Backstabbing, constant change a feature of U.K. Conservative Party leadership contests
Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation announcement Friday sets the stage for a leadership battle in her Conservative Party that will determine who becomes Britain's next leader. The election of a new party leader is a contest traditionally filled with twists, turns, bandwagons and backstabbing. Here is ...
The world's largest exhibition of manga outside Japan opened Thursday at the British Museum in London. Some 70 manga series from about 50 artists, including Osamu Tezuka’s “Astro Boy” and Eiichiro Oda’s “One Piece,” are being displayed in an area of roughly 1,100 square meters ...
Protocol pitfalls abound as Trump heads abroad to meet royalty in Japan and Britain
U.S. President Donald Trump was walking across the sun-splashed airport tarmac in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017 when the Israeli leader playfully warned his political ally about the confusing protocol he was about to encounter on his first visit to Israel ...
U.K. election body says 'some' EU citizens were turned away at polls
U.K. election authorities acknowledged Thursday that some EU citizens were turned away at U.K. polling stations while trying to cast ballots in the European Parliament polls. The hashtag #DeniedMyVote began trending in Britain as voters cast their ballots in one of the 28 countries taking ...
Queen Elizabeth saw the ticket from her first long-haul flight after her coronation when she visited British Airways' Heathrow headquarters on Thursday to mark the airline's centenary. The ticket was for a trip to Jamaica with her husband, Philip, in November 1953. "Name of passenger: ...
Panasonic to suspend supply of some parts to Huawei in wake of U.S. ban
Panasonic Corp. has decided to halt the supply of some components to Huawei Technologies Co., officials said Thursday, the latest sign that last week's U.S. blacklisting of the Chinese telecoms giant is affecting major Japanese firms. Panasonic is still examining which product shipments run counter ...
May's premiership hangs by thread as key minister quits over Brexit
Theresa May's premiership is hanging by a thread as a high-profile Cabinet minister quit and a growing revolt over Brexit looked set to force the British leader from power. Andrea Leadsom resigned late on Wednesday, saying she no longer believed the government's approach will honor ...
Newly released photos shed light on Emperor Naruhito's life in Britain
A set of photos has been uncovered offering a fresh look into the life of Emperor Naruhito during his time studying in Britain in the 1980s. Taken in 1985, the photos show the then-prince visiting a summer festival for Japan-U.K. friendship in London and smiling ...
A U.N. human rights expert on Wednesday sharpened his criticism of cuts to social support in Britain, pointing to "record levels of hunger and homelessness" in the country and describing recent changes as window-dressing. Philip Alston, the U.N. Human Rights Council-appointed expert on poverty, visited ...
British Steel to be placed into administration, threatening thousands of jobs, report says
British Steel, the country's second-largest steel producer, will be placed into administration as early as Wednesday, Sky News reported, jeopardizing some 25,000 jobs. Administrators from EY are in court this morning to finalize an insolvency process, the broadcaster said, after a failure to secure a ...
Celeb chef Jamie Oliver's U.K. restaurant chain folds, threatening 1.000 jobs
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, partly due to increased competition and escalating rents in local commercial districts. The insolvency will leave 1,000 people out of work and reignited worries about local retail and food outlets in Britain, ...
