World / Politics May 9, 2021
U.K. elections spark debate over Scottish independence push
by Tim Ross and Alastair Reed
The battle for the future of Scotland has begun after a dramatic set of British election results left the U.K. starkly divided.
World / Politics May 2, 2021
Johnson’s popularity faces key test in a Brexit heartland
by Joe Mayes
An English town holds a vote on May 6 that will be a critical test for Johnson after his landslide victory in 2019 paved the way to take Britain out of the EU after years of wrangling.
Soccer Apr 19, 2021
Top European clubs announce new Super League amid storm of criticism
The move sets up a rival to UEFA's established Champions League competition and was condemned by soccer officials and political leaders.
Commentary / World Apr 18, 2021
Belfast petrol bombs are a Brussels problem, too
by Martin Ivens
The clashes followed a decision by authorities not to prosecute 24 Sinn Fein politicians who last year attended a funeral for an IRA man, in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions.
World Apr 5, 2021
Johnson pushes COVID-19 tests for all to help reopen U.K. economy
by Tim Ross
Everyone in England will be urged to take a coronavirus test twice a week as a new system of COVID-19 passports is assessed for wide-scale use, under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to reopen the economy after lockdown. Free test kits will be made available ...
Business Mar 27, 2021
Biden says he suggested to U.K.'s Johnson a plan to rival China's Belt and Road
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program launched in 2013 and involving development and investment initiatives stretching from East Asia to Europe.
Commentary / World Mar 17, 2021
The Scottish drama Shakespeare couldn’t make up
by Therese Raphael
Sturgeon has been weakened, no doubt, but in Westminster only one question matters: how best to keep the union intact.
Asia Pacific Mar 16, 2021
Britain targets influence in Indo-Pacific as counterweight to China
by William James
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the U.K. to be at the forefront of a reinvigorated, rules-based international order based on cooperation and free trade.
World Mar 15, 2021
Boris Johnson moves to defuse anger over U.K. police violence
Images of male officers pinning down female demonstrators at a Saturday event meant to draw attention to violence against women have drawn criticism.
World Feb 27, 2021
Small island states and Britain warn U.N. of climate threats to security
by Laurie Goering
Weather-related disasters are displacing 16 million people a year, with water shortages and crop failures making vulnerable people prey to human traffickers, the British prime minister said.
World | FOCUS Feb 21, 2021
Britain’s next answer to COVID-19 is to prepare to live with it
by Emily Ashton, Alex Morales and Deirdre Hipwell
The U.K. plan is a pilot for whether nations can do enough to end damaging lockdowns and essentially learn to live with the disease.
Commentary / World Feb 15, 2021
It's time to replace the outmoded G7
by David Howell
There is talk of permanently expanding the old inner group into a larger team of like-minded countries, reflecting the new realities of world power, as well as the new dangers.