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Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here's a Hollywood ending that President Joe Biden wants to bring to life: An incumbent facing tough polling numbers and questions about his advanced age overcomes a brash opponent to win a second term at the White House. With strikes by writers and actors now...
Scottish court upholds UK decision to block Scotland's landmark gender-recognition bill
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s highest civil court on Friday upheld the British government’s move to block a landmark gender-recognition law passed by the Scottish parliament, underscoring the growing divide over local control of legislation in the nations of the United Kingdom. The...
The UK says it has paid Rwanda $300 million for a blocked asylum deal. No flights have taken off
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was under pressure Friday to explain why Britain has paid Rwanda 240 million pounds ($300 million) as part of a blocked asylum plan, without a single person being sent to the East African country. The total is almost twice the 140 million...
The UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
LONDON (AP) — Russia's intelligence services have targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and journalists with cyberespionage as part of years-long attempts to interfere in U.K. politics, Britain's government said Thursday. The Foreign Office said Russia's FSB...
Facing a Conservative revolt, UK leader Sunak says judges won't stop him sending migrants to Rwanda
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he would “do what is necessary” to revive a blocked deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, even if it means ignoring U.K. human rights laws. During a hastily scheduled news conference, Sunak vowed to press on with...
UK authorities make arrest following investigation into the sale of unapproved jet engine parts
Authorities in London have arrested one person as they investigate the sale of unapproved aircraft parts that have turned up in the fleets of several major airlines. The U.K. Serious Fraud Office said Wednesday that the arrest and seizure of material came during a raid of an address...
The UK plans to ignore part of its human rights law to revive a Rwanda asylum plan
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government triggered criticism from opponents and division inside the governing Conservatives on Wednesday with a bill that will let it ignore a part of the country's human rights law in order to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. The...
The UK apologizes to families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago
LONDON (AP) — The British government apologized Wednesday to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago for its delay in responding to a 2017 report meant to ensure the official cover-up in that case isn't repeated in other tragedies. Six years...
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry
LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp the extent of the COVID-19 crisis, but skirted questions about whether his indecisiveness had cost thousands of lives. Testifying under oath at Britain's COVID-19...
Britain and Rwanda strike a new treaty in efforts to revive asylum plan blocked by UK courts
LONDON (AP) — The governments of Britain and Rwanda signed a treaty on Tuesday that aims to revive a plan to send asylum-seekers to the East African country that has been blocked by U.K. courts. British Home Secretary James Cleverly said the legally binding agreement signed with...
