Tag: United Kingdom
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses
ANTALYA, Turkey — At the Ananas Hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the rooms were cleaned, the pool filled and the sun loungers distanced, as...
UK cellphone firm EE reintroduces roaming charges to Europe
LONDON — British cellphone operator EE said Thursday that it will start to charge U.K. customers for using their phones in other European countries...
AP Interview: Belarus regime ‘frightened,’ says opponent
BRUSSELS — When authorities in Belarus diverted a Ryanair passenger jet to Minsk last month to arrest a dissident journalist who was aboard, their...
Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?
MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...
5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its...
Blinken brings Biden Europe charm offensive to Germany
BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Germany as the Biden administration presses ahead with a diplomatic charm offensive designed to...
UK won’t extend deadline for EU citizens to apply to stay
LONDON — The British government won’t extend the June 30 deadline for European Union citizens in the U.K. to apply for permanent residency or...
Police officer guilty of manslaughter in soccer star’s death
LONDON — A British police officer was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of Dalian Atkinson, a former professional soccer player who died...
AP Sportlight
June 24
1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open...
‘No zero risk’: UK decision to increase Wembley fans debated
LONDON — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next...