Tag: United Kingdom

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt appears at an event.

Energy and Environment

UK foreign minister warns of ‘serious consequences’ after oil tanker seized by Iran

Zach Halaschak · July 20, 2019 2:23 pm

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Gen. Robert Ashley speaks in Washington.

Energy and Environment

Defense intel chief says Iran doesn’t want war despite tanker seizures in Strait of Hormuz

Russ Read · July 19, 2019 10:41 pm

The Stena Impero is seen in the foreground; an Iranian flag is seen in the background.

Beltway Confidential

Iran seizes two British tankers and makes a huge mistake

Tom Rogan · July 19, 2019 7:59 pm

In this undated photo issued Friday July 19, 2019, by Stena Bulk, showing the British oil tanker Stena Impero at unknown location, which is believed to have been captured by Iran.

Energy and Environment

Iran claims it has captured British tanker

Zach Halaschak · July 19, 2019 6:15 pm

Jet2, a British budget company, flying a commercial Boeing 737-300 jet in the United Kingdom.

‘Possessed’ airline passenger fined $106,000 for triggering hijack alert

Regina Barton · July 18, 2019 7:58 pm

A man holding a knife.

‘Epidemic’: Knife crime hits record high in the UK

Tim Pearce · July 18, 2019 4:49 pm

President Bill Clinton convenes the third meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery, held at the Miramar Convention Center, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019.

British diplomatic cables reveal frank talk about another ‘chaotic’ White House

Rob Crilly · July 18, 2019 3:16 pm

Supporters of both Conservative party leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt stand outside the hall before a Conservative leadership hustings at ExCel Centre in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2019.

Boris Johnson breaks record for most funds raised by UK politician

Zach Halaschak · July 17, 2019 6:54 pm

An undated photo issued Wednesday by Force for Deterrence in Libya shows Hashem Abedi, the brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi. British police said Wednesday that Hashem Abedi, a key suspect in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 people, has been arrested at a London airport after being extradited from Libya.

Beltway Confidential

Takeaways from Britain’s capture of Manchester bomber’s brother

Tom Rogan · July 17, 2019 6:37 pm

A photographer stands outside of the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Ecuadorian Embassy security guard broke protocol to receive package from masked man before major WikiLeaks dump

Daniel Chaitin · July 17, 2019 6:09 pm

Actress Kate Winslet attends a special screening of "Wonder Wheel", hosted by Amazon Studios, at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday in New York.

I’m ‘basically’ an immigrant: Kate Winslet boasts that her ancestors were poor

John Gage · July 16, 2019 6:24 pm

In this Friday June 26, 2009 file photo, BBC Persian service presenter Fardad Farahzad, right, gets ready to present the news, at the corporation's London headquarters.

BBC agrees to Iran’s demand to not share reporting with its Persian-language channel

Caitlin Yilek · July 16, 2019 3:08 pm