When she called a snap election in April, Theresa May said she needed voters’ backing to silence rivals in Parliament...
Articles by Tim Ross, Alex Morales and Ed Ludlow
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she will seek an early election on June 8, in an unexpected gamble aimed...
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting back against Brexit rebels in her ruling Conservative Party as she steps up...

Rising inequality and social polarization are set to shape world developments for the next decade after contributing to Britain’s decision...
The U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union has left more than three-quarters of chief executive officers saying they would...
A British departure from the European Union would put at risk 466 billion pounds ($670 billion) of U.K. trade with...
The world’s nations took the boldest steps yet to stem climate change, adopting an historic package of measures to limit...
The planet is halfway to dangerous levels of global warming, with the average temperature for 2015 set to eclipse last...
Insurers are unprepared for the costs of climate change, the top United Nations climate diplomat said as world leaders make...
The village where Anote Tong attended school some 40 years ago is no longer there. As the Pacific Ocean encroached...