Tag: United Kingdom

‘Borderline Anti-Semitic’

William Kristol · August 31, 2015 12:17 pm

Escorted by Iranian police, a convoy carrying British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond enters the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Diplomatic missions matter, especially in Iran

Dan Hannan · August 31, 2015 4:01 am

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and BritishÂ Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn. (Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Why does the Left have such old leaders?

Michael Barone · August 26, 2015 2:05 am

Memorabilia supporting British Labour Party leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn is offered for sale ahead of his arrival to address party supporters as part of a nationwide leadership campaign at the Town Hall on August 18, 2015 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

What’s powering the Left’s sudden rise?

Dan Hannan · August 24, 2015 4:01 am

JeremyÂ Corbyn is considered well to the political left of the average Labour politician, and is an open "democratic socialist." (AP Photo)Â

British party set to elect hardline leftist leader

Curt Mills · August 21, 2015 5:02 pm

Kerry sent the letters to the French, British, German and Chinese governments, according to Rubio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Senators demand Kerry release letters on Iran sanctions

Susan Crabtree · August 19, 2015 4:50 pm

Cameron Among the Commoners

Philip Terzian · August 19, 2015 1:30 pm

When illegal immigrants elbow aside those who have queued patiently and those judged to be victims of repression, Leftists demand that they be allowed to stay.Â (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

What drives left-wing immigration policy?

Dan Hannan · August 17, 2015 2:01 pm

The U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain signed a joint statement released late Sunday that condemned the "barbaric acts" by Islamic State fighters in the Libyan city of Sirte. (Getty Images)

National Security

U.S., Europe condemn ISIS violence in Libya

Susan Crabtree · August 17, 2015 12:34 pm

Japan's Emperor Akihito, accompanied by Empress Michiko, leaves after delivering his remarks during a memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

National Security

Japan’s emperor: ‘Deep remorse’ for World War II

Curt Mills · August 15, 2015 11:51 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron called the deal a "better outcome" and said it "keeps Iran away from a nuclear weapon." (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

British PM: Iran deal ‘better than alternative’

Susan Crabtree · July 19, 2015 5:29 pm

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, second from left, and London Mayor Boris Johnson, fourth from left, stand beside senior representatives from the ambulance, left, fire, third left, and police services as they wait to lay wreaths at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Britons marked the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London's transit system Tuesday, as Prime Minister David Cameron said the recent slaying of 30 British tourists in Tunisia was a reminder that terror threats remain real and deadly. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Beltway Confidential

A decade later, Great Britain remembers London bombings

Emily Leayman · July 7, 2015 10:21 pm