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British, Irish PMs Mourn N.Ireland Peace Architect Trimble at Funeral
Date: August 1, 2022
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland paid respects to Nobel Peace laureate David Trimble at his funeral near Belfast on Monday as allies honoured his role in steering Northern Ireland’s Protestant majority to a 1998 peace deal. Trimble, who became the first to hold the office of Northern...
Britain to Host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on Ukraine’s Behalf
Date: July 25, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there, the competition’s organisers said on Monday. While decades-long tradition dictates that the winner of the contest gets to host it the following year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) had said safety and security...
In Face-Off With London Heathrow, Emirates Airline Says It Won’t Cut Capacity
Date: July 14, 2022
DUBAI (Reuters) -Emirates airline said on Thursday it had rejected demands by London’s Heathrow Airport to cut capacity despite being threatened with legal action, and said it intended to continue operating its six daily flights to Britain’s busiest airport. Heathrow this week asked airlines to stop selling tickets for summer flights, limiting the number of...
Russia Pushed Into Historic Default by Sanctions
Date: June 27, 2022
By Karin Strohecker, Andrea Shalal and Emily Chan LONDON (Reuters) -Russia defaulted on its international bonds for the first time in more than a century, the White House said, as sweeping sanctions have effectively cut the country off from the global financial system, rendering its assets untouchable. The Kremlin, which has the money to make...
UK’s Truss: Ukraine Grain Crisis Must Be Solved in the Next Month
Date: June 23, 2022
ANKARA (Reuters) -The crisis around grain trapped in Ukraine must be resolved in the next month, British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Thursday during a visit to Ankara when she offered Britain’s expertise to help resolve the situation. “We are very clear that this grain crisis is urgent, that it needs to be solved...
Britain’s Boris Johnson Meets Zelenskiy on Surprise Kyiv Trip
Date: June 17, 2022
KYIV (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Johnson, who survived a no confidence vote earlier this month, was greeted by Zelenskiy as a “great...