Apr 18 U.S. and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to weekend attack on Israel amid escalating tensions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press In the actions Thursday, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel. Continue reading
Apr 04 More than 600 British jurists call for suspension of arms sales to Israel after strike kills 3 U.K. aid workers By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain is just one of Israel’s longstanding allies whose governments are under growing pressure to halt weapons exports because of the toll of the six-month-old war in Gaza. Continue reading
Mar 26 Assange can’t be extradited until U.S. rules out death penalty, UK court says By Sylvia Hui, Jill Lawless, Associated Press For the WikiLeaks founder, it was a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of classified American documents. Continue reading
Mar 25 UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods By Associated Press U.K. agriculture has been heavily affected by Britain's exit from the EU. Many farmers say post-Brexit trade deals have opened the door to cheap imports that are undercutting British producers. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. and UK announce sanctions in China over hacks on election watchdog and lawmakers By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Officials said those sanctioned are responsible for a hack that may have gained access to information on tens of millions of U.K. voters held by the Electoral Commission, as well as for cyberespionage targeting lawmakers who have been outspoken about… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:09 Princess Kate reveals she has cancer, undergoing treatment By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. The news came amid rampant and often irresponsible speculation about her in the British press and beyond. It also came after missteps by the royal family itself… Continue watching
Mar 12 Princess Kate photo controversy highlights rockiness of relationship between royals and the press By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The royals have long had an awkward relationship with the media in Britain, where they are an uneasy hybrid of celebrities and taxpayer-funded public property. Continue reading
Mar 11 Why news organizations retracted the Princess of Wales photo By Brian Melley, Associated Press Kensington Palace had issued the image Sunday as speculation swirled on social media about the whereabouts of the oft-photographed princess who hadn’t been seen in public since December. Continue reading
Feb 24 U.S. and UK strike more Houthi sites in Yemen in response to surge in Red Sea ship attacks By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. and Britain struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set… Continue reading
Feb 01 UK judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’ By Jill Lawless, Associated Press A judge in London has thrown out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump accusing a former British spy of making "shocking and scandalous claims" that were false and harmed his reputation. Continue reading