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Migrants cross the English Channel in small boats

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Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too

1:38pm June 15, 2024

by Willem Marx

Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on its borders, according to its boosters. But as the U.K. government still struggles with migration across the English Channel, migrants remain a high concern for many voters.

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World leaders seek unity on AI at virtual summit co-hosted by South Korea, U.K.

2:48am May 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.

Britain's King Charles III (center), next to Queen Camilla, waves as they arrive at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on March 31.

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King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis

4:11pm April 26, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks to the media during a visit to the Francis Crick Institute in London to announce a new London Growth Plan to boost economic growth on April 3.

Why London's Muslim mayor needs the same security as the king

7:33am April 17, 2024

by Fatima Al-Kassab

London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about being a Muslim politician in Britain — and his fears around a second possible Donald Trump presidency.

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A demonstrator holds a placard, after Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday.

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

12:05pm March 26, 2024

He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.

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Vaughan Gething poses for a portrait at the Cardiff University Spark building on March 16, in Cardiff, Wales. He has taken the Welsh government's leadership post as first minister.

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Meet Europe's first Black head of government — in Wales

11:24am March 21, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

"I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country," he said upon taking office.

King Charles III departs the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate on Jan. 29.

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King Charles is being treated for cancer

5:25pm February 05, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.

A U.S. scientist has stirred the pot with Britain by offering some controversial advice about tea.

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A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!

12:12pm January 25, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.

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Protesters stand outside the Supreme Court in London on Wednesday.

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The U.K. Supreme Court has struck down a plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

1:47pm November 15, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

In a major defeat for the British prime minister, the Supreme Court has ruled the government's migrant plan is unlawful and would put asylum-seekers at risk of deportation back home.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Writtle University College, an agricultural college in Writtle, United Kingdom, a day after making his announcement about changes to Britain's climate policies.

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Rishi Sunak defends U.K. climate policy U-turn amid international criticism

10:22am September 22, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

The British prime minister watered down key climate policies, and critics including Al Gore are slamming the changes. Analysts say with elections coming up next year, the pivot is politically driven.