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People walk past the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, during a march marking 10 years since Britain voted to leave the European Union and calling for closer ties with Europe, in London on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2026
After the fracture: how Britain’s financial industry recovered from Brexit
Signs the British financial industry has weathered Brexit better expected: Employment in London’s financial district is near an all-time high and banks are posting record profits.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he meets with local residents during a recent visit to a housing development in north London.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2026
Report says U.K. PM Starmer ready to quit, but source says he’s still focused on job
The threat to Starmer’s position increased sharply ‌on ‌Friday, when his rival Andy Burnham won a seat in parliament that would allow ​him to launch a formal leadership challenge.
EU supporters in London in 2019. Immigration, trade and the economy were all key issues during the Brexit campaign.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
10 years on, how has Brexit affected key issues?
Immigration, trade and the economy were all key issues during the Brexit campaign.
Two activists with the EU flag and Union Jack painted on their faces kiss in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to protest against Brexit in 2016.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
Would the EU take Britain back?
A decade after the Brexit referendum, surveys show most Britons now believe leaving the European Union was a mistake.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts next to Reform UK by-election candidate Robert Kenyon as they arrive in Wigan, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2026
Nigel Farage’s national ambitions take hit as voters flock to Andy Burnham
Reform UK’s emphatic defeat in Thursday’s Makerfield by-election laid bare the political handicaps that stand in the way of it reaching 10 Downing Street.
Emergency service workers gather at the scene of a collision involving two trains near Bedford, England, on Friday.
WORLD
Jun 20, 2026
One dead and dozens injured after two trains collide in U.K.
The crash occurred late afternoon near Bedford, a town around 90 kilometers north of the U.K. capital, and involved two London-bound trains on the same track.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders prepare for a family photograph during the Group of Seven summit in Evian, eastern France, on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2026
An absence of drama means the G7 summit was a success
This year, the G7 once again muddled through. It avoided the worst outcome — a public display of disarray
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program fighter jet is displayed during a security trade exhibition in Chiba in May 2025.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2026
Japan’s GCAP push signals a new security role beyond the U.S. alliance
The renewed GCAP backing comes less than a week after the apparent failure of the Future Combat Air System — a program led by France, Germany and later Spain.
Partly assembled cars pass through the battery installation section of the production line at the Nissan car factory in Sunderland, Britain, in December 2025.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2026
U.K. in advanced talks with Nissan over Sunderland plant support, sources say
The Japanese carmaker is undertaking a major global ​restructuring that includes selling or closing other factories, cutting 15% of its workforce and shrinking its product lineup.
Michael Harte, managing director of Bridge Cheese, at the Bridge Cheese factory in Telford, Britain, on June 10. He says he had banked on a "soft Brexit."
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2026
Brexit 10 years on: U.K. exporters still adjusting to life outside the EU
Britain’s overall economy will be 4% smaller 15 years after Brexit than if the country had stayed in the EU,​ the government’s budget forecasters have estimated.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in front of an F35 fighter during an eight-month operational deployment in April 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
Keir Starmer is headed for a NATO humiliation
In March, ministers tried to reassure voters that the U.K. had everything it needed to defend the country. It wasn’t true and Healey knew it.
Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave flags during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on March 5.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2026
A decade on from Brexit vote, divided brothers are both disappointed
For one brother, new freedoms have been squandered, while the other bemoans the complications to trade.
A person walks toward a police officer on a cordoned-off street where a fire broke out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's home in north London, Britain, in the early hours of May 12, 2025.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2026
Amateur saboteurs: the proxies carrying out attacks for gangs, Russia and Iran
A growing list of mainly young men are being found ​guilty in Britain of carrying out serious criminal acts on behalf of shadowy online figures for money.
Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham delivers a speech on apprenticeships, ahead of the June 18 Makerfield by-election, in Wigan, England, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2026
Right-wing feud strengthens Andy Burnham’s bid to be next British PM
The Labour Party mayor could win a by-election in Makerfield because the populist right-wing vote is likely to be divided between Reform UK and Restore Britain.
British leader Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a business round table meeting at No. 10 Downing St. in London on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Takaichi and Starmer use talks to push Japan-U.K. ties toward ‘quasi-alliance’
The two leaders also pledged more support for an embattled next-generation fighter jet project involving their countries and Italy.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced one of the strictest online crackdowns against social media use by children in the democratic world on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
British prime minister announces full ban on social media for children under 16
The Labour government says its new range of child internet-use restrictions will be tougher than Australia’s limits.
Russia's shadow fleet vessels wait in the unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland near Vaindloo, Estonia, on April 10, 2026.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2026
U.K. intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry
The ships — usually aging tankers with dubious ownership — are banned from accessing U.K. ports and services.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands in Tokyo in January.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2026
Starmer to meet Japan’s Takaichi as fighter jet funding sputters
The Global Combat Air Program has faced roadblocks including delays to Britain’s financial contribution to the project.
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 13, 2026
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
Northern Ireland has enjoyed bumper economic growth at twice the pace of the rest of the country in recent years.
The celebrated British artist David Hockney, at home in Los Angeles in 2017. Hockney died at home in London on Thursday. He was 88.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 13, 2026
David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
“You don’t retire doing this,” he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. “You just do it until you fall over.”
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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