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May takes a gamble that running down the Brexit clock will focus political minds
Faced with a Brexit vote she cannot win, Prime Minister Theresa May appears to be gambling that running down the clock to a no-deal departure might change the arithmetic in Parliament. Less than 24 hours after Environment Secretary Michael Gove insisted the vote on May's ...
Man accused of killing British tourist appears before New Zealand court
A man accused of killing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane made his first appearance in a New Zealand court Monday. Media reports say the 26-year-old man stared down while a judge addressed him during the brief appearance at the Auckland District Court. The man has ...
Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage quits UKIP after its appointment of far-right ex-con as adviser
Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage resigned Tuesday from the U.K. Independence Party, which he co-founded and turned into an influential force in British politics as its leader for nearly a decade. "With a heavy heart, I am leaving UKIP. It is not the Brexit party our ...
Japan welcomes Britain's possible entry into TPP, Abe tells May
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday that he welcomes Britain's expression of interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11-nation free trade agreement that will enter into force on Dec. 30. In a meeting ...
Decision day for Japan Inc. in England
Will Japanese firms remain in post-Brexit Britain or find more welcoming friends?
Comments of some leaders, EU officials, on outcome of special Brexit summit
The 27 EU national leaders gathered Sunday to endorse both a detailed treaty setting out the terms under which Britain will leave the European Union and a declaration outlining how Britain can keep close to its biggest market by following many EU rules after ...
Britain's finance minister says Theresa May's Brexit deal with EU is best option to protect economy
Britain's draft deal to leave the European Union is the best available solution to safeguard the economy and start to reunite a divided country, Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Philip Hammond said Saturday. Prime Minister Theresa May is due to meet EU leaders Sunday ...
United Arab Emirates says it may free jailed British 'spy' after clemency appeal
The United Arab Emirates on Friday signaled a British academic it jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed for clemency in a case that has strained ties between the long-standing allies. Matthew Hedges, 31, was sentenced Wednesday on charges ...
Shinzo Abe mulls visits to Netherlands, Uruguay and Paraguay in December
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting the Netherlands, Uruguay and Paraguay, in addition to a planned trip to Britain, in December, government sources said Tuesday. Abe is mulling the travel to the four countries through Dec. 7 after attending the two-day summit of the ...
The prolonged torture that is Brexit
The only force that could save Theresa May's deal is the Labour Party, but hopes are very thin.
British leader Theresa May to travel to Brussels again for talks on future ties with EU
Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she will return to Brussels this week to hammer out Britain's future relationship with the EU — and overthrowing her will not help negotiations. After a tumultuous week in which the draft divorce deal agreed between London and the ...
Parents who named son after Hitler jailed in U.K. for being in banned far-right group
A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action. Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, of being members of the organization, after ...
