In race for No. 10, UK’s Johnson and Hunt vow to splash the cash

By Reuters,

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vowed to spend billions of pounds on public services, infrastructure and tax cuts on Sunday as the two men battling to b...

Boris Johnson , Conservative Party , European union , Jeremy Hunt , Theresa May

Britain bans sales of tear gas to Hong Kong after violence at protests

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Britain banned sales of crowd-control equipment such as tear gas to Hong Kong on Tuesday and called for an investigation after police clashed with dem...

Britain , china , Extradition bill , hong kong , protests , tear gas ban

Trump imposes new U.S. sanctions on Iran, including supreme leader

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U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials with new U.S. sanctions on Monda...

Iran , President Donald Trump , Prince Mohammed bin Salman , sanctions

New deal or no deal: How will Britain’s next PM deliver Brexit?

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The toughest job for Britain’s next prime minister will be to leave the European Union. But the new leader will have few options: find a divorce ...

Boris Johnson , brexit , British prime minister , European union

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain police incident

By CNN,

Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, was facing mounting calls Sunday to fully explain an incident in ...

Boris Johnson , brexit , British prime minister

PM favourite Johnson reiterates desire for October 31 Brexit

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Boris Johnson, the favourite to be the next British Prime Minister, reiterated his desire to leave the European Union in October with or without a dea...

Boris Johnson , brexit , British prime minister , European union

UK politician suspended after grabbing Greenpeace protester

By CNN,

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has suspended senior politician Mark Field from office after video emerged of him grabbing and manhandling a protester a...

Greenpeace UK , Mark Field , UK Prime Minister

Then there were two – Johnson and Hunt fight for British PM job

By Reuters,

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, once an opponent of leaving the European Union who has now promised to exit with a deal, are the fina...

Boris Johnson , brexit , British prime minister , European union , Jeremy Hunt , Theresa May

Russians, Ukrainian to face murder charges over downing of Flight MH17

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Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the deaths of 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down over east...

Flight MH17 , Kuala Lumpur , russia , Ukraine , Vladimir Putin

Hong Kong leader apologizes as protesters press demands for her to quit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters maintained calls for her to resign over her handlin...

china , hong kong

Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

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Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down, a day after she su...

Carrie Lam , hong kong , Jeremy Hunt

End of May: British PM steps down as Conservative leader

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British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that ...

brexit , Theresa May

Effusive Trump promises Britain a ‘phenomenal’ post-Brexit trade deal

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised Britain a “phenomenal” post-Brexit trade deal, dismissed differences over China’s Huawei and glo...

Brexit deal , British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt , Trump UK Visit

Trump tells The Sun: Meghan Markle is ‘nasty’

By CNN,

President Donald Trump set the stage for his upcoming visit to the United Kingdom by weighing in on everything from outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa...

markle , Trump

EU tells Britain: There will be no renegotiation of Brexit deal

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The European Union will not renegotiate the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May agreed, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesd...

Boris Johnson , brexit , European union , President Jean-Claude Juncker , Theresa May

Alleged Russian agents convicted for masterminding coup plot in Europe

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Two alleged Russian intelligence agents have been convicted on terrorism charges for their role in an attempted 2016 coup in the small European nation...

World Press Freedom Day: Global leaders fault corrupt nations, dictators

By Rachel Ombaka,

Leaders from around the world have called on governments to defend the rights of journalists in their quest to fight against corruption and to achieve...

Bobi Wine , Government Advertising Agency , Kenya Power scandal , maize scandal , mugabe , NCPB , NYS scandal , Sudan , sugar scandal , world press freedom day

UK’s May fires defense secretary over Huawei leak

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British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defense minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese t...

Theresa May’s plan for another Brexit delay has gone down badly in Europe

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union for another delay to the bedeviled Brexit process -- and it hasn't gone down well. ...

brexit , European union , Theresa May

Prince Charles meets Cuban president on historic trip to Havana

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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday during the first official British royal visit to the Caribb...

British-Cuban ties , cuba , Miguel Diaz-Canel , Prince Charles , Princess Diana