United Kingdom (UK)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (not pictured) during their meeting inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, November 26, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

‘Absolutely wrong, counterproductive, mumbo jumbo’: UK's Johnson on anti-vaxxers

British PM Boris Johnson said the UK will maintain a “voluntary approach” to its vaccination programme as opposed to "coercion"

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares his keynote speech in his hotel room before addressing the Conservative Party Conference the following day, in Manchester, Britain October 5, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Under fire, UK PM Johnson tries to return to election agenda

A sign informing customers that fuel has run out is pictured at a Esso fuel station in London, Britain, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Global Economy

Brexit cold turkey - UK tries to kick 25-year imported labour habit

Ships used by North Korean Smuggling operations in defiance of international sanctions. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

UK says it has seen ships breaching North Korea sanctions

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a joint news conference with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed
Europe

Britain's Raab, in Qatar, says need to engage with Taliban on Afghanistan

UK military personnel board an A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2021. (Photo via REUTERS)
World+Biz

Last UK troops leave Kabul, Boris Johnson hails 'heroic' evacuation effort

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a daily digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 22, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
Global Economy

UK announces further sanctions on Myanmar military-linked companies

Travellers pass a sign for a Covid-19 test centre at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Gov’t official might have carried ‘Indian variant’ back home in UK

The Google and Facebook logos, the words "media, news, media" and the Australian flag are displayed in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
World+Biz

New UK regulator set to curb tech giants power over news publishers

British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

British Airways CEO optimistic travel can resume on May 17

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker tests swabs for the novel coronavirus at the Microbiology department of North Devon District Hospital, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Barnstaple, Britain, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Coronavirus chronicle

Boris Johnson pushes for Covid tests for all to help reopen economy

A vial, sryinge and small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed UK flag in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

UK says 5 million get second shot as Covid daily deaths fall to 10

A vial, sryinge and small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed UK flag in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

UK wants to vaccinate all adults before sharing vaccine with other countries