RISHI SUNAK

Barely weeks in power, the prime minister is fending off rebellions from within his party and strikes from without.

South Africa’s president might lose his job as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm.

Britain’s opposition Labour Party has handily won a special election for a northwest England seat in Parliament.

The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, a proposal that drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.

"Let's be clear, the so-called 'golden era' is over," Sunak said of U.K.-China relations in his first major foreign policy speech.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that the U_K_’s “golden era” of ties with China was over in his first major speech on foreign policy, and described China’s growing authoritarianism as a “systemic challenge to our values and interests.”

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that the U_K_’s “golden era” of ties with China was over in his first major speech on foreign policy, and described China’s growing authoritarianism as a “systemic challenge to our values and interests.”.

Ukraine’s first lady says Russian soldiers must be held accountable for raping Ukrainian women and committing other acts of sexual violence during Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine's first lady says Russian soldiers must be held accountable for raping Ukrainian women and committing other acts of sexual violence during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Conservative Party has broken into antagonistic camps. Can a conflict-averse prime minister quell the rebellions rising around him?

In his first month as Britain's prime minister, Rishi Sunak has stabilized the economy, reassured allies from Washington to Kyiv and even soothed the European Union after years of sparring between Britain and the bloc.

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have ruled out ambitious growth strategies.

Rishi Sunak says he isn’t interested in a Swiss-type model of partnership with the EU. He should be.

Any potential hits to the U.K. economy can complicate matters for the U.S., making its new prime minister's plan globally important.

Australia’s Parliament has passed bilateral free trade agreements with India and Britain, leaving those partner nations to bring the deals into force.

Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal

Seven decades after Britain detonated a nuclear bomb in the Indian Ocean, troops who took part in the country’s atomic weapons tests are being recognized with a medal.

The British government is denying a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit.

Once a boxing champion, Kyiv's mayor is up against a challenge bigger than any he faced in the ring: keeping Ukraine’s capital functioning during a war.

The U.K. has been one of the staunchest Western supporters of Ukraine's resistance to Russia's invasion, giving Kyiv $2.7 billion in military aid.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed capital.

A recent lead in the polls has put a spring in the opposition Labour party’s step.

Britain’s Conservative government is defending its decision to hike taxes for millions of working people in the “squeezed middle” class as it tries to shore up an economy battered by double-digit inflation.

As the U.K. government announces a £55 billion ($65.5 billion) program of tax hikes and spending cuts, the country faces its sharpest fall in living standards since records began.

Instead of deporting migrants to Rwanda, the British government should focus on fixing its flawed asylum system.

The tax increases and spending cuts come amid grim tidings from the Office of Budget Responsibility which predicts living standards are going to fall by 7 percent over the next two years.

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they were allowed to see him for the first time in nearly a month and that he is “very, very thin” after ending a hunger strike that prompted widespread concern for his health.

Millions of British people face higher taxes and steeper energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget aimed at restoring the government’s economic credibility and shoring up the battered public finances.

The chancellor and his shiny red briefcase - what's it all about?

China and President Xi Jinping have taken a back seat at the G-20 summit after Western leaders consolidated to respond to the missile crisis in Poland on Tuesday.

It had been billed as the Prime Minister’s most highly anticipated meeting at the G20 - face-to-face talks with Xi Jinping that were set to rework Britain’s testy relationship with China.

Members of the Group of 20 leading economies have firmly condemned the war in Ukraine and warned that the conflict is worsening the global economy.

Instead of deporting migrants to Rwanda, the British government should focus on fixing its flawed asylum system.

The government knows it can’t risk a repeat of the recent meltdown in gilts.

The world's 20 largest economies are meeting in Indonesia as central banks fight decades-high inflation that's raising fears of a global recession.

Albania’s prime minister says Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally

Albania’s prime minister says Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally.

Millions are hoping British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finds money to help them survive a cost-of-living crisis when the government releases its spending plans Thursday.

Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt must weigh the country's economic peril against his party's political survival as he delivers a long-awaited fiscal statement Thursday.

Leaders of the world's largest economies appear ready to send a strong message to Russia condemning its invasion of Ukraine.

Discord over Russia's war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the U.S. and China are ominous backdrops for world leaders gathering in Indonesia's tropical Bali island for a summit of the Group of 20 biggest economies.

The family of Egypt’s imprisoned hunger-striking activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says he has started drinking water again.

The interior ministers of France and Britain have signed a joint agreement in Paris to try to curb migration across the English Channel — a regular source of friction between the two countries.

Abolishing Britain’s “non-dom” tax status is politically expedient. The economic case is far less certain.

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A showdown between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin isn’t happening, but the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing tensions between China and the West will be at the fore when leaders of the world’s biggest economies gather in tropical Bali this week.

Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to come.

President Joe Biden says “it's more urgent than ever” to increase commitments to fighting global warming.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aiming to repair frayed relations with Britain’s European Union neighbors and with skeptical leaders in Scotland and Wales.

The deterioration in Alaa Abdel Fattah's condition comes a day before President Biden is set to attend the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.

World leaders took to the stage on the opening days of the COP27 to insist Russia's onslaught in Ukraine must not derail urgent climate action.

There are good arguments for taking a look at the capital gains tax, but higher taxes must not mean heavier ones.

A senior member of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has resigned after mounting allegations that he bullied colleagues

A senior member of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has resigned after mounting allegations that he bullied colleagues.

