ELLESBOROUGH, England (AP) — A day after landing a series of broadsides against his British hosts, President Donald Trump declared Friday that his relationship with Prime Minister Theresa May was better than ever in yet another bout of diplomatic whiplash that has come to define the American president’s European visit. Trump’s pomp-filled visit to the […]
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Theresa May vows to stay as UK prime minister, pursue Brexit
LONDON (AP) — Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded but defiant Theresa May soldiered on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of a high-stakes election gamble that made the massive challenge of untangling Britain from the European Union only more complex […]
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Donald Trump’s biggest UK ally may have eye on Maine
The man President-elect Donald Trump would like to be the next British ambassador to the United States may have his eye on Maine. The former leader of the Independence Party in the United Kingdom and prominent backer of the country’s controversial exit from the European Union, Nigel Farage has hinted he may move to Trump’s […]
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It’s a girl! Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to princess
LONDON (AP) — A princess is born. Prince William’s wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, “was safely delivered of a daughter” Saturday morning, less than three hours after checking into central London’s St. Mary’s Hospital, royal officials said. Kensington Palace said the baby — the couple’s second child — was born at 8:34 a.m. London time […]
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LePage plans summer trade mission to Iceland, United Kingdom
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage will lead a trade mission to Iceland and the United Kingdom this summer to explore opportunities for Maine businesses to increase exports to those countries, according to a news release from the Maine International Trade Center. The trade mission, scheduled for June 8-13, was born of the arrival in Maine […]