Tag: United Kingdom

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's health has reportedly deteriorated while he lives inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, unable to leave for fear of facing criminal charges. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Julian Assange requests arrest warrant be dropped so he can leave Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Diana Stancy Correll · January 27, 2018 4:11 am

Allied troops wait on the beach of Dunkirk for the rescue ships to take them to England, on June 4, 1940. My wifeÃ¢â¬â¢s mother and father fought in the war, her father having left Dunkirk beach on June 4, the last day. Her mother served in London as a plotter for the Royal Air Force. (AP Photo, File)

Beltway Confidential

Common heroism in ‘Darkest Hour’

Larry Arnn · January 26, 2018 6:14 pm

President Trump's comments to British Prime Minister Theresa May were genuine and generous. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump’s statesmanship just went a long way towards strengthening the US-UK special relationship

Tom Rogan · January 26, 2018 5:48 pm

President Trump listens apologized for retweeting a video from a far-right British activist. "I don't want to be involved with these people," Trump said. "If you're telling me they're horrible racist people... I certainly apologize." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump offers to apologize for retweeting anti-Muslim video from far-right UK activist

Pete Kasperowicz · January 26, 2018 12:12 pm

How can President Trump take that America-first attitude to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland? Simple: Just as enlightened self-interest always involves cooperation with others, so enlightened national interest involves economic and strategic cooperation with others. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

‘America First’ in Davos

Washington Examiner · January 26, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump emphasizing their close relationship, claiming they are "joined at the hip" when it comes to defense policy and the military. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump rejects ‘false rumor’ of tense UK-US relationship

Gabby Morrongiello · January 25, 2018 3:15 pm

In this photo from Monday, people listen to Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah as he speaks on a screen via a video link. On Thursday, the business committee of the British Parliament will debate whether to proscribe Hezbollah's political wing as a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Britain’s big strategic mistake: tolerating the Lebanese Hezbollah

Tom Rogan · January 25, 2018 1:40 am

Many liberal commentators said that Brexit was not going to work. Yet, in Theresa May's effective (if slow-to-gain-momentum) approach towards negotiations, the Prime Minister is delivering for Britain. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons / Ilovetheeu)

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Liberals need some humility: Brexit didn’t blow up Britain

Tom Rogan · January 24, 2018 6:56 pm

On Tuesday, Russia hinted it might be planning to use its most advanced air defense system, the S-400, to push U.S. forces out of Syria. This would allow the country to defend its military bases on Syria's Mediterranean coast and to create an air defense bubble around any advancing forces elsewhere in the country. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Is Putin about to use Russian S-400 missiles to push the US out of Syria?

Tom Rogan · January 24, 2018 11:00 am

President Trump will be the first president since 2000 to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda faces tough reception at Davos forum

Gabby Morrongiello · January 24, 2018 5:01 am

This May 24, 2017 file photo shows the newly built wall near Cilvegozu border gate in Reyhanli, at the Turkey-Syria border. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

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Trump’s border wall is standard practice in other parts of the world

Michael Rubin · January 23, 2018 6:01 pm

Nick Carter's speech was serious and significant. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP, File)

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Top British army general: We must adapt to Russia’s growing threat

Tom Rogan · January 22, 2018 9:56 pm