweeted. Merkel is scheduled to meet with Biden at the White House next month. Continue reading
Jun 11 G-7 nations gather to pledge 1 billion vaccine doses for world By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Vaccine sharing commitments from U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set the stage for the G-7 meeting in southwest England. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Biden, Johnson strike warm tone in first meeting By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Beginning a week of diplomacy across the Atlantic, Biden hopes to use his first overseas trip as president to reassure European allies that the United States had shed the transactional tendencies of Donald Trump's term and is a reliable partner… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 4:30 Biden begins a week of diplomacy, pledges 500 million vaccine doses to poorer countries President Biden on Thursday kicked off his week of diplomacy in a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the beginning of the G-7 summit Friday. Biden also announced a significant step by his administration that he said… Continue watching
May 12 UK urges Biden to drop coronavirus air travel restrictions By Ali Rogin British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge President Joe Biden to lift US-UK flight restrictions at their first face-to-face meeting since Biden took office, unless Biden does so before then, a top British official warned U.S. diplomats. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 4:25 Scottish National Party’s win may reignite the independence referendum By PBS NewsHour The Scottish Nationalist Party is set to win in Scotland’s parliamentary election and is expected to call for a pro-independence referendum, setting the stage for a clash with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. NPR Correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
Apr 20 U.K. toughens its carbon target before Biden climate summit By Jill Lawless, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The U.K. government has pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 2035. The more ambitious climate target was announced ahead of a virtual climate summit U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host on Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:25 Britain cautiously plans to ease rigid lockdown restrictions By Malcolm Brabant Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a cautious timetable ending the country’s COVID lockdown, one of the strictest in the world with almost all foreign travel outlawed under the guidelines. But the full lockdown isn’t due to finish until… Continue watching
Feb 19 U.K. COVID-19 infections falling as govt mulls easing lockdown By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Clear evidence has emerged that the rate of coronavirus infections across the U.K. is falling sharply just days before British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap for potentially easing lockdown restrictions in England. Continue reading