Britain immediately made the drawing of $561 million to replenish its reserves and announced that it had another $739 million available on stand-by. The most obvious consequence of the IMF's ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President ...

The Suez Crisis of 1956 saw Britain and France clash with Egypt over control of one of the world’s most strategic waterways. President Nasser’s bold move to nationalize the canal sparked an ...

Abstract: Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the failed attempt by France, Israel, and the United Kingdom to retake it by force constituted a serious political crisis with ...

In October, despite American opposition, Britain and France ... the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pictured here, Pearson displaying the Nobel Prize.

Peter Hitchens investigates 'special relationship' between the US and UK 'Nobody in Washington has ever heard of it,' says Hitchens The US were considering attacking UK forces to stop Suez attack ...

So Israel withdrew, but for them the Suez Crisis was a military triumph. David Ben-Gurion showed the world that Israel was here to stay. Britain and France were humiliated. They would never ...

More than 1,100 small boat migrants reached Britain in just four days as human traffickers took advantage of calm conditions on the Channel. Latest Home Office figures showed there were 326 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent by 2027 - Adrian Dennis/AFP Pool We often hear that our national debt is uncomfortably high, running at about 100pc of ...