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Britain is pitching itself to the world as a ready leader in shaping an international response to the rise of artificial intelligence.

King Charles III has traveled to the southwestern French city of Bordeaux to focus on climate and the environment.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban them following a public outcry after a series of recent attacks.

Britain's Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence in Northern Ireland to rest.

The fourth round of the U.S. Open wraps up Monday, with Carlos Alcaraz, Aryana Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev all in action.

Many tick-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent with some experts attributing it to climate change.

For millions in the U.K., the cost-of-living crisis just never seems to ease.

The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 on board.

Officials on the Orkney Islands have voted to explore ways of seeking more autonomy or even independence from neglectful U.K. governments.

The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and security organized by the United Kingdom.

Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr said Friday.

Japan and Britain have struck what they are calling a historic accord on cooperation in defense, clean energy and semiconductors.

If one thread ran throughout the festivities marking the coronation of King Charles III, it was the idea of public service.

There’s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up.

Britain’s free trade agreements with New Zealand and Australia will come into force by the end of this month.

The United Kingdom's royal family turns the page on a new chapter with the coronation of King Charles III.

British lawmakers have approved a sweeping bill that will dramatically curb migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the U.K. Members of the House of Commons voted by 289 to 230 Wednesday to back the Illegal Migration Bill, despite critics’ allegations that it breaks international law.

British regulators have blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard over worries that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.

President Joe Biden has said Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years and urged politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left the region without a functioning government.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the bravery of political leaders who struck the Good Friday peace accord 25 years ago as he urged Northern Ireland’s current politicians to return to work.

It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, a period known as “the Troubles.”.

King Charles III has become the first monarch to speak before Germany’s parliament.

King Charles III has arrived in Germany for his first foreign trip as Britain's monarch.

Scottish lawmakers have confirmed Humza Yousaf as the country's first minister.

The British government is pushing its contentious migration bill forward in Parliament, despite a call from Europe’s top human rights organization to block the legislation.

The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family have spoken to by a police officer after letting their dog off the leash in London’s Hyde Park.

China says the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom are traveling “further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest.”.

King Charles III will travel to France and Germany for his first state visits since becoming monarch, underscoring Britain’s efforts to build bridges with its European neighbors.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has poured cold water on current premier Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal with the European Union, saying he would “find it hard” to vote for it in Parliament.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are due to meet, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute.

Ireland's prime minister says the U.K. and the European Union are “inching” closer to agreeing on a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit dispute in Northern Ireland.

Senior U.K. and European Union officials are meeting as part of what Britain calls “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines will be the nation’s biggest leap in defense capability in its history.

Scotland’s independence movement needs a new leader — and a new plan.

Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther — not James Bond.

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian cybercriminals as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears and Treasury tightens its efforts to financially punish violators of existing sanctions.

Microsoft’s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom.

Buckingham Palace plans a weekend of community events and voluntarism to mark the coronation of King Charles III.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to work constructively with Scotland’s leader despite tensions over her administration’s wish for a new independence referendum.

Members of the royal family have appeared in public for the first time since the publication of Prince Harry’s explosive memoir.

A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year.

Judges at Britain’s High Court say the U.K. government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal.

Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the United Kingdom.

For some children in low-income areas in England, a school lunch may be the only nutritious hot meal they get in a day.

Britain's Prince William appears to have taken the baton from his father and become a more vocal advocate about pollution and climate change.

The U.S., Europe and the Group of 7 democracies have agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil exports to other countries.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to repair frayed relations with Britain’s European Union neighbors and with skeptical leaders in Scotland and Wales.

President Tsai Ing-wen has thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese pressure and visit the self-ruled island democracy.

The United Kingdom will have another reason to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, for the government has declared a special public holiday to mark the occasion.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has failed to elect a speaker, setting the stage for an unwanted early election.

When the United Kingdom walked out of the European Union two years ago, Brexit supporters believed that British pragmatism and common sense would not only see them through but would allow their country to flourish as it stood alone.

