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An American’s guide to the 2024 UK election

We can’t give you a felon and an old guy on July 4 — but we do have a gambling scandal. And Nigel Farage.

July 3, 2024 4:00 am CET

Bart De Wever wants to break up Belgium. But first he wants to rule it.

On Wednesday, the king tasked a Flemish nationalist with trying to form a government.

June 13, 2024 4:01 am CET

Labour hates King Charles (say Tory election attack ads)

The Conservatives are pushing dubious claims on social media that Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to scrap the monarchy as a July 4 election looms.

June 6, 2024 4:02 am CET

As the media’s resources dwindle, it’ll only get harder to tell fact from fake

Fewer checks and balances across most mainstream media groups mean an increasing threat of reputational damage.

May 1, 2024 4:00 am CET

Sánchez on the edge: Will Spain’s prime minister resign?

His ultimate decision could result in very different scenarios for Spain, and could impact negotiations over the new leaders of the EU’s institutions.

April 28, 2024 7:39 pm CET

The king’s health: After annus horribilis, finally some good news

British royals Kate Middleton and King Charles continue to battle cancer.

April 26, 2024 7:34 pm CET

King Charles III heads back to work as cancer treatment continues

Cautiously upbeat statement from Buckingham Palace comes as British ruler continues cancer treatment.

April 26, 2024 7:13 pm CET

Blood covered royal horses rampage through London

The Household Cavalry horses caused havoc in central London but are now accounted for, said police.

April 24, 2024 12:25 pm CET

Downing Street was ‘infested with fleas,’ Liz Truss says in new memoir

Boris Johnson’s dog Dilyn may have been the cause, Truss charges in excerpts in the Daily Mail.

April 13, 2024 11:21 am CET

Revealed: Queen Elizabeth II’s advice to Liz Truss

The former prime minister admits failing to heed the late monarch’s guidance.

April 10, 2024 12:26 pm CET

Kate Middleton cancer: UK reels as princess joins King Charles in sharing health diagnosis

Politicians have condemned the conspiracy theories and internet gossip surrounding the princess’s health.

March 22, 2024 8:22 pm CET

Back off Kate Middleton, says UK Labour’s Keir Starmer

The Labour leader commented on the royal conspiracy theories swirling around the internet.

March 21, 2024 11:47 am CET
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Kate Middleton photo scandal links Palace to North Korea and Iran, news chief says

“Like with anything, when you’re let down by a source the bar is raised,” said AFP’s global news director.

March 14, 2024 5:28 pm CET

Kate Middleton says sorry for ‘editing’ Mother’s Day photo that caused furor

Princess of Wales underwent abdominal surgery in January and has since remained out of the public eye.

March 11, 2024 10:04 am CET

Britain’s royal vacuum as King Charles and Kate Middleton retreat from view

Illness is keeping key royals out of action — and causing headaches for Britain’s elected politicians.

March 5, 2024 4:37 pm CET

The careful choreography behind King Charles III’s cancer announcement

Buckingham Palace’s candid announcement is part of a carefully-managed media strategy.

February 7, 2024 4:00 am CET

King Charles has cancer. So what happens next?

Britain’s ‘unwritten’ constitution is unusually clear on the political arrangements if a monarch is too sick to work.

February 6, 2024 1:05 pm CET

King Charles III’s cancer ‘caught early,’ says PM Rishi Sunak

The British prime minister is ‘in regular contact with’ the king.

February 6, 2024 10:47 am CET

King Charles III has cancer

Prince Harry due to fly in as British monarch steps back from “public-facing” aspects of his role.

February 5, 2024 7:09 pm CET

Dutch king could see salary almost halved in royal tax shake-up

Proposed changes could see Willem-Alexander and his family paying income tax like everyone else.

January 19, 2024 7:30 am CET

King Charles III to get hospital treatment for enlarged prostate

Buckingham Palace says monarch’s public engagements will be postponed.

January 17, 2024 6:09 pm CET

The rumored resurrection of Austria-Hungary

Whether it’s Ukraine, Russia, or even the Israel-Hamas conflict, the impression in EU circles is that the pair are singing from the same songbook.

December 13, 2023 4:02 am CET

Europe’s far right flexes anti-Brussels muscles as it opens EU campaign

Anti-EU hardliners gathered in Florence to kick off their 2024 election drive.

December 3, 2023 7:54 pm CET

A football star, caviar and a water show: Inside Saudi Arabia’s campaign to host the 2030 Expo

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has turned the bid into a campaign to showcase the OPEC kingpin’s attempt to rebrand.

November 27, 2023 4:00 am CET
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