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Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan (right), accompanied by her lawyer lawyer Fiona Shackleton (center), leaves the High Court in London on Tuesday.

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Princess Haya, Estranged Wife Of Dubai's Ruler, Asks U.K. Court For Protective Order

11:41am July 31, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, one of six wives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, fled the United Arab Emirates last month with her two young children.

Iranian officials are defending the seizure of British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran's coast on Friday.

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U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker

12:46pm July 20, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.

Ship-tracking data show the Mesdar oil tanker made an abrupt turn toward Iran on its planned route to Saudi Arabia on Friday.

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Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

11:32pm July 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Ship-tracking data show the U.K. tanker Stena Impero was traveling to Saudi Arabia when it veered toward Iran's coast. British media report the government warns shipping to stay out of the area.

The British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Kim Darroch resigned as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. on Wednesday, after cables in which he criticized the Trump administration were leaked. Boris Johnson, expected to become the new prime minister, said nothing in D

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View From London: Did U.K. Ambassador's Pro-Europe Stance Make Him A Target?

4:58pm July 10, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Kim Darroch resigned as ambassador to the U.S. after communications in which he criticized the Trump administration were leaked. The British government says it is investigating how it happened.

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson speaks at a hustings event at Carlisle Racecourse on June 29, in Carlisle, England. The winner of the party's leadership vote, to be announced on July 23, will also take up the post of prime minister.

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'He's A Flawed Character And They Do Not Care': The Rise Of U.K.'s Boris Johnson

7:25am July 04, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hosts President Trump for a state banquet in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in London on Monday, the first day of the U.S. president and first lady's three-day state visit to the U.K.

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In His U.K. Visit, Trump Navigates A Strained Trans-Atlantic Relationship

7:54pm June 03, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

The U.S. president kicked off a trip to London this week in a test of the countries' "special relationship."

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Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Friday.

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U.K.'s Theresa May Resigns Acknowledging Failure To Deliver Brexit

7:34am May 25, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Theresa May's term as prime minister has been one misstep after another, starting with calling an early election that left her weakened and without support to negotiate the U.K.'s exit from the E.U.

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Demonstrators carry EU flags and shout slogans outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 21.

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Petition To Cancel Brexit Breaks U.K. Government Website, Tops 1 Million Signatures

4:00pm March 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

Anti-Brexit activists hold placards and wave flags as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday, ahead of a crucial vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.

U.K. Parliament Rejects Theresa May's Brexit Plan Yet Again

5:17pm March 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The vote was the prime minister's second chance to gain approval of the terms she struck with the EU for the U.K.'s exit on March 29. Parliament will now vote on whether to leave without any deal.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Senate committees in April. But he hasn't appeared before British Parliament, despite its requests for him to do so.

Facebook Has Behaved Like 'Digital Gangsters,' U.K. Parliament Report Says

4:42pm February 18, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"The age of inadequate self-regulation must come to an end," says Damian Collins, chair of the committee behind the report, which is often scathing on Facebook's practices and corporate conduct.