The Trump administration said Wednesday it would impose new sanctions against Russia as punishment for its use of a nerve agent in an attempt last March to assassinate British citizen and ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. A terse release from the State Department said that the United States had determined Russian responsibility for […]
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British official says Putin ordered poison attack on ex-Russian spy as division widens
MOSCOW (AP) — The gulf between Russia and Britain widened on Friday as they cranked up pressure over a nerve agent attack and a suspected murder in Britain that have deepened Western worries about alleged Russian meddling abroad. Britain’s foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei […]
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Feathers ruffled in Britain as KFC runs low on chickens there
LONDON (AP) — Fast-food chain KFC has been forced to close most of its 900 outlets in Britain and Ireland because of a shortage of chicken The company is blaming “teething problems” with its new delivery partner, DHL. KFC says those branches that are open are operating a limited menu or shortened hours. The company […]
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The Latest: At least 2 dead in car rampage, knife attack in London
Bradford Buck, a tourist, tells BuzzFeed what he saw of the incident outside parliament. pic.twitter.com/bxqYPNhA2g — Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) March 22, 2017 LONDON (AP) — The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain’s parliament (all times local): 4:50 p.m. A senior police commander says the attack at London’s Parliament has been declared a terrorist […]
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Britain’s declaration of independence
The British separation from the European Union of June 23, 2016, doesn’t precisely replicate the American Declaration of Independence from the British empire on July 4, 1776. However, Britain’s 21st-century rebels and their 18th-century American cousins share several provocative and encouraging traits, which Americans should laud this coming July Fourth. Let’s deal with the numbers […]
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Consequences of Brexit difficult to predict
WASHINGTON — On June 1, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued its latest economic forecasts. In 2016, it predicted that the world economy would grow 3 percent, the United Kingdom 1.7 percent and the euro area (the 19 countries using the euro) 1.6 percent. We don’t know how these figures will now be […]
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British lawmakers reject Cameron’s push for military action in Syria
LONDON — Invoking the specter of the Iraq war, British lawmakers on Thursday rejected military action in Syria, dealing a stunning blow to Prime Minister David Cameron and effectively ruling Washington’s staunchest military ally out of any U.S.-led strike. After a marathon eight-hour debate, Cameron lost a vote that was initially seen as a symbolic […]
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Twitter abuse stirs unease in Britain
LONDON — Hours after successfully campaigning to have a woman — Jane Austen — featured on a new British banknote, Caroline Criado-Perez was bombarded with rape and death threats. The vast majority came via Twitter. At the peak of the frenzy last month, the 29-year-old freelance journalist was receiving about a threat every minute. Some […]