UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant.
Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China
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.
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Nationalism, talk of independence on the rise in Scotland, Wales
Crucial elections are coming up on May 6 in Great Britain, and nationalists in Scotland and Wales are hoping to do well enough to demand referendums on independence. Scottish voters had rejected independence in a 2014 referendum, but Brexit and…
WATCH: White House announces plans for Biden’s first overseas trip
The White House has announced that President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the Transatlantic alliance and reengagement with key allies.
British police officers' decision to break up a weekend vigil for a woman killed after being abducted while walking home at night in London has touched off a national debate in Britain.
Britain says it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as the country aims to launch an inoculation program within days.
Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on the British government's coronavirus safe list, reducing it to as little as five days if they test negative for COVID-19.
France declared a state of emergency earlier this month and has been imposing more and more restrictions since September to try to ease the pressure on France’s hospitals.
A sharp spike in new cases across the U.K. has been largely blamed on party-going young adults disregarding social distancing rules.
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