TOKYO—Britain said on Tuesday it would permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships sail to Japan in September through seas where China is vying for influence with the United States and Japan. Plans for the high-profile visit by the carrier strike group come as London deepens…
China Is a Dangerous Friend: Argentina Should Let the Falklands Be British
Commentary China and Argentina are picking at an old wound. They called Britain colonialist for supporting the 99.7 percent of Falkland Island residents who voted to stay British in 2013. Turnout for the referendum was over 90 percent. Britain has an earlier claim to the islands than Argentina, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters…
Russia Says Next Time It May Fire to Hit Intruding Warships
MOSCOW—Russia is prepared to target intruding warships if they fail to heed warnings, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday in a tough statement in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near Crimea in an area that Russia claims as its territorial waters. Russia said one of its warships…
Australia, Britain Reach Free Trade Deal to Cut Many Tariffs
LONDON—Britain and Australia announced the broad outlines of a free trade deal Tuesday, eliminating tariffs on a wide range of goods as the UK seeks to expand links around the world following its exit from the European Union. The pact is expected to boost exports of traditional British products such as Scotch whisky, while boosting…
Britain to Reopen Foreign Holidays to Just a Handful of Countries
LONDON—Britain will allow international travel to resume from May 17 after months of banning most trips abroad, but nearly all major destinations were left off its list of countries open for quarantine-free holidays. Just 12 countries and territories made the so-called “green list.” They include Portugal, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, and the tiny Faroe Islands….
Britain Set for Best Growth Since Second World War: Bank of England
The Bank of England has forecast the economy will grow this year at its fastest pace since the Second World War as Britain stages a vaccine-fuelled recovery. The Bank predicts gross domestic product (GDP)—a measure of the size of the economy—will rebound by 7.25 percent in 2021 up from its previous prediction of 5 percent…
One of Britain’s Most Premature Babies Born at Just 22 Weeks Defies Survival Odds
One of Britain’s most premature babies has defied the survival odds and doctor’s expectations after being born at just 22 weeks and one day, weighing less than 1 pound. Charvi Matthews weighed just 14 ounces (approx. 0.39 kg)—less than a loaf of bread—when she was born more than three months early. Proud parents Millisa Matthews and Daniel…
UK Wants to Vaccinate All Adults Before Sharing Vaccine With Other Countries
LONDON—Britain will focus on vaccinating the whole of its adult population before it can to provide any surplus shots to other countries such as its close neighbour Ireland, British business minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday. More than 30 million Britons have received their first COVID-19 shots in the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, with…
Boris Johnson: The Anti-Trump
Commentary Boris Johnson is sometimes likened to Donald Trump—a British-style populist, albeit one who can recite chunks of Homer’s “Iliad” in the original Greek. In truth, many of his positions are closer to those of President Joe Biden. Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss would be his government’s “number one international priority,” Johnson wrote in a foreword…
Canada, Britain Slap Sanctions on Myanmar Officials for Abuses in Military Coup
OTTAWA—Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nine members of the Myanmar military under the Special Economic Measures Act, which allows the government to essentially freeze their assets. A trade embargo…
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