National Dance Awards in Britain

National Dance Awards in Britain

Japanese dancer Ryoichi Hirano, a principal of the Royal Ballet, speaks during an award ceremony in London on June 15, 2026, after winning the Outstanding Male Classical Performance at the National Dance Awards presented by the Critics' Circle in Britain.

National Dance Awards in Britain

National Dance Awards in Britain

Miyako Yoshida (R), artistic director of the National Ballet of Japan, and Japanese dancer Ryoichi Hirano, a principal of the Royal Ballet, pose for a photo in London on June 15, 2026, as the Japanese company wins the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company and Hirano wins the Outstanding Male Classical Performance at the National Dance Awards presented by the Critics' Circle in Britain.

National Dance Awards in Britain

National Dance Awards in Britain

Miyako Yoshida, artistic director of the National Ballet of Japan, speaks during an award ceremony in London on June 15, 2026, as the company wins the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company at the National Dance Awards presented by the Critics' Circle in Britain.

National Dance Awards in Britain

National Dance Awards in Britain

Miyako Yoshida, artistic director of the National Ballet of Japan, speaks during an award ceremony in London on June 15, 2026, as the company wins the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company at the National Dance Awards presented by the Critics' Circle in Britain.

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) leaves Downing Street in London following talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi leaves Downing Street in London following talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) leaves Downing Street in London following talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer shake hands in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer shake hands in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds talks with her British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds talks with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) is greeted by her British counterpart Keir Starmer ahead of their talks in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) is greeted by her British counterpart Keir Starmer ahead of their talks in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) is greeted by her British counterpart Keir Starmer ahead of their talks in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and her British counterpart Keir Starmer shake hands in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan-Britain summit

Japan-Britain summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) is greeted by her British counterpart Keir Starmer ahead of their talks in London on June 14, 2026. (Pool photo)

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves upon arriving at Stansted Airport near London on June 13, 2026. Takaichi will visit Italy as well as Britain before attending a Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) arrives at Stansted Airport near London on June 13, 2026. Takaichi will visit Italy as well as Britain before attending a Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Stansted Airport near London on June 13, 2026. Takaichi will visit Italy as well as Britain before attending a Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains.

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japan PM Takaichi arrives in Britain

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) arrives at Stansted Airport near London on June 13, 2026. Takaichi will visit Italy as well as Britain before attending a Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains.

Britain far-right rally

Britain far-right rally

People take part in a rally organized by a far-right activist in London on May 16, 2026, calling for the expulsion of illegal immigrants and ouster of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government.

Britain far-right rally

Britain far-right rally

People take part in a rally organized by a far-right activist in London on May 16, 2026, calling for the expulsion of illegal immigrants and ouster of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government.

Ainu remains returned to Japan from Britain after 160 years

Ainu remains returned to Japan from Britain after 160 years

Masaru Okawa, executive director of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, meets the press at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 8, 2026, upon his return from Britain where remains of seven Ainu people were handed over to Japan by London's Natural History Museum. Four of the seven sets of remains were returned after 160 years.

UK: Tens of Thousands March in London in Stand Against Far-Right Extremism

Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on March 28, in what organizers called the largest ever anti-far-right demonstration in British history. The march was organized by the Together Alliance, a coalition of approximately 500 groups including trade unions and anti-racism campaigners, with police estimating the crowd at around 50,000.

4th anniv. of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

4th anniv. of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to Britain, speaks on stage to people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London on Feb. 24, 2026, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

New Year Celebrations in UK

New Year Celebrations in UK

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye in celebration of the New Year in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026. Photo by Li Ying /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Year Celebrations in UK

New Year Celebrations in UK

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye in celebration of the New Year in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026. Photo by Li Ying /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Year Celebrations in UK

New Year Celebrations in UK

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye in celebration of the New Year in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026. Photo by Li Ying /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Year Celebrations in UK

New Year Celebrations in UK

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye in celebration of the New Year in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026. Photo by Li Ying /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Year Celebrations in UK

New Year Celebrations in UK

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye in celebration of the New Year in London, Britain, on January 1, 2026. Photo by Li Ying /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike (R) is challenged by Tottenham Hotspur's Cristian Romero during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker celebrates after the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison de Andrade (3rd R) scores during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike (top L) heads to score during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's Alexander Isak (L, top) scores during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Referee John Brooks watches the VAR monitor during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot celebrates after the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike celebrates after the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

FA Premier League - Liverpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool's Alexander Isak (in red) leaves the pitch after getting injured during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Britain, on Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM