Boris Johnson's new wallpaper upgrade is a gamble on Britain's class divisions
The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations.
U.K.-France standoff near Jersey shows how Brexit fish fight isn't over
Jersey, a self-governing British crown dependency near France that relies on Britain for its defense, has become ensnared in fraught cross-Channel relations.
Climate finance hopes for poor nations shift to G7 summit as Merkel disappoints
Germany and Britain are piling pressure on other G7 nations to boost the funding they provide for climate action in developing countries this decade, even though Germany did not offer more finance at an international gathering last week. Ahead of last week's Petersberg Climate Dialogue, ...
U.K. elections spark debate over Scottish independence push
The battle for the future of Scotland has begun after a dramatic set of British election results left the U.K. starkly divided.
Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says
Dix said he expects everybody in the U.K. to have been vaccinated at least once by the end of July, when "we'll have probably protected the population from all the variants that are known."
Indian minister to self-isolate at G7 meeting of top diplomats due to COVID-19 scare
A meeting of top Group of Seven diplomats being held in person in London risked being derailed after India’s foreign minister said he would self-isolate over possible exposure to the coronavirus. The possibility of the spread of the virus among senior officials and beyond has ...
Japan praises British carrier dispatch and vows more security cooperation
The two ministers shared "grave concerns" about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in regional waters.
Johnson’s popularity faces key test in a Brexit heartland
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.
Indian diaspora struggles to help homeland ‘gasping for air’
The diaspora is collecting funds, lobbying governments in countries where they reside and making pledges to shuttle essential supplies and equipment.
While on tour in Europe a century ago, the man who would become Emperor Hirohito delivers a speech on world peace.
British carrier's visit to Japan signals closer ties amid China tensions
When HMS Queen Elizabeth steams into the port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, it will signal an implicit endorsement and boost for Japan’s "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy.
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to visit Japan on maiden deployment
The high-profile visits, aimed at bolstering security ties in East Asia, come amid tensions in the region as concern grows in Japan over any threat posed to neighboring Taiwan by China.
