From London to Las Vegas, Passengers left stranded as fire shuts down U.K.’s Heathrow Airport

LONDON — From Las Vegas to Frankfurt to Dubai, hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers waited for news about flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport after it was closed by a massive fire at a nearby electricity substation. As firefighters tackled the blaze that took down Europe’s busiest transport hub, flights came to a … Read more

U.K.’s Keir Starmer pledges $2 billion to help Ukraine buy missiles

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced billions in support for Ukraine on Sunday following a summit with European leaders, just days after President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Starmer announced a loan of 2.2 billion British pounds ($2.8 billion) to support Ukraine, funded through the freezing of … Read more

U.K.’s Keir Starmer sees ‘value’ in Trump’s pursuit of Ukrainian mineral rights deal

WASHINGTON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said there is “value” in an agreement that President Donald Trump is pursuing on Ukrainian mineral rights to repay some of the $500 billion in military aid that the U.S. has sent in support of the country’s war against Russia. Starmer, who met with Trump at the White … Read more