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Han Kang’s ‘The Vegetarian’ novel wins UK Man Booker prize

LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction Monday with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel in which a woman's decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences. Han beat literary stars including elusive Italian author Elena Ferrante and Turkish

Donald Trump

London mayor slams Trump for ‘ignorant’ view of Islam

LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump for an "ignorant" view of Islam, after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee suggested Khan could be exempted from his proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. Last year Trump proposed "a total and complete&

election

London election may produce first Muslim mayor

LONDON (AP) — Labour Party politician Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan, led London's mayoral race Friday, opening a lead over Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith that left him poised to be the city's first Muslim mayor. Labour was trounced in Scotland but lost

Barack Obama

London mayor urges ‘part-Kenyan’ Obama to stay out of ‘Brexit’

LONDON (AP) — London Mayor Boris Johnson, a leader of the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, suggested President Barack Obama should stay out of the U.K. debate on the issue, adding that Obama may have an "ancestral dislike of the British Empire" because of his

Faith

Syria’s Palmyra arch, destroyed by ISIS, recreated in London

LONDON (AP) — A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again — in replica — in London's Trafalgar Square. The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra formed part of one of the world's most extensive ancient archaeological sites. The ancient city, a

drone

Airliner-drone strike leaves passengers unhurt, industry shaken

LONDON (AP) – A collision between a British Airways passenger jet and a drone over London left the plane undamaged but the aviation industry deeply shaken. U.K. police and air accident authorities were investigating Sunday's incident, in which an Airbus A320 carrying 137 people struck an object believed

Abortion

Jeremy Irons says he opposes abortion, easy divorce

London (CNA/EWTN News) — In a recent interview with British daily The Guardian, renowned actor Jeremy Irons voiced his opposition to easy divorce and to abortion, which he said is a sin and "harms a woman." "Take abortion," he told The Guardian's Catherine Shoard

hollywood

DiCaprio, ‘Revenant’ notch wins at British film awards

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. film industry showered Valentine's Day love on "The Revenant" Sunday, awarding the endurance epic five prizes, including best picture and best actor, at the British Academy Film Awards. Leonardo DiCaprio cemented his Oscar-favorite status by taking the best-actor trophy for playing