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Prince Harry Reunites With King Charles for First Time in Over a Year

Par :Mark Landler
Father and son had tea at the king’s London residence on Wednesday, in what may be a first step toward healing a painful rift that has divided Britain’s royal family.

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Prince Harry is in Britain for a four-day visit. On Wednesday, he visited the Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London, as well as the king’s London residence.
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The All-Consuming Question Hanging Over Prince Harry’s U.K. Visit

Par :Mark Landler
Harry, who has not seen his father, King Charles, for more than a year, arrived in Britain for a four-day visit on Monday.

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Prince Harry arriving at the WellChild Awards in London on Monday.
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Five Things to Know About Day 3 of London’s Tube Strike

Par :Peter Robins
What to know about the disruption to the city’s underground transit system this week, and alternative ways to travel.

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Commuters outside a closed entrance of a Tube station in central London on Monday. Transit officials urged people to consider cycling or walking.
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London Tube Strike Takes Effect, Causing Travel Chaos

Par :Stephen Castle
Underground stations were closed and buses were crammed with commuters grappling with a walkout by transit workers that is expected to continue until Friday.

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Millions of Londoners Face Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Takes Effect

Par :Esther Bintliff and Amelia Nierenberg
A days-long strike on the London Underground over pay and conditions began in earnest on Monday, threatening to upend commuter journeys for most of the week.

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Cardiologist Draws Outcry With Claim Tying Vaccines to Royals’ Cancer

Par :Stephen Castle
The British government condemned the remarks, made without evidence by the cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, at an event for the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage.

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Dr. Aseem Malhotra at the Reform U.K. party conference at the NEC Birmingham, England, on Saturday.
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Norway’s Navy Gets a Big Boost With U.K. Ship Deal

Par :Jeffrey Gettleman and Louise Krüger
A plan to buy warships shows how Europe is bolstering defenses amid worries about Russian aggression and President Trump’s isolationist policies, analysts say.

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A frigate under construction in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday. Norway has signed a $13.5 billion deal to buy at least five such warships from British shipbuilders.
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Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating

Par :Mark Landler
The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.

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Angela Rayner in March at 10 Downing Street in London. Her resignation as Britain’s deputy prime minister came after two weeks of questions about her tax problems.
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After Rayner’s Resignation, Farage’s Reform UK Party Sees An Opportunity

Par :Stephen Castle
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform U.K., spoke to supporters just after news broke that the deputy prime minister had resigned.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right wing populist Reform U.K. party, after delivering his speech at the party’s conference in Birmingham, England on Friday.
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After UK Deputy Premier Resigns, Farage Seeks to Capitalize

Par :Stephen Castle
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform U.K., spoke to supporters just after news broke that the deputy prime minister had resigned.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the right wing populist Reform U.K. party, after delivering his speech at the party’s conference in Birmingham, England on Friday.
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Duchess of Kent Dies at 92; a Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser

Par :Victor Mather
A member of an aristocratic family, she married the Duke of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Dispensing with royal decorum, the duchess embraced Jana Novotna after she lost the 1993 Wimbledon women’s final to Steffi Graf.
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A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

Par :Stephen Castle
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.
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Angela Rayner, UK Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns After Underpaying Tax

Par :Mark Landler
In a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ms. Rayner said she would step down after an ethics adviser found she had breached a code of conduct for government ministers.

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Angela Rayner in July. As deputy prime minister, she had come to be seen as a powerful ally of Keir Starmer and a bridge to the left of the Labour Party.
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A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

Par :Stephen Castle
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.
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With Trump and Ukraine, Europe’s Leaders Are Playing a Long Game

Par :Jim Tankersley
Leaders on the continent are trying to show the U.S. president that they are serious about laying the groundwork to end the war — and that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is not.

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After a Russian attack on the Kharkiv area of Ukraine in July. Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine, including killing civilians.
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A Right-Wing Wave in Britain Produces a Teenage Civic Leader

Par :Stephen Castle
As Reform U.K. meets for its annual conference, the experience of its youngest municipal leader, George Finch, shows a party trying to combine caution and provocation.

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George Finch, left, leader of Warwickshire County Council, appearing at a news conference alongside Reform U.K.’s leader, Nigel Farage, last month.
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After Graham Linehan’s Arrest, Police Chief Says UK Should Clarify Free-Speech Laws

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The arrest of Graham Linehan on suspicion of inciting violence against transgender people is adding to a debate across the Atlantic over the policing of speech in Britain.

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Graham Linehan at a free-speech summit at Trinity College Dublin last year. He has become a vocal anti-transgender activist and was arrested on Monday over social media posts.
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Angela Rayner, UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Admits Underpaying Tax

Par :Mark Landler
Angela Rayner, the deputy to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said the property tax underpayment was a mistake related to care arrangements for her disabled son.

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Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, said she had relied on legal advice but has come under intense scrutiny in recent days for her tax affairs.
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UK Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children Under 16

Par :Stephen Castle
The legislation, which would affect sales to anyone under 16, mirrors regulations in a number of other European countries.

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Energy drinks advertised outside a store in Shrewsbury, England. The ban would apply to all retailers — those selling online and in shops — as well as to restaurants, cafes and vending machines.
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Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job

Par :Mark Landler
Dr. Shafik, who came under fire for her handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests last year, is now the chief economic adviser to Britain’s prime minister.

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Nemat Shafik at a congressional hearing in April 2024 over Columbia’s handling of antisemitism. Her conciliatory stance at the hearing enraged some Columbia faculty.
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California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Potent California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.
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London Man Admits to Wave of Sexual Assaults Over 3 Years

Par :Lizzie Dearden
Xu Chao, 33, could face a “lengthy” prison sentence, the judge said. Most of his victims have not been identified.

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Xu Chao admitted to dozens of sexual offenses against at least 12 women.
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Britain Bars Israeli Government From a Leading Arms Trade Fair

Par :Mark Landler
The British government said it was acting in response to Israel’s escalating military operation in Gaza. Israel condemned the decision.

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The Defense and Security Equipment International fair in London in 2023.
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U.K. Court Overturns Ruling on Hotel at Center of Asylum Seeker Debate

Par :Lizzie Dearden
The decision was a temporary reprieve for the government but will intensify a political battle over how Britain should house tens of thousands of asylum seekers.

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Outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, southeastern England, this month. The hotel became the center of protests after an asylum seeker who was being housed there was charged with sexual assault.
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UK Summers, and Houses, Are Getting Hotter

Par :Lynsey Chutel
Built for a cooler climate, many homes need to be retrofitted for warming temperatures. It won’t be as simple as installing air-conditioning.

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Caz Facey this month under the awning that she installed to cool her London home.
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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu

Par :Catherine Porter
President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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President Emmanuel Macron announced last month that France would recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in September, angering the Israeli leader.
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Lafufus, Fake Labubus, Spawn Safety Warning and Raids

Par :Ephrat Livni
The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.

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Labubu dolls at Pop Mart’s flagship store in Shanghai.
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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu

Par :Catherine Porter
President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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President Emmanuel Macron announced last month that France would recognize Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly in September, angering the Israeli leader.
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Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

Par :Mark Landler
The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the British party Reform U.K., in front of a mock departures board during a news conference at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, England, on Tuesday.
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Without U.S. Troops in Ukraine, Would a 'Security Guarantee’ Deter Russia?

Par :Pranav Baskar

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President Trump and Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, in Scotland, in July. Mr. Starmer has talked about assembling a force drawn from a “coalition of the willing” to maintain security in a postwar Ukraine.
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