Tag: United Kingdom

The child will be fifth in line to the throne. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

Prince William, Duchess Kate expecting third child

Ariella Phillips · September 4, 2017 1:55 pm

Visitors walk by the map of South Korea and North Korea at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. North Korea says it has detonated a thermonuclear weapon at an underground testing facility in its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

UN Security Council to meet on North Korea nuclear threat

Steven Nelson · September 3, 2017 7:09 pm

"I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and the devastation following the recent terrible floods caused by Hurricane Harvey," a statement from the Queen read. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to Harvey victims

Ariella Phillips · September 1, 2017 10:14 pm

The Belfast skyline. (Wikimedia) Were it able to do so, the New-IRA would likely attempt to use its explosives to target British interests on British soil. It's for that reason the U.K. government has ramped up its attention toward the terrorist group since 2016.

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Inside Northern Ireland’s growing terrorist threat

Tom Rogan · September 1, 2017 8:47 pm

If France is to escape its current economic malaise it must confront the source of that problem. Finally, a French president is now doing so.

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Emmanuel Macron drags France towards labor reform

Tom Rogan · August 31, 2017 3:23 pm

Every dollar that is spent on a tax accountant or lawyer or online tax assistant is a dollar that could otherwise be invested in the pursuit of happiness. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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President Trump is right about tax complexity

Tom Rogan · August 30, 2017 8:52 pm

America's doctors are warming to the idea of single-payer healthcare. A new survey from consulting firm Merritt Hawkins finds that 56% of doctors support a government-run system at least somewhat, with 42 percent expressing strong support. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Single-payer healthcare isn’t what the doctor ordered

Sally Pipes · August 30, 2017 5:20 pm

Professor Andrew Lambert on Nelson, the Royal Navy, and the slave trade. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Britain’s foremost naval historian: Nelson’s Column must stand in place

Tom Rogan · August 24, 2017 4:15 pm

Writing in the Guardian on Tuesday, Afua Hirsch called for the statue of British navy hero, Lord Horatio Nelson, to be removed from London's Trafalgar Square. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Nelson’s column needs to stay where it is

Tom Rogan · August 23, 2017 9:38 pm

"Surrender or die," said British Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones, echoing a declaration made over the weekend by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. "That's a pretty stark statement, but it is the truth," said Jones in a briefing to Pentagon reporters from the coalition's Baghdad headquarters. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

UK general to ISIS: ‘Surrender or die’

Jamie McIntyre · August 23, 2017 5:28 pm

Energy and Environment

Al Gore’s advice for Trump: ‘Resign’

John Siciliano · August 17, 2017 7:30 pm

A popular European airline is calling for a two alcoholic drink limit to be introduced at British airports. They're doing so after the BBC published U.K. government statistics showing a 51 percent increase in airport arrests of intoxicated individuals. (iStock Photo)

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How Britain can fix its drunk flying problem

Tom Rogan · August 14, 2017 7:45 pm