King Charles: US-UK Alliance Amid Tensions

0:00King Charles III made history Tuesday, becoming the first British king to address a joint session of Congress. He reflected on the deep US-U.K. alliance forged from the Revolution 250 years ago into one of the world's strongest partnerships. Without naming President Trump, he urged America to remember its words, matter and global ties. Tensions simmer between the nations, fueled by Trump's online blast at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer for skipping U.S.-led strikes in Iran. Trump even told allies to grab their own oil from the Shred of Hormuz and question NATO's loyalty, despite the U.K. stand with America after nine. 11. When NATO invoked its key defense clause for the first time, lawmakers from both parties gave Charles roaring by partisan applause, a rare sight compared to partisan state of the Union crowds. He landed jokes about Britain's long view of history and praised American rebels for advancing rights from the Magna Carta era, plus nods to supreme.

1:01Court checks on power. The speech came amid fading USA to Ukraine and the Iran conflict spiking UK energy costs, plus fresh shadows from Jeffrey Epstein files linking. Charles's brother Prince Andrew to abuse claims, he settled a suit and faces probes. Charles subtly honored victims in free societies. Charles and Camilla head next to the 9-11 Memorial, then Virginia's Shenandoah Park, to push climate action and celebrate 430, billion dollars in yearly trade, betting on shared routes to weather storms ahead. That's the story for today, Anchorage News Today, driven by AI.