Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, has died at the age of 100. He was President from 1977 to 1981. Carter was the oldest living former president. It was during his presidency that former USSR invaded Afghanistan. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his post-presidency humanitarian work. Carter spent his last […]
LONDON (AA) – Republican nominee Donald Trump has accused the UK’s Labour Party of attempting to interfere in the Nov. 5 US presidential election. Trump’s team on Tuesday filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing the Labour Party of sending members to the US to campaign on behalf of Vice Presiden...
Washington, United States – AFP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO. Starmer told reporters at the White House that he had a “wide-ranging disc...
Liverpool, United Kingdom – AFP Far-right protesters clashed with British police during tense rallies Saturday as unrest linked to disinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls spread across the UK. The violence, which has seen scores of arrests across England and put Britain’s Muslim community on edge, present...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Rioting flared late Friday in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers were subjected to “serious violence”, the latest unrest following a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls. Footage broadcast by the BBC showed a mob of several hundred rampaging in Sunde...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that relations with the US are “stronger than ever now” as he met with President Joe Biden for an Oval Office sit-down. “This special relationship is so important,” Starmer said in brief remarks before reporters were ushered out of the room....
ISTANBUL (AA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday emphasized the need for a “clear and urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave where Israel has killed at least 38,098 Palestinians in nine months. Speaking on the phone with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Starmer “reiterated his condo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Friday called the UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer to congratulate him on his party’s landslide victory in this week’s general elections. “The President looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Starmer to the Washington Summit next week to celebrate NATO’s 75th anni...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Britain’s new Labour government has pledged immediate action to grow the economy after clinching a landslide election victory to oust the Conservatives, but its task could be hampered by strained state finances following huge Covid expenditures. The centre-left Labour administration led by Prime Ministe...
Millions of voters in the UK have cast their ballots to elect 650 members to the House of Commons or lower house or parliament. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 10 p.m. local time, with results expected as early as 7 a.m. on Friday. Each of the 650 constituencies elects one member […]
