Britain has sent a parade of senior officials to China this year, part of a calculated charm offensive to thaw out relations with a country that looms large in a world order upended by the United States under President Trump.…
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A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations
Britain has sent a parade of senior officials to China this year, part of a calculated charm offensive to thaw out relations with a country that looms large in a world order upended by the United States under President Trump.…
How Trump’s Auto Tariffs Are Landing in an English Car Making Town
Solihull, a market town in England’s West Midlands, is home to one of Britain’s largest car factories, run by the luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. The factory, a collection of low-slung gray buildings spread over 300 acres, does not tower…
Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal
President Trump’s self-proclaimed “liberation day,” in which he announced across-the-board tariffs on the United States’ trading partners, carries an echo of another moment when an advanced Western economy threw up walls around itself. Like Brexit, Britain’s fateful vote nearly nine…
Climate Activists Who Threw Soup at van Gogh Painting Are Changing Tactics
Just Stop Oil, the British environmental activist group known for attention-grabbing protests — including throwing tomato soup at famous artworks and spraying orange powder on Stonehenge — said it was ending such actions after a final protest in London next…
European Leaders to Try to Hammer Out Ukraine Support Plans
European leaders will convene in Paris on Thursday to shore up support for Ukraine, a “coalition of the willing” that wants to help the war-torn country fight back against Russia despite wavering American commitment, and safeguard an eventual peace. France…
A Fire Plunged Heathrow Into Darkness. A Nearby Data Center Kept Humming. Why?
A gleaming new data center sits less than half a mile from the electric substation where a fire plunged Heathrow Airport into darkness last week. The data center’s own power was also cut that day. But no one who relied…
Keir Starmer Talks Trump, Russia-Ukraine War and the Fragile Europe-US Alliance
With a staccato burst, a horn sounded in the control room of the H.M.S. Vanguard, sending the crew of the nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarine to battle stations. The voice of the commanding officer crackled over the intercom. “Set condition 1SQ,”…
Four Takeaways From Keir Starmer’s Conversations With The New York Times
President Trump’s overture to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine has rattled leaders across Europe. Few have been more transformed than Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, who was elected last summer on a…
Trump and Putin to Discuss Ukraine in Phone Call: What to Know
President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are expected to speak on Tuesday as Washington pushes for a cease-fire in Ukraine. Mr. Trump said the topics would include power plants and “dividing up” Ukrainian assets. The call will…