WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal on Thursday that will lower the burden of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and deliver a political victory for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that a deal due to be announced at 7 a.m. Pacific will be…
President Trump says the U.S. may be close to announcing new tariff agreements as his administration faces pressure to strike deals with major trade partners before a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on July 9. Since announcing a bevy of tariffs from the Rose Garden in early April, President Trump and his team have been in…
May 06, 2025 04:58 PM IST EU-BRITAIN-SUMMITS:EU and UK to hold annual summits, draft statement shows BRUSSELS – The European Union and United Kingdom will agree to hold annual summits to take stock of their bilateral relationship, according to a draft statement prepared for an upcoming summit in London seen by Reuters. EU and UK…
More than 12,000 Hongkongers and tourists have flocked to Cheung Chau for the island’s annual bun festival, and a parade featuring popular film characters and hot topics such as scams, with businesses expecting sales growth and overseas market expansions. Revellers set out on their journeys early on Monday. Shortly before 9am, the Central pier announced…
The sunshine that recently bathed Britain in a warm, yellow glow did little to ease a cold reality: the nation still seems ill at ease with itself over issues such as immigration. The depth of political division exposed by this week’s elections proved it. Meanwhile, Britain’s economy remains flat while the heyday of the nation’s…
Published on May 03, 2025 09:23 AM IST Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party won a parliamentary seat in a by-election. The Reform UK party also won the mayoralty and several local council posts on Friday. Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said it is a huge victory. Farage also declared that the party was now…
Leader Nigel Farage, a Trump ally, hopes to position anti-immigration party as significant political force in UK. The radical-right Reform UK party has made gains in local and by-elections, seeking to establish itself as a significant political force. The anti-immigration party won a fifth parliamentary seat, gained its first mayoralty, and took a number of…
The Chinese military honed submarine-hunting skills as the United Kingdom assembled an aircraft carrier-led naval strike group, which included a submarine, for a Pacific deployment. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for further comment by email. Why It Matters The British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales commenced Operation Highmast on April…
1 p.m.: Durham is proper Labour heartland territory. Until 2021, the party had controlled the county for a century. After mopping up every seat here in the general election, this was seen as Labour’s best chance of regaining control of a council. But Farage has been campaigning hard here personally and hopes to make real inroads….