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Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets?
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate change. But it is far from clear that those goals can be met without forcing people to do -- or not do -- certain things. And that is causing some consternation, even among...
UK prosecutors have charged 5 Bulgarians with spying for Russia. They are due in court next week
LONDON (AP) — British authorities on Thursday charged five Bulgarians living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorized charges of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women. The five — Orlin...
UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people. The move angered...
Jimmy Lai's son fears Hong Kong media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial
LONDON (AP) — The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Wednesday he did not want to see his father die in detention, as his lawyers raised the prospect that his long-delayed trial may be pushed back indefinitely. Sebastien Lai also...
France rolls out the red carpet for King Charles III's state visit
PARIS (AP) — Britain's King Charles III praised France's “wonderful welcome” at a grand dinner held in his honor Wednesday night at the sumptuous Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, marking his state visit meant to underline the friendship between both nations. In a...
UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain's environmental commitments on Wednesday, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers. The news drew wide criticism from political opponents, environmental...
UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google, and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta. The government says the online safety bill...
UK inquiry: Migrants awaiting deportation are kept 'in prison-like' conditions at a detention center
LONDON (AP) — A British inquiry reported Tuesday that migrants awaiting deportation suffered physical and verbal abuse at a government-run detention center, and recommended that no one be kept in such “prison-like” conditions for more than 28 days. Inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves...
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer says he'll seek closer ties with the EU if he wins the next election
LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Keir Starmer says he will seek a closer relationship with the European Union, but won’t reverse Brexit, if his Labour Party wins a national election that’s due by the end of next year. Opinion polls put the left-of-center party as much as...
Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support
LONDON (AP) — Around 3,000 workers at Britain's biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package Friday to make the plant “greener.” The British government confirmed widespread speculation that it will pump up to 500 million...
