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Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 30 08:24 AM

President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before ordering Russian forces into Ukraine, the former UK prime minister has claimed. Read more »

UK's Boris Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 09:30 AM

Britain's Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not run to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss. Read more »

UK's Johnson, Sunak meet amid private battle for Tory leadership

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 09:39 AM

Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks, as the feuding pair were poised to battle to lead their fractured party. Read more »

Johnson returns to UK as Sunak qualifies for PM race

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 11:13 PM

Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK's top job. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy umaasa ng pagbabago mula sa UK prime minister

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 08:59 PM

Matapos manalo sa Conservative Party leadership race, pormal nang uupo bilang United Kingdom Prime Minister si Secretary of State Liz Truss. Read more »

What next for Boris Johnson?

James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 12:17 PM

Following a spectacular fall from grace and power, speculation is rife about what outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will do next. Read more »

Where's Boris? UK PM on leave as economic crisis deepens

Jitendra Joshin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 06:52 PM

A senior British minister admitted Friday 'I don't know where Boris is' as the premier checked out on holiday. Read more »

British PM finalists challenge each other on China

Chad Bray in London, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 26 01:18 PM

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak are vying to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Conservative Party members will vote later this summer to choose a new leader, who is expected to become prime minister when Parliament returns on Sept. 5. Read more »

World leaders react to Boris Johnson’s downfall

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 09:50 PM

After years of tense relations with Britain, the EU saw hope of improved ties following the resignation of Brexit champion Johnson. Read more »

UK PM accused of clinging to power for wedding bash

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 06:37 AM

After lavishly redecorating their Downing Street flat, Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie now face calls to find a new venue for their wedding party. Read more »

UK PM Johnson quits after cabinet exodus

Jitendra Joshi and James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 07 10:34 PM

Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader, the BBC reported, paving the way for a successor to replace him as British prime minister. Read more »

UK PM clinging to power as resignations pile up

Jitendra Joshi and James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 02:45 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power Thursday, having defiantly responded to calls from his loyalists to step down by sacking a minister and former top ally. Read more »

Johnson's Tories crushed in twin UK parliamentary by-elections

Justin Tallis and Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 03:49 PM

Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Frida Read more »

UK PM Johnson presses on despite Tory rebellion

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 06:52 PM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lauded the loyalty of his cabinet and vowed to "get on with the job" on Tuesday after surviving a confidence vote of his Conservative MPs that has still left him severely weakened. Read more »

UK PM defies calls to quit over 'Partygate'

Jitendra Joshi and Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 06:47 AM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff. Read more »

Civilians flee eastern Ukraine after railway station attack

Herve Bar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 11:36 AM

Evacuations resumed on Saturday from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station. Read more »

World leaders say attack on Ukraine 'unprovoked, unjustified'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:10 PM

World leaders swiftly condemned Russia's military attack on Ukraine on Thursday, with Western capitals pledging new sanctions on Moscow. Read more »

UK to sanction Russia 'hard' immediately, Johnson says

Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 06:37 PM

Britain will immediately impose hard economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Read more »

UK's Johnson to scrap all COVID legal curbs

Jitendra Joshi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 05:32 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to announce an end to all pandemic legal curbs in England, insisting it is time to move on despite political opposition and unease from the UN's health agency. Read more »

US to cut ties with Russian banks if Ukraine invaded-sources

Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 01:57 PM

President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia. Read more »