The second day of leaders' speeches at the UN's climate conference included bold proposals, recommendations to crack down and standardize “net zero” claims and continued discussion about the situation of a jailed pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike.

The family of one of Egypt’s top jailed pro-democracy activists warn that the clock is ticking on his life as they plead with world leaders at the U.N. climate conference to press Egypt for his release.

The family of a prominent jailed activist on a hunger and water strike has become increasingly concerned about his health

Britain’s government has scrapped a 250 million-pound ($288 million) plan to build a national flagship that was supposed to tour the world as a “floating embassy” amid a public spending squeeze and to prioritize funding for boosting U.K. defenses against Russia.

Britain's Conservative government on Monday scrapped a 250 million-pound ($288 million) plan to build a national flagship that was supposed to tour the world as a “floating embassy" amid a public spending squeeze and to prioritize funding for boosting U.K. defenses against Russia. New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sunk the plan to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was retired in 1997. The new flagship was championed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but critics had slammed it as a vanity project.

Italy’s new far-right leader says her new government will stick to the country’s existing climate goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century.

More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a worsening problem that scientists’ call Earth’s biggest challenge, yet observers don’t expect much from it, maybe not even a lot of attention

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told world leaders they must cooperate or perish, speaking Monday at the annual climate summit in Egypt.

President Joe Biden will aim to assert America’s global leadership during his upcoming visit to Southeast Asia for meetings with world leaders.

The United Kingdom will have another reason to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, for the government has declared a special public holiday to mark the occasion.

Behind wire fences in southeast England, children wave their arms and chant “freedom” to grab the attention of people on the other side.

Rishi Sunak has made history as the first nonwhite person to become prime minister of the United Kingdom. His reward? A country, party and people in chaos.

The quarrel over Northern Ireland is only one of Brexit’s challenges. Success requires cooperation, not “We win, you lose.”

Britain’s interior minister has visited immigration facilities on England’s southeastern coast as she grappled with an overcrowding crisis at a migrant facility and an outcry over her claim that the U.K. faced an “invasion” of asylum-seekers.

The 75 basis point increase takes the Bank Rate to 3%, its eighth consecutive hike to the main lending rate.

The Bank of England has rolled out its biggest interest rate increase in three decades, saying the move is needed to beat back stubbornly high inflation that's eroding living standards and is likely to trigger a “prolonged” recession.

The British pound is on firmer footing since the appointment of PM Rishi Sunak, but Wall Street still sees further vulnerability over the next 12 months.

The government wants extra power to change financial rules, but grant it now and it’s forever.

There were a number of claims made about the asylum system at Prime Minister's Questions.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed an earlier decision not to attend the U.N. climate summit in Egypt.

The market expects the Bank of England to raise interest rates by 75 basis points on Thursday, its largest hike since 1989.

The new prime minister vows to restore stability, but there’s a risk he kills the growth promised by his predecessor.

Surging earnings at British oil company are fueling calls for UK to expand tax on fossil-fuel company profits.

Former U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended by the Conservative Party after signing up to a reality TV show.

Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.”

Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.”.

Britain’s interior minister was facing criticism Tuesday for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.” Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the term while defending conditions at a processing center for new arrivals where some 4,000 people have been held in a facility intended for 1,600. Braverman referred to small-boat crossings on Monday as “the invasion of our southern coast” and said “illegal immigration is out of control.”

BP’s earnings have more than doubled in the third quarter as the London-based energy giant benefited from high oil and natural gas prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As finance minister, Rishi Sunak was a vocal advocate of crypto and blockchain technology. Now he's prime minister.

A thaw in UK-EU relations is the UK prime minister’s best hope of political survival.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will target "woke" policing as a top priority for his new government. He has attacked police for arresting citizens over social media posts.

World leaders have expressed sadness and condolences after at least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night in Seoul, South Korea.

The new British Prime Minister gave voice to a popular conservative attack on liberal London that has dangerous connotations.

The papers report a visit by Rishi Sunak to a Croydon hospital and claims about misconduct in the Navy.

Malaysian comedian and actor Ronny Chieng is under fire for his stand-up skit on “The Daily Show” in which he joked “Indians are not Asians.” Days after former finance minister Rishi Sunak was announced as Britain’s first Asian prime minister, Chieng appeared on “The Daily Show” and joked about how “Indians are not Asians” and how he does not feel represented by Sunak.

Rishi Sunak and his tech heiress wife, Akshata Murty, are worth an estimated £730 million ($844 million).

Appointing Suella Braverman as Home Secretary has created the prime minister’s first political and policy challenge.

The British government says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend the major United Nations climate conference next month

The British government says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend the major United Nations climate conference next month.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has failed to elect a speaker, setting the stage for an unwanted early election.

Shell’s earnings have more than doubled in the third quarter.

As he makes tough decisions to stem Britain’s economic crisis, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will “always protect the most vulnerable.”.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is facing criticism after telling gay soccer fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar that they should show some “compromise” and "be respectful of the host nation.”.

Britain’s new prime minister has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage but he also has roots in present-day Pakistan, in the city of Gujranwala, where his paternal grandparents lived during Britain’s colonial rule.

UK Treasury Chief Jeremy Hunt has delayed his much-anticipated economic statement until Nov. 17.

Rishi Sunak has faced the opposition in Parliament for the first time as Britain's prime minister, promising to restore economic stability after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.