Britain’s capital is predominantly owned by just two aristocrats—the Duke of Westminster (paywall) and the Earl Cadogan. But in London’s richest neighborhood, Mayfair, extremely wealthy…
THE CROWN
Queen Elizabeth II at 92: These photos document the making of modern history
Britain’s longest-ever ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, turns 92 today (April 21). Living through the terms of 21 UK prime ministers and 16 US presidents,…
REELING IN THE CASH
The real reason Saudi Arabia is lifting its cinema ban
Led by one of the world’s most powerful millennials, Saudi Arabia is moving into an unprecedented era of social and economic change. That’s why he…
🛬👁🛂
The US Department of Homeland Security just hired a UK firm of 20 people to help with border security
A London-based cyber-security firm with just 20 employees became the first overseas company to win a contract with the US Department of Homeland Security to…
BALLISTIC
Photos of the night 105 missiles lit up Syria
During the night, the US, UK, and France unleashed 105 missiles on Syria, in what was the first coordinated Western strike action on the Damascus…
DANGER AHEAD
The Cold War is “back with a vengeance”
The US and its allies, namely the UK, faced off with the Soviet Union for decades following the allied victory in World War II. History…
ZUCKERITY
It costs $7.3 million to keep Facebook’s Zuckerberg safe
Over the last year, it got a lot more expensive to make sure Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stayed safe. According to a regulatory filing for…
IT'S CRITICAL
Within Britain’s loneliness epidemic, young people in England are at the epicenter
Britain, alongside other wealthy nations, has a loneliness epidemic and it’s killing people. The UK government even appointed a loneliness minister to tackle the problem.…
OPEN HATRED
European Jews facing anti-Semitism “not seen since the Second World War”
Europe’s largest Jewish communities are enduring a level of mainstreamed anti-Semitism “not seen since the Second World War,” the European Jewish Congress said yesterday (April…
INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT
We’re about to learn if Britain’s claim that Russia poisoned the Skripals is true
Diplomatic relations between Russia and the West haven’t been this frosty since the Cold War. A meeting today of the Organization for the Prohibition of…
BR€XIT
Untangling 19,000 EU rules makes firms worry that entire businesses will become “illegal overnight”
Britain’s colossal task of severing ties with the European Union isn’t simply a matter of settling divorce proceedings on big ticket items, such as the…
INTIMATE GATHERING
Donald Trump and Theresa May won’t be invited to the royal wedding
Donald Trump won’t be getting an invitation to the wedding of the UK’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Neither will UK prime minister Theresa May—or…
