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British Prime Minister Theresa May looks to passing by heads of government after the family photo at the informal EU summit in Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

UK Hits Back After EU Trashes Brexit Plan

by Jill Lawless Associated PressSeptember 22, 2018

In this video grab provided by the RT channel , Ruslan Boshirov, left, and Alexander Petrov attend their first public appearance in an interview with the Kremlin-funded RT channel in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The two Russian men charged in Britain with poisoning a former Russian spy with a deadly nerve agent appeared on Russian television on Thursday, saying they visited the suspected crime scene as tourists. (RT channel video via AP)

Poisoning Suspects: Wasn’t Us

by Jim Heintz Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressSeptember 13, 2018

This combination photo made available by the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2018, shows Alexander Petrov, left, and Ruslan Boshirov. British prosecutors have charged two Russian men, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, with the nerve agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury. They are charged in absentia with conspiracy to murder, attempted murder and use of the nerve agent Novichok. (Metropolitan Police via AP)

UK Charges 2 Russians in Attack

by Jill Lawless Associated PressSeptember 5, 2018

A forensics officer works near the scene near of a car that crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament to the right of a bus in London, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Authorities said in a statement Tuesday that a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses after a silver Ford Fiesta collided with a number of cyclists and pedestrians before crashing into the barriers during the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

UK Police Treat Crash as Terrorism

by Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressAugust 14, 2018

People walk near the U.S. State Department in Washington, Monday, March 26, 2018. The White House says the expulsion of Russian diplomats and closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle will "make the United States safer." White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says in a statement that President Donald Trump is responding to "Russia's use of a military-grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom." She says the move will reduce "Russia's ability to spy on Americans and to conduct covert operations that threaten America's national security." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S., Allies Expel Russian Diplomats

by Josh Lederman The Associated Press, and Jill Lawless The Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during the scheduled Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday March 14, 2018. May is widely expected to announce a range of economic and diplomatic measures against Russia, in response to the nerve-agent poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. (PA via AP)

Britain Boots 23 Russian Diplomats

by Jill Lawless The Associated Press, and Danica Kirka The Associated PressMarch 15, 2018

A police community support officer stands inside a cordon outside The Mill pub in Salisbury, England, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, near to where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was found critically ill. Britain's counterterrorism police took over an investigation Tuesday into the mysterious collapse of the former spy and his daughter, now fighting for their lives. The government pledged a "robust" response if suspicions of Russian state involvement are proven. Skripal and his daughter are in a critical condition after collapsing in the English city of Salisbury on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Police: Nerve Agent Was Used On Russian Ex-Spy

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressMarch 7, 2018

In this undated handout photo, actors David Bradley and Peter Capaldi in a scene from the Christmas episode of the show “Doctor Who“. The global success of the venerable sci-fi series means that fans around the world will also tune in Saturday to watch Peter Capaldi's final adventure as the space-hopping Time Lord known as the Doctor. (Simon Ridgway/ BBC Worlwide Limited via AP)

‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Episode Introduces First Female Lead

by Jill Lawless Associated PressDecember 26, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, walks with European Council President Donald Tusk prior to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May, met with EU officials early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

UK, EU Hail Brexit Breakthrough Despite Unresolved Questions

by Lorne Cook Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressDecember 8, 2017

People record the last bell bong at Elizabeth Tower in London, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. At noon, Big Ben's famous bongs sounded for the last time before major conservation works are carried out. The Elizabeth Tower, home to the Great Clock and Big Ben, is currently undergoing a complex programme of renovation work that will safeguard it for future generations. While this vital work takes place, the Great Bell's world famous striking will be paused until 2021 to ensure the safety of those working in the Tower.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Big Ben Bell Falls Silent in London for Repairs

by Jill Lawless Associated PressAugust 21, 2017