LONDON: Boris Johnson has lost no time in making his mark as British prime minister. In two weeks, he has toured the country telling Britons a spending...
LONDON: Britain’s two main parties set the stage on Monday for a battle over a no-deal Brexit, hoping to win back voters who abandoned them for a new movement...
LONDON: The beginning of the end of Theresa May's Brexit strategy was an emotional address to the nation in which she blamed Parliament for the delay in...
LONDON: Theresa May sat quietly sipping tea in the corner of a small room at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester last October. The British prime...
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will propose Friday a new plan to ease trade and offer Britain more freedom to set tariffs after Brexit, a last-ditch...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown on Tuesday with lawmakers who want power to force her government to go back to the negotiating...
LONDON: British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn’s path to the prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street is not proving as smooth as the veteran...
LONDON: From William Pitt to Winston Churchill, Britain’s finest prime ministers have risen to greatness in the Palace of Westminster, heightening its...
LONDON: After months of Brexit talks that have made little progress and deepened rifts in her party, British Prime Minister Theresa May will try this week to...
LONDON: An early election was meant to bind the Conservatives to Theresa May’s agenda for at least five years, but instead it has badly shaken the governing...
LONDON: It’s lonely at the top for British Prime Minister Theresa May but she’s holding on – for now. May faced calls to quit from inside and outside her...
BRUSSELS: The European Union said after a first day of talks on Britain’s exit from the 28-member bloc that the clock was ticking on negotiations, but British...
LONDON: After nine months of preparation, bitter public argument and a battle with Parliament, British Prime Minister Theresa May is launching talks with the...
LONDON: British premier Theresa May will file formal Brexit divorce papers Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown and triggering years of...
LONDON: It was an invitation to seal Theresa May’s bid to revitalize the “special relationship” with the United States, but the promise of a state visit for...
DAVOS, Switzerland: British finance minister Philip Hammond warned the European Union Thursday that Britain would find other ways to remain competitive after...
DAVOS, Switzerland: Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos Tuesday in a speech that...
LONDON: There is a recognizable repetition in Theresa May’s speeches about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. “Brexit means Brexit,” making “a...
BRUSSELS: A lions’ den or nest of doves? Theresa May’s first meeting with all the other European Union leaders since she became British prime minister was...
LONDON: Britain is pressing for a “unique” deal with the European Union to restore sovereignty, reduce immigration and boost trade with the bloc after their...
LONDON: In the 1970s, a trio of socialists joined a battle to steer Britain’s Labour Party to the left. Within a few years, two of them had seized control of...
LONDON: The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach 167 billion pounds ($256 billion), much more than expected,...
ASTRAKHAN, Russia: With oil and gas reserves, fish in the nearby Caspian Sea and a warm climate, Astrakhan should be one of Russia’s richest provinces.It...
MOSCOW: Russian model Alisa Krylova canceled her order for the latest Mercedes, spent New Year in Moscow rather than skiing in the Alps and now employs...
MOSCOW: Alexander Shalin rides a bike to work, shops in local grocery stores and doesn’t worry too much about fashion. The 37-year-old manager should be...