U.K. signals willingness to de-mine and help export grain from Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk down Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv on June 17. | UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / VIA REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain was willing to assist with de-mining operations off Ukraine’s southern coast and was considering offering insurance to ships to move millions of metric tons of grain stuck in the country. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and blockade of its Black Sea ports has prevented the

U.K.’s Boris Johnson braced for Tory rebels to force confidence vote in days

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday.  | POOL / VIA REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sees rebel members of parliament from the governing Conservative Party triggering a vote on his leadership as soon as this week, according to one of his key allies. Tory MPs seeking to oust Johnson may be on the cusp of securing the 54 letters required to force a confidence vote,

U.K. forgets crisis to party for queen’s jubilee

Members of the Household Cavalry ride along The Mall, ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, in London on Wednesday. | REUTERS

London – Putting aside a biting inflationary crisis and doubts over the monarchy’s future, Britons prepared on Wednesday for four days of festivities to mark a record-breaking 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II. The Platinum Jubilee offers a brief respite from a surge in prices not seen since the 1970s, with accounts

Japan and Britain resolve jurisdiction issue in talks over military pact

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in London on May 5. | POOL / VIA KYODO

The Japanese and British governments have resolved the primary jurisdiction issue in talks to conclude a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) that stipulates the legal status of Self-Defense Forces personnel and British troops while in each other’s territory, it was learned Tuesday. The two governments have agreed to grant the primary jurisdiction to the country sending

Boris Johnson blamed as Tories lose seats in U.K. council elections

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives shed seats across England, but the prime minister appears to have avoided a major disaster in Thursday’s local elections. | BLOOMBERG

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives shed seats across England and lost three London strongholds, but the prime minister appears to have avoided the scale of disaster in Thursday’s local elections that might have triggered a fresh bid by members of his party to replace him. With more than half of councils reporting results, the U.K. governing party

Russians bombard Kyiv outskirts despite promise to scale back

Buildings damaged by shelling in the town of Trostianets, in Sumy region, Ukraine | REUTERS

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS– Russian forces bombarded the borders of Kyiv and a besieged city in northern Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after promising to scale down operations there in what the West dismissed as a ploy to regroup by intruders taking heavy losses.Nearly 5 weeks into an intrusion in which it has failed to catch

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony on June 12, 2021, to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle. | AFP-JIJI

In a time of both false information and too much details, quality journalism is more vital than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story. SUBSCRIBE NOW IMAGE GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE). Source link. LONDON– Queen Elizabeth, 95, has actually tested favorable for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms however anticipates to continue light

The court of Britain’s prime minister is collapsing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and one of his top aides, Munira Mirza (left), leave No. 10 Downing Street in London to attend a weekly Cabinet meeting in December 2020. Mirza recently resigned after objecting to comments made by her former boss.  | AFP-JIJI

In a time of both false information and too much information, quality journalism is more essential than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story. SUBSCRIBE NOW IMAGE GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE). For anyone who understood “Planet Boris” from its origins, Mirza was the assisting intelligence of the Johnson project: a savvy, quiet figure

Johnson faces fresh calls to quit as report slams lockdown parties

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons on Monday about Sue Gray's report into the Downing Street lockdown parties. | UK PARLIAMENT / JESSICA TAYLOR / VIA AFP-JIJI

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U.K.’s Boris Johnson faces week that defines his political future

MP Nusrat Ghani speaks during a session in Parliament in London in May, 2021. | REUTERS

In a time of both misinformation and too much details, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story. SUBSCRIBE NOW. It comes after Tory MP William Wragg implicated the whips of trying to “blackmail” MPs who were difficult Johnsons management by threatening to withdraw taxpayer funding from their

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