Tag Archives: Britain

    LONDON | Xinhua |  Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade following Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation amid mounting political pressure and declining parliamentary support. Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater Manchester, is currently the only declared candidate for the Labour leadership and is …

LONDON | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he would resign as leader of the governing Labour Party and leave office once a successor is chosen. Less than two years ago, Starmer led Labour to a landslide election victory that ended 14 years of Conservative …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Britain’s ex-prince and King Charles III’s younger brother, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday, British media outlets reported. In a statement published by Thames Valley Police, officers said they had arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on …

Britain, once famed for its stability, governing competence and balanced civic culture is now dominated by a paranoid culture COMMENT | MATTHEW FLINDERS | Conspiratorial narratives have always swirled around the corridors of Number 10. Studies of the British style of government have, for decades, explored the role of unofficial briefings …

  ACCRA | Xinhua |  Ghana and Britain have signed an agreement to restructure debts equivalent to 256 million U.S. dollars, extending the maturity date of Accra’s bilateral debts to London by 15 years. The agreement was signed Wednesday by British Trade Commissioner for Africa John Humphrey and Ghanaian Finance …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state. “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas’ attack on …

LONDON | TASS |  London has recognized the state of Palestine, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced. “Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognizes the State of Palestine,” he said in a video address broadcast …

LONDON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain wrapped up Thursday night in royal pomp and friendly rhetoric. But showy ceremonies could not hide the gaps in results: while a splashy technology deal and new investment pledges drew concerns, trade rows persisted, and the split …

LONDON | Xinhua | The summer of 2025 is officially confirmed as the warmest summer on record for Britain, according to provisional statistics from Britain’s Met Office released on Monday. From June 1 to Aug. 31, Britain’s mean temperature stood at 16.10 degrees Celsius, 1.51 degrees above the long-term meteorological …

TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Britain, France and Germany on Thursday notified the United Nations (UN) Security Council that they had triggered the “snapback” mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, raising the possibility of reinstating UN sanctions on Iran in 30 days. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned …