Britain

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has also expressed frustration that too many government contracts are going abroad, telling cabinet ministers last month they must do more to prioritise investment in Britain.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Britain Sunday for defence talks with leaders of the UK, France and Germany after new Russian strikes killed five people and hit a nuclear site in Ukraine.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

We don't know if Vance doesn't care, or isn't aware, that Nowak's killer was born in Britain.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Trade was also at issue in the War of 1812, when the U.S. sided with Napoleonic France in its death struggle with Great Britain.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The end of the separatists’ war for independence from Britain led to a new set of circumstances for Indigenous peoples.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz