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Their move back from the United States sparks questions about security, their formal role — and whether the couple could overshadow the official royal family.

LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are moving back into the heart of the kingdom they fled six years ago, sending Britain's

The expected move marks the starkest break yet from the U.K.’s traditional role as a staunch supporter of Israel and comes in response to Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza.

LONDON — Britain will ban the import of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to a person familiar with the policy

Steve Hendrix | The Washington Post Show Caption Hide Caption Any UK settlement goods ban would risk US consequences, envoy says

LONDON — Britain announced a ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanctions on companies involved in an accelerating

The defeat leaves Britain outside a growing list of European countries and 14 U.S. jurisdictions that allow some form of assisted suicide.

LONDON — A push in Britain to legalize assisted dying collapsed Friday with an emotional House of Commons vote to reject a bill that would have allowed the terminally ill to seek help ending their lives.

The comment follows decades of White House neutrality and leave both sides of the dispute wondering if he was backing Ireland, trolling Britain or talking off the cuff.

LONDON — The explosive debate over whether British-led Northern Ireland should reunify with the independent Ireland to the south has usually been treated with kid gloves by American presidents.