Britain

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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

He went on to have a recurring role in sketch show Little Britain, play king Uther Pendragon in the BBC's Merlin, and appear as former football club owner Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Since 1945, Britain has had a 6% annual probability of entering recession, while the U.S. has had a 15% annual probability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

During the first two decades after the war for independence from Britain, large numbers of first- and second-generation Ulster Scots moved westward into the Ohio Valley, western Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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