A military entourage for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit April 30 to Arlington National Cemetery carried the United Kingdom’s national flag upside down, setting off pithy remarks in the British press. Photographs show that during the royal couple’s stop at the Virginia cemetery, the Union Jack’s red and white stripes were wrong side up.

The White House releases a behind-the-scenes look of King Charles III & Queen Camilla’s state visit. Hosted by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, the royals were welcomed to the White House for events on April 27-28, 2026. Queen Camilla, King Charles III, President Donald Trump and Melania Trump stand in front of a framed

The start of the five-day May Day holiday is fueling a travel frenzy across China, as large crowds of tourists flock to destinations big and small nationwide to make the most of the break. The May Day holiday, running from May 1 to 5, is typically one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

As we gear up for the early May bank holiday, it finally feels like warm weather is here to stay. Parts of the UK will see temperatures of up to 25C on Friday May and 20C on Saturday. And you know what that calls for? A trip to the seaside, that’s what.  Last week, we

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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has updated its travel warning for the United Kingdom after the UK government raised its terrorism threat level on Thursday.  British authorities upped the terrorism threat level on 30 April from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning “an attack is highly likely in the next six months”. The raised

China’s Labor Day holiday kicked off with a nationwide travel surge on Friday as millions took to trains, highways, ferries, and flights to start their holiday journeys. Railway authorities estimated 24.8 million passenger trips nationwide on May 1 alone, with 2,070 extra trains added to meet travel demand. On the highways, the Ministry of Transport

Meeting at Hillsborough Castle, ministers from London and Dublin reaffirmed that any forthcoming digital-identity systems will be designed “in partnership” so that they do not undermine the centuries-old Common Travel Area (CTA) between the two states. The joint communiqué also floated a bilateral approach to hybrid cross-border working and updates to the UK-Ireland Double Taxation

There were wide smiles and hearty handshakes, warm welcomes and much talk of all the strengths that lie in a shared past. And the two highly anticipated speeches King Charles made during his state visit to the U.S. were warmly received by their audiences in Washington as he settled into a trip that was haunted

Online travel giant Trip.com Group says China’s domestic and inbound travel spending is on course to hit new highs during the Labour-Day period, thanks to longer spring school breaks and stronger foreign interest. Medium- and long-haul trips will account for 60.6 percent of journeys, with four- and five-star hotel bookings up 57.6 percent and 35.4

As China’s five-day May Day holiday approaches, major attractions across the country have rolled out a series of upgraded tourism offerings, with interactive cultural shows drawing interest. In Beijing, the Great Wall’s Badaling section has unveiled an upgraded night tour that runs from April 30 to October 6, featuring stunning light shows and up-close cultural

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China’s railways and expressways are set to receive growing numbers of tourists as the five-day May Day holiday is to start on Friday. Many holiday-makers have already left for their tourism destinations one day ahead to avoid the travel peak expected to come on Friday and Saturday. “I’m just passing through from Zhejiang (Province). Since

DH responds to comments about alternative smoking products In response to claims that prohibiting the possession of specified alternative smoking products (ASPs) in public places would deter tourists from visiting Hong Kong, a spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (April 30) issued the following statement: Click to Gallery Hong Kong has prohibited the

Search-engine and social-media data suggest almost one million mainland Chinese visitors will descend on Hong Kong during Labour-Day Golden Week, a 7 per cent rise on 2025. Travel-trend analysts told the South China Morning Post that the new wave is steering clear of Victoria Peak queue lines in favour of heritage walks through Central, sunset

China’s transportation system is expecting to handle a significant surge in travel as the May Day holiday, a five-day holiday season that starts on Friday, is just around the corner. The railway sector handled the first round of travel peak on Thursday, with a total of 19.95 million passenger trips to be carried out, marking

WASHINGTON – King Charles III jokingly apologized for the British burning the White House during the War of 1812 but slyly noted that, were it not for his fellow countrymen, the Americans might be speaking French. President Donald Trump marveled at the king’s diplomatic skills at winning over Republicans and Democrats and paid him the

Aussie tourists have been warned about a new law at Hong Kong International Airport, as authorities can now go through a person’s mobile phone, which could determine whether they can enter the city. The Australian government has now updated its travel advice to the popular Asian destination, warning Aussies to exercise a high degree of

Created: Apr 29, 2026 07:58 AM (Updated: Apr 29, 2026 09:21 AM) Warren Stephens, the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Photograph supplied) The US Ambassador to the United Kingdom will make his first official visit to Bermuda this week in advance of the royal visit. Warren Stephens is scheduled to arrive on the island

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It was the spring of 1991. “Joyride” by Roxette topped the charts. Roseanne and Murphy Brown reigned on TV. And Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress. The world was evolving in early 1991. The Berlin Wall fell a