Knives are out for UK’s Conservative party leader and prime minister Boris Johnson even though he survived a no-confidence vote in his premiership.
Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson survives a no-confidence vote despite backlash over COVID-19 ‘partygate’
The UK’s Boris Johnson survived a rebellion from his own party triggered in part by revelations of drunken Downing Street parties held in violation of COVID-19 lockdown rules.
‘Downton Shabby’: An American went online to search his genealogy. Now he’s saving his English ancestral castle.
A Hollywood actor found an abandoned 50,000-square-foot estate in England where his 14th great-grandfather was born. Now’s he’s trying to save it.
‘Consequences you have never seen’: How to read Putin’s nuclear threats
Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine has fueled speculation he’s prepared to break a decades-old taboo on using nuclear weapons.
Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID-19 with cold-like symptoms
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms.
Zelenskyy defiant that Ukraine will ‘protect its borders’ as Russia-backed separatist leaders order call to arms
The White House believes Russia will attack Ukraine in the coming days and use a fabricated pretext to justify an invasion.
Russia has increased its military presence along the Ukraine border in recent days: US official
A senior administration official said Russia has added up to 7,000 troops along Ukrainian border recently, in contrast to a claim it is pulling back.
Russia says some troops being pulled back; Ukraine defense site, banks hit by cyberattack
Biden will speak this afternoon on the situation with Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian defense website, banks hit by cyberattack.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s actor president, prepares for his greatest role yet
Zelenskyy is appealing for calm even as the U.S. says Russia could invade Ukraine soon, with Putin amassing 130,000 Russian troops on the border.
Bing Dwen Dwen, the very popular panda mascot of Beijing 2022, isn’t taking questions
Inside and outside China’s Olympic bubble, the panda mascot Bing Dwen Dwen is flying off the shelves.