British Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for an early general election on June 8 in a surprise announcement as Britain prepares for delicate negotiations on leaving the European Union. “We need a general election and we need one now. We have at this moment a one-off chance to get ...
The UK’s reasoning behind the cancellation of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s visit to Russia reveals misunderstanding or a lack of knowledge about the Syrian crisis and Russian efforts to settle it, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday. On Saturday, the UK government’s official website announced that Johnson ...