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Tibetans cheer on a Tibetan team at a soccer tournament in London. Fans say they were pleased and surprised that the tournament organizers didn't succumb to pressure from potential sponsors and dump the Tibetan team to avoid angering the Chinese governmen

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How The Chinese Government Works To Censor Debate In Western Democracies

5:19pm October 03, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

China's leaders try to muzzle free expression beyond their borders, inside liberal democracies, when speech contradicts the Communist Party line on issues like the status of Tibet and Taiwan.

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A flotilla of more than a hundred trawlers in the Bay of Seine in November of last year.

French, British Boats Clash In English Channel Over Scallop Catches

6:25am August 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A breakdown in talks blamed partly on Brexit has led the British to resume fishing the lucrative seabed off Normandy throughout the year, while French boats are restricted for part of the year.

British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town, South Africa, during a three-nation visit to Africa. May has promised to boost Britain's investment in the continent.

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Prime Minister Theresa May Pledges $5.1 Billion In Investment In Africa

7:24pm August 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The move, aimed at strengthening global partnerships post-Brexit, will mark a fundamental shift in focus from short-term poverty reduction to long-term economic growth.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump, President Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband, Philip May, watch a military performance ahead of a dinner in Oxfordshire, U.K., on Thursday.

In Fiery Interview With British Tabloid, Trump Criticizes Prime Minister, London Mayor

9:51am July 13, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Speaking with The Sun, the president said that Theresa May ignored his advice on Brexit and that it could kill the prospects for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

A 20-foot-tall blimp depicting President Trump as a cartoon baby stands inflated in London's Bingfield Park. It will hover above Parliament Square later this week during the president's visit.

'We Need To Take A Stand': U.K. Protesters Mobilize For Trump's Visit

5:47pm July 11, 2018

by Alice Fordham

President Trump arrives in the U.K. after a bitter NATO summit. Demonstrators will be waiting for him.

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd attends the official unveiling of a statue in honor of the first female Suffragist Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square last week in London.

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Britain's Home Secretary Steps Down Amid Row Over Deportation Targets

3:47pm April 30, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Amber Rudd had denied that she had ever discussed deportation targets, but The Guardian on Sunday published a letter she sent to Prime Minister Theresa May proposing a 10 percent increase in removals.

Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp and chairman of Fox News, arrives at a conference in July in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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European Antitrust Investigators Raid 21st Century Fox Offices In London

8:24am April 11, 2018

by Scott Neuman

European Commission investigators said Fox had come under scrutiny over its dominant position in broadcasting sports events and concerns that it may have violated EU antitrust rules.

Police in London investigate the killing of 18-year-old Israel Ogunsola.

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Violent Killings Are On The Rise In London

4:49pm April 06, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

London police are investigating more murders in the last two months than New York cops. Stabbings are largely fueling the increase, but there have been shootings too.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stands outside a pub as she views the area where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found critically ill in March.

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Russia's Attempt To Join Probe Into Ex-Spy's Poisoning Fails

7:01pm April 04, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

British officials and an international chemical weapons control group accuse Russia of employing a diversionary tactic to evade accountability.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, center, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron during a news conference following a meeting on the sidelines of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, on Thursday.

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EU Joins U.K. In Saying Russia 'Very Likely' Responsible For Nerve Agent Attack

2:09am March 23, 2018

by Scott Neuman

At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders said "there is no plausible alternative explanation" for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this month in southern England.