UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges Britain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results showed, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. World 05 Jul, 2024
Allies fear the US is becoming less reliable, with growing concern over a possible Trump return French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent verdict was blunt: America’s “first priority is itself.” World 12 Feb, 2024
UK PM Sunak makes surprise trip to Kyiv, boosts defense aid British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine's snow-blanketed capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. World 20 Nov, 2022
World leaders gather to talk climate amid many distractions More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a worsening problem that scientists’ call Earth’s biggest challenge, yet observers say it will be hard to make progress given all that is happening in the world. World 07 Nov, 2022
Indians delight in Rishi Sunak's rise to UK PM on Diwali Some Indians are hoping for closer British-Indian ties if Sunak does become prime minister. World 24 Oct, 2022
Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister Britain is not scheduled to hold a national election for another two years. World 20 Oct, 2022
UK's new PM Liz Truss wins by smaller margin than expected Polls during the leadership campaign suggested that Truss's victory margin would be larger. A YouGov poll in August had Truss on 69% to Sunak's 31%. World 05 Sep, 2022
Zelenskiy vows to restore Ukrainian rule in Russia-annexed Crimea Zelenskiy said Russia had turned Crimea into "an ecological disaster zone and a military springboard for aggression". World 23 Aug, 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID, has mild symptoms, taking Paxlovid treatment Biden joins a roster of other world leaders who have contracted COVID since the pandemic started in early 2020. World 21 Jul, 2022
A tale of two resignations: Interesting similarity and dissimilarity First, the defiance and then the resignation from his post by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has continued to hit the news headlines around the globe. Opinion 11 Jul, 2022
Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals After days of battling for his job, Johnson had been deserted by all but a handful of his closest allies after the latest in a series of scandals sapped their willingness to support him. World 07 Jul, 2022
Russia shells Ukraine's Donetsk region seeking new gains after seizing Luhansk Zelenskiy said on Monday that despite Ukraine's withdrawal from Lysychansk, its troops continued to fight. World 05 Jul, 2022
