Boris Johnson’s suspension of U.K. Parliament was illegal, top court says
LONDON — In a decision that badly undermines Boris Johnson’s authority, Britain’s highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the prime minister broke the law by suspending Parliament in a way that...
View ArticleColorado stocks scratch out modest gains in third quarter, “climbing a steep...
U.S. stock indices managed to notch modest gains in the third quarter despite a slew of bad news. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average both rose 1.19% from July to September. And the...
View ArticleIn Denver, nation’s top economists lower outlook for 2020
A panel of leading economists is dialing down its forecasts for U.S. economic growth next year and putting strong odds on a recession in 2021. “Eighty percent of the panelists see risks weighted to the...
View ArticleUK’s Boris Johnson asks for Brexit delay, but argues against it
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson grudgingly asked the European Union late Saturday to delay Brexit after the British Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his divorce deal. But the...
View ArticleBoris Johnson seeks December election to break Brexit impasse
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that the only way to break Britain’s Brexit impasse is a general election, and he will ask Parliament to approve a national poll for Dec. 12. Johnson...
View ArticleParliament rejects Boris Johnson’s call for an early election on Dec. 12, but...
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two political drubbings on Monday: He was forced to grudgingly accept the European Union’s offer to delay Brexit until January, and then lost a motion in...
View ArticleBrexit: U.K. lawmakers back December 12 election
LONDON — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that could break the country’s political impasse over...
View ArticleDavid Brooks: The global revolt against populism
Have you noticed that the world is on fire? Crowds are chanting “Death to Khamenei” in Iran while the regime kills them en masse and shuts down the internet. Throngs are marching to preserve democratic...
View ArticleBritain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the...
View ArticleColorado advisers say to stay calm in wake of stock market’s coronavirus...
Brexit fears couldn’t topple the bull market last year, nor could an escalating trade war with China, a presidential impeachment, and a potential military showdown with Iran that included attacks on...
View ArticleU.K. defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast
LONDON — U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectiveness...
View ArticleCrunch U.K.-E.U. talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday
LONDON — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal well beyond any imaginable deadline and with all three key issues still...
View ArticleU.K., E.U. head for supper showdown over Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS — The leaders of Britain and the European Union were meeting Wednesday for a dinner that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal — or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic rupture...
View ArticleRioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
BELFAST — Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years Thursday as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-filled bottles at...
View ArticleAllies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in United Kingdom
FALMOUTH, England — There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. Leaders of some of the world’s richest nations arriving at a luxury seaside...
View ArticleJoe Biden, Boris Johnson strike convivial tone in first meeting
CARBIS BAY, England — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met for the first time Thursday, looking to highlight their nations’ famed “special relationship” but doing so against...
View ArticleFrom Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Boris Johnson’s career
LONDON (AP) — He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get...
View ArticleMaggie’s legacy: Divisive Thatcher looms over U.K. Tory race
LONDON — Two people are running to be Britain’s next prime minister, but a third presence looms over the contest: Margaret Thatcher. The late former prime minister dominated Britain in the 1980s, and...
View ArticleFor British farmers, the effects of Brexit have become clearer
By Stephen Castle, The New York Times BOSTON, England — For four decades, the prime agricultural land that Sarah Pettitt’s family rented near its home produced bumper crops of vegetables, including...
View ArticleUK, EU hail “new chapter” with deal to fix Brexit trade spat
LONDON — The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland, hailing the agreement as the start of a “new chapter” in their...
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