Jul 29 New video from Iran shows Revolutionary Guard warning UK warship By Amir Vahdat, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press An Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer is heard telling a British warship not to interfere as the paramilitary force seized a U.K.-flagged commercial vessel. Continue reading
Jul 25 UK’s Boris Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Addressing a rowdy session of Parliament for the first time since becoming prime minister, Johnson pledged Thursday to take a new approach to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: DOJ won’t charge Barr or Ross with criminal contempt over census In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. House Democrats had voted to cite them for refusing to turn over documents on adding a… Continue watching
Jul 24 EU braces for Boris Johnson, Brexit supporter, as new UK leader By Raf Casert, Associated Press Three decades ago, journalist Boris Johnson wrote stories for London's Daily Telegraph— articles the European officials deemed to be so false that they coined the word "Euromyth" to describe them. Now, he is Britain's prime minister. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 10:48 On Brexit, can new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson succeed where Theresa May failed? Boris Johnson, one of Britain’s most eccentric and recognizable politicians, will become its next prime minister. The former mayor of London beat fellow Conservative Jeremy Hunt to take on what some say is the country’s greatest challenge since World War… Continue watching
Jul 23 Boris Johnson wins race to become UK prime minister By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson will be installed as prime minister in a formal handover from Theresa May on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 22 May chairs emergency session on Iranian seizure of UK tanker By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The meeting of security ministers and officials will discuss how to secure shipping in the sensitive region, which is vital to the world's oil supply. Continue reading
Jul 15 Codebreaker Alan Turing to be the face of a new British banknote By Associated Press During World War II Turing worked at the secret Bletchley Park code-breaking center, where he helped crack Nazi Germany's secret codes by creating the "Turing bombe," a forerunner of modern computers. Continue reading
Jul 11 UK says Iranian vessels tried to block its tanker By Aya Batrawy, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if it had received orders to seize any ships it would have done so immediately. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 8:57 Fallout from leaked memos about Trump prompts UK ambassador to resign Sir Kim Darroch, British ambassador to the United States since 2016, has resigned after diplomatic memos in which he criticized President Trump were leaked. Although Prime Minister Theresa May and other UK politicians expressed support for Darroch, Boris Johnson, the… Continue watching