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Iran tried to seize British oil tanker: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Armed Iranian boats attempted to seize a British tanker in strategic Gulf waters on Wednesday…

Britain’s US ambassador resigns after Trump spat

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch said Wednesday he was resigning after drawing Donald…

China tells UK to ‘refrain’ from Hong Kong ‘interference’

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- China warned Britain on Wednesday that it must "refrain from further interference" in Hong…

Governments must regulate social networks, says Facebook’s head of global affairs

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Governments must regulate social networks and not the companies themselves, Facebook's head of global affairs…

Lower trust in vaccines among people in richer countries: survey

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People in Europe have the lowest levels of…

Beating Boris: Race to replace UK’s May kicks off

by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The contest to succeed Theresa May as Britain's next leader heated up…

Huawei denies being bound by Chinese spy laws

by Dmitry ZAKS LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Huawei's cybersecurity chief told the UK parliament Monday that the Chinese telecoms…

Britain’s Tory party set for rollercoaster leadership battle

by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The election of a new British Conservative Party leader is a contest…

Trump urges UK to be ‘very careful’ over Huawei and 5G

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump urged Britain to be "very careful" about involving Chinese tech giant…

Trump calls Queen Elizabeth a ‘great, great woman’

by Robin MILLARD / Jerome CARTILLIER LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Donald Trump hailed Queen Elizabeth II as a "great,…

UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where May failed on Brexit

  by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The race to become Britain's next premier opened…

Gardens of the future spring up at Chelsea Flower Show

by Pauline FROISSART LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Gardens of the future are being unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show…

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