Ukraine s leader requests a talk with Putin, gets no answer
YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In this Friday, April 9, 2021 file photo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the war-hit Donbas region, eastern Ukraine. Zelenskyy has requested to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the troop buildup in the Russian-Ukrainian border and the rising tensions in eastern Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less
2of3In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russia s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures during his and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry joint news conference following their talks in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
Chilly weather doesn t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
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1of32People enjoy a drink at Borough Market in London, Monday, April 12, 2021. Millions of people in England will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.Alberto Pezzali/APShow MoreShow Less
2of32A queue grows big as people wait to enter a Nike Town shop on Oxford Street in London, early Monday morning, April 12, 2021. Millions of people in England will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map.Kirsty Wigglesworth/APShow MoreShow Less
UK lobbying scandal snares ex-PM Cameron; govt starts probe
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Monday, June 27, 2016 file photo, the then Britain s Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to address Parliament on Britain s European Union referendum choice to leave. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has broken his silence on allegations that he improperly lobbied government officials on behalf of a financial services firm, saying there are “important lessons to be learnt” from the scandal. The comments, released late Sunday April 11, 2021 in an 1,800-word written statement, are Cameron’s first since Greensill Capital collapsed more than a month ago, threatening thousands of jobs at a British steelmaker it had financed.Matt Dunham/AP
Pubs, hairdressers set to reopen as UK eases virus lockdown
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
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1of5Final touches are made to a window display in a Primark store on Oxford Street, central London, Sunday April 11, 2021. Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting roadmap. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)Yui Mok/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Harriet Henry, manager of The Tea Room in Knutsford, England, poses with the Open sign outside her cafe, as she prepares to open, Sunday April 11, 2021. Millions of people in Britain will get their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting roadmap. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)Martin Rickett/APShow MoreShow Less