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Germany to close loophole that let human smugglers stash boats there, UK says
LONDON/BERLIN - Germany will close a legal loophole that enabled human traffickers to store the small boats they use to cross the...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Facts-The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was...
Dec 5, 20242 min read


NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
BRUSSELS - NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats,...
Dec 3, 20242 min read


British lawmakers give initial support to assisted dying bill
LONDON - Britain's parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further...
Nov 29, 20242 min read


Facts: The legal status of assisted dying in different countries
LONDON - Britain is to debate whether to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill, potentially paving the way for the law to...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


UK's Starmer to meet Macron in France to discuss Ukraine support after Trump win
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to discuss ways to help Ukraine, after...
Nov 12, 20242 min read


NATO's Rutte congratulates Trump, says allies spending more on defence
BRUSSELS - NATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for being elected president of the United States, and emphasised...
Nov 6, 20241 min read


UK's Prince William begins climate-focused trip to South Africa
CAPE TOWN - Britain's Prince William began a four-day trip to South Africa on Monday by meeting young environmentalists and playing rugby...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


New NATO chief Rutte reaffirms support for Ukraine on Kyiv trip
KYIV - NATO chief Mark Rutte told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "your security matters for ours" on Thursday during his first...
Oct 4, 20242 min read


UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the...
Oct 4, 20243 min read


China's support to Russia should have implications, new NATO chief says
BRUSSELS - New NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that China had become a decisive enabler of Russia's war in Ukraine....
Oct 1, 20241 min read


Passengers set for world's first continual cruise after repair delay in Belfast
BELFAST - Cruise passengers are to set sail from Belfast on Monday on a three-and-a-half-year world voyage after being stranded in the...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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