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UK to make it easier to repeal or amend law copied from EU

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday announce a 'Brexit Freedoms Bill' to make it easier to remove or amend European Union regulations that were copied…

China, West rush tsunami relief supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese naval vessels carrying aid are set to arrive in Tonga on Thursday as Beijing shored up its disaster response efforts in the tsunami-hit Pacific nation following…

Chinese air force incursion of Taiwan not conducive to peace, UK PM says

LONDON (Reuters) - An incursion of Taiwan's air defence zone by China's air force is not conducive to peace and stability in the region, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said…

EU sees N.Ireland resolution with UK if goodwill holds

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said on Monday discussions with Britain could resolve Northern Irish trading challenges if goodwill was maintained, after talks with British…

Ukrainian politician mocks ‘stupid’ UK claims he could lead Kremlin puppet government

By Elena Ostrovskaya and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevhen Murayev derided British allegations that he could be installed as leader of a Kremlin puppet government in…

UK accuses Kremlin of trying to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with…

Germany’s Scholz, UK’s Johnson discussed Ukraine border situation

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the situation on the Ukrainian border and agreed that further Russian military aggression against Ukraine must…

EU seeks to resolve N. Ireland impasse with UK by end of Feb

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is seeking to resolve the impasse with Britain over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements by the end of February, aware that campaigning…

Senior UK ministers travel to Australia for defence and security talks

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign and defence ministers, Liz Truss and Ben Wallace, will travel to Australia this week for talks on defence and security ties, the British foreign office…

Factbox-How UK PM Johnson could be ousted by unhappy lawmakers

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his premiership after a revolt by his lawmakers angry over a series of lockdown parties at his Downing Street…

Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion, during a stand-off with Russia which has…

Seeking N. Ireland solution, UK’s Truss hosts EU talks at her country house

LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss will on Thursday seek to inject momentum into talks with the European Union to resolve post-Brexit disputes over trading rules, hosting EU…