Judges at the U.K.’s highest court have begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland’s Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

Scotland’s leader says she will push on with her campaign to take her country out of the United Kingdom, even if she loses a Supreme Court case seeking the authority for a new independence referendum.

Britain and Ireland have hailed a new spirit of compromise in a grinding feud over post-Brexit trade rules.

After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to make up with the European Union.

The British government’s economic stimulus plan is designed to help people and businesses by cutting taxes and growing the economy.

The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low.

New Zealand has commemorated Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday, a moment of silence and an official memorial service.

The British pound has went on its biggest one-day drop in 2 1/2 years after the U.K.’s new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss says the death of Queen Elizabeth II is a “very difficult moment” for the country," and dealing with it has been a challenge for her untested new government.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has kicked off her first visit to the United States as Britain’s leader with an admission that a U.

A ceremony only fitting for Britain’s longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II is buried surrounded by royalty and leaders from all over the world.

Watch live streaming coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London, England, starting Monday morning.

Watch live streaming coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London, England, starting Monday morning.

Watch live coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey in London, England, starting Monday morning.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service is planned for Monday morning in London, England, on Sept. 19, 2022. Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching in the U.S.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service is planned for Monday morning in London, England, on Sept. 19, 2022. Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching in the U.S.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service is planned for Monday morning in London, England, on Sept. 19, 2022. Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching in the U.S.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service is planned for Monday morning in London, England, on Sept. 19, 2022. Here’s what you need to know if you’re watching in the U.S.

Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes.

A surging tide of people — ranging from London retirees to former England soccer captain David Beckham — have lined up to file past Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lies in state at Parliament.

Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faces an in-depth antitrust investigation in Britain after the tech company refused to offer proposals to ease competition concerns.

Two minutes of silence will be observed Monday across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

Inflation in the United Kingdom slowed slightly in August as a drop in gasoline and diesel fuel prices gave consumers the first glimmer of hope that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis may be beginning to ease.

It’s less than ten minutes walk from the Falls Road to the Shankill Road in Northern Ireland’s capital.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has returned to Buckingham Palace, moving through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her farewell.

Queen Elizabeth II has been likened to the invisible glue holding the United Kingdom together.

King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” over the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and vows to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation.

She spent 70 years on the throne, traveled to adoring fans and met with countless leaders around the world, including 13 sitting U.S. presidents.

Condolences have poured in from around the world after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 96.

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her Conservative government will cap domestic energy prices for homes and businesses to ease the cost-of-living crisis.

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has ruled out a windfall tax on oil companies to pay for her plans to tackle the energy crisis.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil would hurt the global economy.

Belle Isle’s Giant Slide re-opened amid worldwide attention, and you can expect heading into one of the last big summer weekends that it will be packed.

EU lawmakers have a new reason to be annoyed with Britain: British sewage overflows seeping into the English Channel and North Sea.

The moving vans have already started arriving at Downing Street, as Britain’s Conservative Party prepares to evict Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The United Kingdom's economy shrank in the three months to June.

A British judge on Friday rejected a request from the parents of a comatose boy to allow them to move their son to a hospice when hospital doctors withdraw his life-support treatment.

Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to a cost-of-living crisis.

104°F might raise some eyebrows in Metro Detroit, but that’s a record-high temperature in London.

Microsoft’s purchase of video game publisher Activision Blizzard faces antitrust scrutiny in the U.K., where competition regulators say they’ve opened an initial inquiry into the $69 billion deal.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scottish independence on Oct. 19, 2023.

Queen Elizabeth II and her grandson Prince William have paid tribute to Britain’s Caribbean immigrants for their “profound contribution” to the U.K. The royals' tribute came as a national monument was unveiled in London to celebrate the migrants’ work to help rebuild Britain after the devastation of World War II.

Paramount+ flexed the star power of its shows as it prepares to launch in the United Kingdom with a London event attended by Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Kevin Costner, Jessica Chastain and more.

University of Michigan has been ranked a leading global university for 2023.

Thirty-one artists who were incarcerated during the pandemic will be showing their work at the 2022 Ann Arbor Art Fair.