China says it will 'not tolerate foreign forces' in Hong Kong
China on Tuesday slammed the U.S. and Britain for interfering in Hong Kong affairs after the two countries voiced concerns about a vicious assault on pro-democracy protesters. The savage beating of the Hong Kong protesters by a mob of suspected gangsters on Sunday has deepened ...
With tensions mounting and ample opportunities for miscalculation, every diplomatic channel must be operating and explored.
The U.K. on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned Iran's actions as "state piracy" while at ...
Britain said Monday it was "not yet in a position" to decide what involvement China's Huawei should have in the U.K.'s 5G next-generation telecom network. Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright told parliament that London was still seeking clarity on the implications of U.S. action against the ...
Voting for new U.K. prime minister ends amid Brexit foreboding
Voting closed Monday in the two-man contest to become Britain's next prime minister, as critics of likely winner Boris Johnson condemned his vow to take the U.K. out of the European Union with or without a divorce deal. Members of the governing Conservative Party had ...
Boris Johnson says technology can enable trade deal that breaks Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, favored to become Britain's new prime minister, said on Sunday the country could reach a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement. In his weekly column ...
Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by his mother, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. In two of the pictures George is seen with ...
Britain's bookish 'Spreadsheet Phil' Hammond turns unlikely resistance chief
Philip Hammond's decision to resign as Britain's finance minister should Boris Johnson become prime minister thrusts him into the front-lines of a brewing internal revolt against the likely incoming leader. The 63-year-old Oxford University graduate is one of Britain's most respected ministers among European leaders ...
Audio shows Royal Navy trying to thwart Iran from seizing U.K.-flagged tanker
In an audio recording released Sunday, a British naval officer insists that a British-flagged oil tanker must be allowed to sail through the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian paramilitary forces demand that the vessel change course before commandeering it. The audio, released by maritime security ...
All 23 crew members of seized British-run tanker are safe, Iranian TV says
The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV on Sunday. "All 23 crew members aboard the ship are safe and in ...
Britain braces for maverick Boris Johnson being appointed prime minister
Supporters of Boris Johnson, who looks certain to become the next British prime minister, hail his optimistic vision for post-Brexit Britain and insist he will have a team to take care of the details. "If he's got good people around him, he'll be fine," said ...
Ex-Russian arms tycoon quietly wields influence in British leadership race
A former Russian arms tycoon who had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin is a major donor to Britain's ruling Conservative Party and counts himself a friend of the man expected to be the country's next prime minister. Alexander Temerko, who forged close ...
