U.S., U.K. Announce Major Trade Deal
The United States and United Kingdom announced a “breakthrough” trade deal on Thursday that will lift some (but not all) U.S. tariffs on British goods. Both U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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Europe’s Nukes Aren’t Nearly Enough
Within hours of a public showdown at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in February, a Ukrainian banker started a fundraising campaign ...
The United States and Ukraine Sign a Long-Awaited Critical Minerals Deal
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal, wildfires in Israel, and local elections in the United Kingdom. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered The United States ...
‘Andor’ Is a Chilling Vision of Fascism and Resistance in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The Empire has always been British. Ever since the first Star Wars, the villains have had stereotypically upper-class British accents. (Darth Vader is the chief exception; actor David Prowse’s rural ...
The Kleptocrat’s Sidekick
London, you may be aware, is the place to be if you’re a shadowy individual with piles of ill-gotten money who wishes to, ideally, shield said ill-gotten money from view. ...
Britain Is Banking on the Special Relationship to Stave Off Trump’s Tariffs
The United Kingdom, as it was in the years after Brexit, is caught between the lure of the United States and the gravitational pull of Europe. For now, Britain is ...
Singer Courtney Love Files for U.K. Citizenship over Trump: ‘It’s Frightening Now’
Singer Courtney Love announced that she has filed for citizenship in the United Kingdom in response to President Donald Trump. A new report from the Daily Mail said the former ...
The U.K. Pivot to AI Is Doomed From the Start
A government bureaucracy generates paperwork—and even more paperwork when it’s computerized. But human judgement is expensive. What if a computer could go through the paperwork instead? The United Kingdom’s Labour ...
Nuclear Power Is the Cuckoo in the Climate Policy Nest
Enthusiasm for a new generation of nuclear technology has gripped politicians across the world. The United Kingdom is the latest country to take action, with the Labour Party government set ...
Trudeau Meets King Charles, with Trump’s ’51st State’ Comments at the Fore
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles III in London on Monday. While neither side divulged the contents of the conversation, as is custom with the king, ...
