By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was ready to send British troops to Ukraine as part of any postwar peacekeeping force as he tried to show the U.S. that European nations should have a role in the talks on ending the conflict. Starmer said he had …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea’s Lauren James scored in stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 win at home to Everton on Sunday that maintained their lead atop the Women’s Super League, with the reigning champions once again finding a way to win when the odds looked stacked against them. Sonia Bompastor’s side have 40 points ahead of Manchester …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison’s early goal was enough for his side to end a barren home run in the Premier League by beating fellow strugglers Manchester United 1-0 in an entertaining clash on Sunday. Maddison, back in the starting lineup after injury, tapped in a rebound from close range after 13 …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Premier League leaders Liverpool extended their advantage to seven points with a trickier-than-expected 2-1 win over lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday courtesy of goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. Arne Slot’s team had looked to be cruising at 2-0 after Diaz bundled in on 15 minutes and won a …
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(Reuters) – The United States views trade ties with Britain “in a different light” because it does not have a large deficit with the country, but difficult issues remain on tariffs, a senior British cabinet minister said on Sunday. Since returning to power, President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through global capitals by threatening or …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would work to ensure the U.S. and Europe remained together and that they should not allow divisions to distract them from “external enemies”, the BBC reported on Saturday. Starmer’s comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy said at the Munich …
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LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Arsenal made light of the absence of any specialist strikers as midfielder Mikel Merino scored both goals in a 2-0 win at Leicester City that kept the north London club’s Premier League title challenge very much on track on Saturday. Merino’s brace allowed second-placed Arsenal to cut Liverpool’s advantage to four points …
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BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -A Liam Delap goal helped Ipswich Town overcome a red card for Axel Tuanzebe as they grabbed a 1-1 Premier League draw away to Aston Villa on Saturday, with Ollie Watkins netting a 69th-minute equaliser for the home side. With keeper Alex Palmer putting in a brilliant performance between the posts, the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The family of two British nationals detained in the Iranian city of Kerman said on Saturday they were engaging with relevant authorities to ensure their well-being and safe return home. Iran’s official news agency reported on Thursday the two British nationals, a man and a woman, were in custody on security-related charges. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The attorney-general for England and Wales, Richard Hermer, has rejected calls to request a court review of the length of a jail sentence imposed on the British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last summer. Axel Rudakubana, 18, admitted killing the girls and stabbing 10 others …
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