What we can learn from the U.K.'s economic fallout
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, about warning signs for the U.S. from the U.K.'s political and economical upheaval.
Europe
Liz Truss will have a claim to being the U.K.'s shortest-serving prime minister
Truss beats George Canning, who was prime minister for 119 days in 1827.
Liz Truss announced her resignation as Britain's leader after 6 weeks in office
Nearly half a dozen figures in Britain's Conservative Party are seen as candidates for prime minister. Liz Truss is the fourth prime minister to resign since the Brexit vote of 2016.
It's important the U.K. regains political stability, French foreign minister says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna about the state of U.S.-France relations — ahead of a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.
News brief: U.K. politics, Steve Bannon sentencing, U.S. housing market
The revolving door at No. 10 Downing Street keeps turning. Steve Bannon faces sentencing for defying the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena. Interest rates throw cold water on the once-hot housing market.
Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule
Deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in Greece, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure — thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts.
The U.K. is waiting to see who will become its third prime minister this year
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Andrew Palmer, of The Economist, about the short tenure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, and the country's political instability after Brexit.
What the wild journey of a $100,000 watch can teach us about global markets
The luxury watch market was a sleepy, shrinking industry until it got caught up in a tidal wave of market forces.
Larry the Cat outlasts fourth U.K. prime minister
The 15-year-old tabby is the Chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing Street, where Britain's prime ministers both work and reside. Larry has been in the post since David Cameron ran the government.
Is Brexit at the roots of British Prime Minister Liz Truss' quick exit?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Financial Times political editor George Parker about the continuing effects Brexit has had on U.K. politics and the economy.