Feb 27 Watch 4:20 Trump meets with British PM amid tensions with Europe over Ukraine and tariffs By Lisa Desjardins, Eliot Barnhart British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued a week of Oval Office diplomacy, arriving at the White House for meetings with President Trump and his team. Starmer is the second of three critical European allies to meet with the president this… Continue watching
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump meets with UK leader Starmer, receives invite from King Charles III to visit Scotland By Associated Press The letter captured by photographs and shown partially by Trump to reporters in the Oval Office says the British monarch remembers with “great fondness” Trump’s visit during his first term. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Trump and UK Prime Minister Starmer hold news conference By Jill Lawless, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used a visit to Washington on Thursday to press President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine as he looks to find a quick endgame to Russia's bloody invasion of its neighbor. Continue reading
Feb 26 Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an investment that he hopes will help persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as Washington pushes to end the war. Continue reading
Feb 24 British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan By Associated Press The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds for their release. Continue reading
Feb 23 France and Britain’s leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. Continue reading
Feb 20 UK foreign secretary questions Russia’s ‘appetite’ for peace at tense G20 meeting By Mogomotsi Magome, Michelle Gumede, Gerald Imray, Associated Press U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led… Continue reading
Jan 16 Starmer and Zelenskyy sign ‘100-year partnership’ agreement between UK and Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, part of a European show of support and promises to keep helping Ukraine endure in its nearly three-year war with Russia. Continue reading
Jan 05 Heavy snow, freezing rain cause widespread disruption across the UK and Germany By Pan Pylas, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press With the weather set to stay inclement on Sunday in the U.K., there are concerns that many rural communities, particularly in the north of England, could be cut off, with up to 40 centimeters of snow on the ground above… Continue reading
Jan 02 ‘Dinosaur highway’ dating back 166 million years discovered in England By Brian Melley, Associated Press Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years. Continue reading