August 4, 2019 Peggy Grande: Brexit and Boris -- If you care about liberty you should be watching UK debate closely The world watched as Boris Johnson become prime minister. And the big question, of course, is will he – or won’t he – navigate a successful exit for Great Britain from the EU by Oct. 31?
August 2, 2019 Boris Johnson fails first electoral test, party majority cut to one after election loss Newly elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a setback after his Conservative Party lost a special election on Friday, reducing his Parliament majority to just one lawmaker.
August 1, 2019 Boris Johnson's government sets aside additional $2.8B to deal with potential no-deal Brexit fallout The British government headed by newly elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set aside an additional £2.1 billion ($2.3 billion) in preparation for a no-deal Brexit.
July 26, 2019 Libya’s coast guard recovers dozens of bodies of migrants; 'worst Mediterranean tragedy' this year Libya’s coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants on Friday, a day after roughly 150 people went missing when their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea; this is described as “the worst Mediterranean tragedy” of this year.
July 24, 2019 Ann Berry: Brexit or no Brexit, a divided Britain needs the queen more than ever The queen can – and must – articulate more loudly that Britain is stronger united than fractured.
July 24, 2019 James Carafano: Boris Johnson takes the reins – Expect to see these six major foreign policy 'resets' Sure, Boris Johnson could use a comb. But he’s already got what matters most in a leader and ally: a backbone.
July 10, 2019 French missiles found on rogue Libyan general’s base French military officials Wednesday denied violating a U.N. arms embargo after several of their missiles were found on a base loyal to a rogue Libyan general.
July 9, 2019 UK's Jeremy Corbyn says Labour Party backs new Brexit referendum In a significant shift, Britain's main opposition Labour Party said Tuesday that the country's soon-to-be chosen new leader should hold a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union or remain in the bloc.
July 9, 2019 ISIS still strikes fear in Germany amid reports of government losing track of 160 former militants A newly released German government intelligence report for 2018 finds a high level of danger from ISIS returnees.
July 2, 2019 1st woman — mother of 7 and Merkel disciple — is nominated to lead EU’s executive commission Ursula von der Leyen, a surprise choice to become the next head of the European Commission, is a strong supporter of closer European cooperation who has been Germany’s defense minister since 2013 and a fixture in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet over the longtime leader’s nearly 14 years in power.