Dmitry Zaks

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he greets NHS workers as they take afternoon tea inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 3, 2019. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / various sources / AFP)

September 3, 2019, 8:51 pm

Britain’s Johnson loses majority ahead of Brexit Parliament showdown

In dramatic development, Tory MP defects to rivals during speech by prime minister; Johnson condemns as ‘surrender’ opposition plan to thwart no-deal Brexit

By Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks

In this file photo taken on June 30, 2016 Brexit campaigner and former London mayor Boris Johnson is pictured as he addresses a press conference in central London on June 30, 2016 (LEON NEAL / AFP)

July 25, 2019, 6:25 am

Iran poses loyalty test for ‘British Trump’ Johnson

New UK prime minster’s response to crisis could be make-or-break moment for Europe’s entire Iran policy, potentially forcing the Continent to back a new nuclear deal

By Dmitry Zaks

This image released by Christie's on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, shows a 3,000-year-old stone sculpture of the famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun at Christie's in London. (Christie's via AP)

July 1, 2019, 8:01 am

Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry

Ownership of art piece can apparently only be traced back to 1970s; Cairo wants representation of pharaoh’s head returned to its country of origin

By Dmitry Zaks

In this file photo from July 13, 2016, Boris Johnson waves as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London. (Oli Scarff/AFP)

June 22, 2019, 1:21 pm

Johnson ‘row’ blows UK leadership race open, as nationwide campaign begins

Frontrunner will face questions after police called to domestic incident with his partner, as month-long tour to win over grassroots Conservatives kicks off

By Dmitry Zaks

US President Donald Trump (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May attend a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London on June 4, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool/AFP)

June 4, 2019, 9:17 pm

Trump vows phenomenal UK trade deal, rebuffs Corbyn, meets Brexit leader Farage

On second day of visit to Britain, US president says he turned down meeting with Labour leader, brands him a ‘somewhat negative force’

By Dmitry Zaks and Jerome Cartillier

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage reacts after the European Parliament election results for the UK South East Region are announced at the Civic Centre Southampton, Southern England, on May 26, 2019. (Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

May 27, 2019, 2:00 am

Anti-EU Brexit Party set for huge victory in vote Britain didn’t want to hold

Populist Nigel Farage’s party far ahead of rivals, according to preliminary results; Theresa May’s Conservatives suffer historic blow; Corbyn’s Labour fares poorly

By Dmitry Zaks

Models of prominent Brexit politicians are driven past the Houses of Parliament in London on March 12, 2019, ahead of the second meaningful vote on the government's Brexit deal. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)

March 12, 2019, 10:06 pm

British Parliament overwhelmingly rejects May’s Brexit deal

With just 17 days until it leaves the EU, the United Kingdom faces growing possibility of crashing out of the bloc without an agreement

By Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on March 12, 2019, before heading to the Houses of Parliament to open the debate on the second meaningful vote on the government's Brexit deal. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP)

March 12, 2019, 5:44 pm

As vote looms, May warns ‘Brexit could be lost’ if deal is rejected

British PM dealt blow ahead of vote with attorney general’s warning that accord could leave UK trapped in EU’s trade arrangements after leaving bloc

By Dmitry Zaks and Robin MILLARD

A painting, believed to be the second version of 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' by Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is picutred during a photocall in London on February 28, 2019, following its restoration. (Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

March 2, 2019, 4:31 am

‘Lost Caravaggio’ unveiled ahead of $170 million auction

Oil painting, believed to be Renaissance master’s long-lost masterpiece, depicts Old Testament Jewish heroine Judith beheading Assyrian general

By Dmitry Zaks

A Kurdish prison security guard, left, escorts a 19-year-old former fighter of the Islamic State group, into the courtroom of a Kurdish-run terrorism court, in Qamishli, north Syria, April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

February 18, 2019, 11:21 pm

Europeans reject Trump’s call to repatriate Syria jihadists

EU nations say captured fighters should be prosecuted for crimes where they occurred; Kurds say they lack resources to jail hundreds of suspects

By Francis Curta and Dmitry Zaks

In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015, Renu Begum, eldest sister of British Islamic State member Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister while being interviewed by the media in central London. (Laura Lean/Pool/AFP)

February 17, 2019, 9:00 am

IS teen’s wish to return stirs UK debate over jihadi brides

As Islamic State members scatter, MI6 chief warns group is ‘morphing, spreading out’ and ‘returning to its natural state as an asymmetric transnational terrorist organization’

By Dmitry Zaks

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend a vote of no confidence in her Government, in the House of Commons in London on January 16, 2019. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)

January 16, 2019, 10:24 pm

UK’s May survives no-confidence vote after Brexit humiliation

PM defeats bid to topple her government, enters race against time to keep European Union divorce on track after lawmakers demolished her deal

By Dmitry Zaks

Illustrative: TV presenter Nick Ross poses with his British (L) and German passports at his home in London on November 5, 2018. (TOLGA AKMEN / AFP)

January 15, 2019, 2:59 pm

British Jews reclaiming German roots in path to Europe after Brexit

Overcoming pangs of guilt, descendants of Holocaust survivors increasingly utilizing German citizenship reparations law to escape Britain’s isolationist turn

By Dmitry Zaks

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after a press conference following a special meeting of the European Council to endorse the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement and to approve the draft political declaration on future EU-UK relations on November 25, 2018 in Brussels. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

November 27, 2018, 12:20 am

UK’s May under assault in Parliament over EU exit deal

PM must now navigate withdrawal agreement through a divided chamber in which she holds slimmest working majority and with opposition on all sides

By Dmitry Zaks

Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) Dominic Raab gives a speech in the main hall on the second day of the Conservative Party Conference 2018 at the International Convention Center in Birmingham, on October 1, 2018. (Paul ELLIS/AFP)

November 15, 2018, 1:58 pm

Prominent UK politician with Jewish roots resigns as Brexit minister

Dominic Raab began his career assisting a former Palestinian negotiator of Oslo talks and is now considered a favorite to replace Theresa May as PM in the future

By Dmitry Zaks