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UK sending tanks to Ukraine, prompts Russian warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 10:51 AM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged to provide 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, making it the first Western country to supply the heavy tanks Kyiv has been calling for. Read more »

Zayn Malik releases merchandise for school meals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 06:34 PM

English singer Zayn Malik released Tuesday new merchandise for school meals in the United Kingdom. Read more »

Sunak says UK will support Kyiv 'until Ukraine has won'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 09:32 AM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday used his first visit to Kyiv to announce a major new air defense package. Read more »

Zayn Malik asks for free school meals in open letter to British PM

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 09:37 PM

English singer Zayn Malik asked British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to give free school meals to children in need. Read more »

Sunak to urge world leaders to go 'further, faster' on climate emergency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 09:13 AM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will urge world leaders to move "further and faster" in transitioning away from damaging fossil fuels in a speech Monday to the COP27 climate change summit in Egypt, his office said. Read more »

UK to hold public holiday for King Charles coronation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 06 08:35 AM

A public holiday will be held on May 8, 2023 to mark the coronation of King Charles III in May, the British government said Sunday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 25, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 11:22 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

UK's new PM Sunak vows to fix Truss 'mistakes'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 08:41 PM

New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to fix the errors made by his predecessor Liz Truss while warning of "difficult" decisions ahead. Read more »

Sunak is new UK Prime Minister

Daniel Leal, AFP
Posted at Oct 25 09:46 AM

New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak (center) waves as he arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters in central London having been announced as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest, on Monday. Read more »

Sunak poised to become British prime minister

Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 04:25 PM

British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country's first leader of color, after the dramatic decision by Boris Johnson to abandon an audacious political comeback. 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 »

England's Euro 2022 winners urge next PM to support girls' football

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 10:09 AM

England's Euro 2022 winning footballers on Wednesday urged the two candidates vying to become the UK's next prime minister to ensure that all girls have access to the sport at school. 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 »

UK's Sunak vows to get tough on China

Phil Hazlewood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 05:11 PM

The former finance minister's pledge comes after his rival in the final two of the race to lead the ruling Conservative party, Liz Truss, accused him of being weak on China and Russia. Read more »