Apr 08 Watch 11:15 Two decades after peace pact, reconciliation still lags in Northern Ireland By PBS News Hour Nearly 20 years ago this week, the Good Friday Agreement brought an end to almost three decades of violence between Catholic and Protestant factions in Northern Ireland, known as the ‘Troubles,’ that killed 3,500 people. But for many, it has… Continue watching
Mar 15 U.S., France, Germany, UK blame Russia in joint statement for attack on ex-spy By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The statement is the fruit of British efforts to enlist international support as it tries to hold Russia accountable for the March 4 attack that left former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal seriously ill. Continue reading
Mar 13 Russia dismisses poisoning accusations by Britain as ‘nonsense’ By Gregory Katz and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Russia on Tuesday dismissed accusations of any involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy as "nonsense," saying it will only cooperate with a British investigation if it receives samples of the nerve agent believed to have been used. Continue reading
Mar 13 What can the UK do now after Russia is linked to spy attack? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May says Russia will be hit by "extensive" retaliatory measures if Moscow doesn't explain by midnight Tuesday how a Russian-made nerve agent came to poison a former spy in the UK. Continue reading
Mar 12 ‘Highly likely’ Russia behind attack on ex-spy, Theresa May says By Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May says the Russian ex-spy poisoned in England was exposed to a military-grade nerve agent of type produced by Russia. Continue reading
Mar 07 Russian ex-spy poisoned with nerve agent, British police say By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless, Associated Press Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said Wednesday the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on Sunday is being treated as attempted murder. Continue reading
Mar 06 Britain vows to respond ‘robustly’ if Russia link proven in illness of ex-spy By Martin Benedyk, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain will respond "appropriately and robustly" if Russia's involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who became critically ill after coming into contact with an "unknown substance" in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said today. Continue reading
Nov 23 Britain cries foul as EU nixes its Capital of Culture bid By Jill Lawless, Associated Press LONDON — U.K. politicians expressed dismay Thursday after the European Union booted Britain out of the contest to become European Capital of Culture because of Brexit. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:14 Irma-ravaged Anguillians say they need more help from the UK By PBS News Hour The British government has been the target of criticism over its response to devastating Hurricane Irma on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, where residents say they need fuel, water, food and electricity. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News interviews British… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Is the island of Anguilla getting the Irma aid it needs? By PBS News Hour When Hurricane Irma shattered islands across the Caribbean, one of the hardest hit was Anguilla, where residents in need of food, water, fuel and electricity received the first major delivery of aid from Britain six days after the storm hit. Continue watching