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The US and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine
The United States and Britain have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine and will take measures to punish those involved.
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UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is cut for millions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills.
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US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s ‘audacious’ Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire
The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies say Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding war.
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Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ after failures by UK government and industry, inquiry says
A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire says decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a “death trap” where 72 people lost their lives.
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UK says it’s suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law
The U.K. government says it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law.
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There’s no honeymoon for new UK leader Keir Starmer after a summer of unrest
Keir Starmer hasn’t had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide less than two months ago.
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Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets
Oasis fans seeking tickets to the band’s reunion tour have endured hourslong waits as online platforms strain under demand from hundreds of thousands of fans.
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Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast
Passengers who bought cabins for a 3 1/2-year round-the-world cruise have been waiting months for the vessel to depart.
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Oasis adds 3 shows to its 2025 tour as fans clamor for tickets to Gallagher brothers’ reunion
Oasis has added three more dates to its reunion tour of Britain and Ireland, citing “unprecedented demand” for tickets.
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UK police brace for more far-right protests as government warns of tough response
Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England have appeared in court as officials brace for more clashes over the weekend.
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British prime minister announces policing plan to deal with violence after fatal stabbing of girls
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will set a national policing capability to crack down on violent protesters after clashes with police across England the past two nights.
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Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children
Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media.
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British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children
British police say they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed three children in Southport, northwest England.
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US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
Six American writers are among 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction. Pulitzer Prize-winning Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange is the first Native American Booker semifinalist for the 50,000 pound ($64,000) award.
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Police clash with a violent crowd gathered near the site of UK stabbing attack that killed 3 girls
Far-right protesters fueled by anger and false online rumors hurled bottles and stones at officers and set a police van ablaze outside a northwest England mosque near where three girls were fatally stabbed a day earlier.
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2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say
Police say two children have died and 11 other people have been injured in a stabbing in northwest England.
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6 UK lawmakers are running to lead the Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat
Six British lawmakers have entered the race to lead the defeated Conservative Party. The contest will decide whether the party tacks to the right or steers toward the political center.
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Eluned Morgan will be Wales’ first female leader as she takes over a troubled governing party
Wales is set to get its first female leader. Eluned Morgan was chosen Wednesday to lead the governing Welsh Labour Party.
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Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers
Newly elected British leader Keir Starmer faced a House of Commons milestone on Wednesday. He fielded lawmakers’ queries at the boisterous weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session.
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Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a British army officer was stabbed and seriously injured near a barracks in southeast England.
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Britain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November
Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced.
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Biden’s withdrawal from the US presidential race spells new uncertainty for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine.
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Britain’s Treasury chief vows to run the economy with ‘iron discipline’ amid demands for pay raises
Britain’s new Treasury chief says she will run the economy with “iron discipline.” But Rachel Reeves also suggested Sunday she’ll give public sector workers an above-inflation pay raise to help end a wave of strikes and strife.
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Malicious actors are trying to exploit the global tech outage for their own gain
As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Britain’s new government to help Kyiv’s forces attack deeper inside Russia to stop deadly missile strikes.
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European leaders discuss migration and Ukraine at a UK summit as concern grows about direction of US
Leaders from across Europe are gathering at an English country mansion for a summit of the European Political Community. The focus is on migration and Ukraine.
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Uncertainty is the winner and incumbents the losers so far in a year of high-stakes global elections
Discontented, economically squeezed voters have turned against sitting governments on both right and left during many of the dozens of elections held this year, as global power blocs shift and political certainties crumble.
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UK’s new government announces legislation for ‘national renewal’ as Parliament opens with royal pomp
Britain’s new Labour Party government has set out its plans for “national renewal,” saying it will calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis.
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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal
The leader of the Welsh government says he will resign amid a campaign donation scandal. First Minister Vaughan Gething said Tuesday that “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, First Minister.”
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Ex-NATO chief George Robertson to lead a UK defense review, says China among ‘deadly’ challenges
Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy. He says it is needed to counter what he calls the “deadly quartet” of China, Iran, Russia and North Korea.
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