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Climate protests close London bridge; 570 arrests in 4 days

Climate protesters are once again trying to shut down parts of London to urge residents to do more to protect the Earth from ...

Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK's crumbling Parliament

For some Britons who watched Notre Dame burn so fiercely in Paris, the horror was mixed with apprehension. What happened to ...

UK climate protesters block roads, glue themselves to train

Climate change protesters glued themselves to a train and blocked major London intersections Wednesday, on the third day of ...

The Latest: Macron pledges to rebuild cathedral in 5 years

The Latest on the fire that swept through Paris' Notre Dame cathedral (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Among those watching with ...

Rebuilding Notre Dame will be long, fraught and expensive

Notre Dame in Paris is not the first great cathedral to suffer a devastating fire, and it probably won't be the last. In a ...

UK police arrest more than 100 in climate change protests

Police say they have arrested more than 120 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections ...

Ecuador rejects claims that Assange was treated unfairly

Ecuador said Monday that it was not unfairly targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when it revoked his asylum last week.

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UK's Theresa May seeks respite from Brexit walking in Wales

British Prime Minister Theresa May is getting a respite from Brexit with a walking holiday in Wales — but there is no pause ...

Joan Collins thanks firefighters after London apartment fire

Joan Collins has thanked firefighters for their quick response after a blaze erupted in her London apartment. The 85-year-old ...

UK police say man held in hospital after embassy car-ramming

British police say a man suspected of purposefully driving into parked cars in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in London has ...

Assange lawyer: Ecuador spread lies about WikiLeaks founder

A lawyer representing jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the Ecuadorian government has been spreading lies about ...

Diana? Alice? Elizabeth? Britons bet on new royal baby name

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, may be keeping plans about their impending baby under wraps, but that hasn't ...

UK lawmakers: Julian Assange should face justice in Sweden

More than 70 British legislators have urged the government to make sure WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish ...

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The Latest: WikiLeaks editor says Assange in a London prison

The Latest on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest (all times local): 7:30 p.m. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn ...

After 7 long years, Assange's capture happened quickly

Huddled at a home in Ecuador's capital, President Lenin Moreno's aides anxiously awaited word in the middle of the night on ...

From embassy to prison: Assange settles in for legal battle

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has exchanged a small room at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London for a cell at ...

The Latest: Quito arrest part of Assange probe

The Latest on the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London (all times local): 5 a.m. Friends of a Swedish ...

The Latest: Germany says delay aims to avoid no-deal Brexit

The Latest on Britain's departure from the European Union (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Germany's foreign minister says the ...

France's Macron plays hard ball in EU Brexit debate

French President Emmanuel Macron's drive for a swift end to the European Union's long-running, slow-moving Brexit crisis ...

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

Police in London arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy Thursday for failing to surrender to the ...