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October 6, 2020

Rescue fox, bulldog have real-life ‘Fox and the Hound’ friendship

Pauline Ashanolla, 28, from the Isle of Wight, England, rescued a fox in April. Now, the fox is best friends with Ashanolla’s bulldog, just like the fox and dog in the 1981 animated movie “The Fox and the Hound.”

October 6, 2020

Two ISIS 'Beatles' headed to US to stand trial for torture and beheadings of American hostages

The two notorious Islamic State terrorists known as the "Beatles," who allegedly had a hand in the torture and beheadings of U.S. hostages in Syria, will be coming to the United States in mid-October to face trial, Fox News has learned. 

October 5, 2020

Romanian gang members flew in and out of UK to carry out string of high-value burglaries: police

Twelve members of a Romanian gang who committed a string of high-value burglaries in the United Kingdom totaling more than $5.3 million have been sentenced to between three and five years in prison.

October 5, 2020

Paris closes all bars amid spike in coronavirus among young people; UK leaves nearly 16,000 cases unreported

Paris closed all bars amid a sharp uptick in the number of coronavirus cases among young adults, as the United Kingdom admits nearly 16,000 positive cases previously went unreported due to an IT error.

October 5, 2020

British man gets jail time for rape after secretly poking holes into condoms

A British man has been sentenced to four years in prison for rape after he pricked a hole in a condom before sex — an act his victim branded “pure evil,” according to court reports.

October 2, 2020

World leaders react after Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus

World leaders on Friday reacted with messages of support after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.

October 2, 2020

Boris Johnson wishes Trump 'speedy recovery' from COVID-19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wished President Trump a "speedy recovery" Friday, hours after he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. 

October 2, 2020

Trump joins list of world leaders who have tested positive for coronavirus

President Trump has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and in doing so, he joins a growing list of world leaders who have previously contracted the virus.

October 1, 2020

Julian Assange will hear judge's verdict on UK extradition to US in January

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will likely have to spend another three months in a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, the judge in his extradition trial said Thursday.

October 1, 2020

European Union launches legal action against UK over controversial Internal Market Bill

The European Union announced Thursday that it is launching legal action against Britain over their plans to pass trade legislation that would constitute a “breach of the obligation of good faith laid down in the Withdrawal Agreement” hashed out between the two sides last year.