FALMOUTH, England — With an idyllic view of the Cornish coast as a backdrop, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an unmatched setting in which to…
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Queen Elizabeth II Welcomed the Bidens to a Private Tea at Windsor
CARBIS BAY, England — Queen Elizabeth II was a spry presence at the Group of 7 meeting in Cornwall, England, on Friday, wisecracking during a…
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Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era
CARBIS BAY, England — President Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain signed a new version of the 80-year old “Atlantic Charter” on Thursday,…
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Johnson to Push ‘Global Britain’ at G7, Even as He Cuts Foreign Aid
Part of the problem for the government is that the fallout from the cutbacks has coincided with the Group of 7 summit, where Britain is…
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Ron Hill, Marathoner Who Set Record in Boston, Dies at 82
His success did not come quickly. His first major international competition was the marathon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade, then the capital…
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Attack in Afghanistan Kills 10 From Charity That Clears Land Mines
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in an armed attack on staff members of a British-American charity in…
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As Vaccines Turn Pandemic’s Tide, U.S. and Europe Diverge on Path Forward
LONDON — Over Memorial Day weekend, 135,000 people jammed the oval at the Indianapolis 500. Restaurants across the United States were thronged with customers as…
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Can the Pandemic Rescue Britain’s Shopping Areas? This Town Hopes So.
POOLE, England — Hope Dean is loyal to Poole, her hometown in southwest Britain, but she acknowledges that its shopping district has often been a…
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Breaking Out of Prison With a Ouija Board and Some Clever Tricks
Sidelined for the balance of the war, the prisoners of Yozgad turned their energies to killing time. Much of the pleasure of “The Confidence Men”…
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Boris Johnson Married in Stealth Ceremony, Reports Say
LONDON — Only a week ago, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, sent friends save-the-date cards for a wedding in…
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