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UK court rules government acted unlawfully in contract award

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LONDON — Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully in awarding a contract to a company run by friends of...

Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies

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LONDON — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump...

UK PM’s party rebels prepare to challenge foreign aid cuts

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LONDON — Senior Lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservative Party are hoping to reverse the government's contentious cut in foreign aid spending — just days...

Minister opposes suspending cricketer for offensive tweets

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LONDON — The British government called on England’s cricket authorities on Monday to reconsider the suspension of fast bowler Ollie Robinson while he is...

Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp...

U.K. urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022

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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Group of Seven wealthy democracies’ summit next week to urge world leaders to commit...

UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs

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LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...

UK halts trials of new tanks that vibrate and can’t go fast

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LONDON — The British military said Thursday that it paused trials of its new fleet of tanks, after a newspaper reported the vehicles can’t...

Holiday chaos as UK removes Portugal from travel green list

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LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it is removing Portugal from its list of COVID-safe travel destinations, meaning thousands of U.K. residents currently on...

UK lawmakers seek to reverse government’s foreign aid cut

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LONDON — Lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservative Party said Thursday they hope to force a vote in Parliament next week that could make the...