Counter protesters gather in Liverpool, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 ahead of anti-immigration groups planning to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls.(AP Photo/Jon Super) LONDON (AP) —...
Net-zero in fashion, but clothing giants struggle to cut emissions By Jordi Zamora The world’s fashion giants have pledged to trim their carbon footprint but that goal remains elusive at a time “fast fashion” is all the rage, a topic in the spotlight at the UN climate summit in...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to Thailand late Thursday after being freed by Myanmar's junta in an amnesty releasing almost 6,000 prisoners. Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) is welcomed by his supporters upon his...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. When the 13.7-tonne bell sounds, the vibration hits you in the chest. After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous ringer is back with a bong. In this file photo taken on...
PARIS, France -- Climate change caused by human activity made this month's record-shattering heatwave in Britain at least 10 times more likely to occur, according to research released on Friday. Eastern England recorded an all-time high temperature of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Farenheit)...
LEEDS, United Kingdom -- British Conservatives Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Thursday underwent their first grilling in front of party members as they wage a bitter duel to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Contender to become the country's next Prime minister and leader of the Conservative party...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, on Thursday criticised rival Rishi Sunak over his tax policies while finance minister as the pair kicked off six weeks of campaigning. This combination of pictures created on July 12, 2022 shows Britain's...
LONDON, United Kingdom – Gun salutes will mark Queen Elizabeth II's 96th birthday on Thursday, although the monarch herself was expected to mark the occasion with little fanfare after a troubled year hit by health concerns. Royal officials released a photograph of the horse-loving head of...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to lobby Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm turbulent markets as he meets the Gulf states' leadership on Wednesday. Johnson arrived in Abu Dhabi for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain is to make it easier to sanction Russian oligarchs and align those sanctions with the European Union and the US over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Saturday. The UK has been criticised for not doing enough to clamp down on oligarchs'...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (AFP/File) LONDON, United Kingdom -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's talent for political escapology will be tested in the coming days as his Conservative party holds its annual conference in the grip of national turmoil induced by COVID-19 and Brexit....
Who could he be knitting for? Winning the Olympic gold medal in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving competition a few days back didn't stop British diver Tom Daley from supporting his teammates in the other Tokyo Olympics competition. He actually loves knitting, even making a pouch with...
