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The U.S. has pledged $60 million in non-lethal aid to the Syrian rebels, leaving the Syrian opposition privately disappointed that they would not be receiving weapons.  The U.S. remains concerned that weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but Britain and France are expected to provide military equipment. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

The U.S. has pledged $60 million in non-lethal aid to the Syrian rebels, leaving the Syrian opposition privately disappointed that they would not be receiving weapons.  The U.S. remains concerned that weapons could fall into the wrong hands, but Britain and France are expected to provide military equipment. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

As word of the royal pregnancy spread on Monday, Brits all over the U.K. celebrated yet another thrilling event for the country that also celebrated Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee and hosted the Olympics this year. NBC's Keir Simmons reports. (TODAY)

NBC's Keir Simmons reports from London, where the British hacking scandal has spread to CNN anchor Piers Morgan's editorship of the Daily Mirror newspaper, which has been accused of eavesdropping on private voicemails. (TODAY)

Just two weeks away from the Olympic Opening Ceremony, the British government has announced thousands of additional soldiers will be sent to provide security at game venues. (Nightly News)

More torrential downpours are expected in Britain, and  dozens of people have been killed as flash floods swept through southern Russia. CNBC's Amanda Drury reports (TODAY)

Revelers in Britain honor the queen's 60-year reign in countless street parties. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (Nightly News)

The Duke of Edinburgh has been discharged from hospital, after spending four nights there following his heart treatment. ITN's Duncan Golestani reports.  (Nightly News)

Britain is cutting an isolated figure in Europe today after Prime Minister David Cameron effectively vetoed a treaty change across the European Union to tackle the Eurozone crisis. ITV's political correspondent Chris Ship reports.  (Nightly News)

Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison of the UK Metropolitan Police will head up the security effort for the 2012 Olympics in London. He says the games will be the UK's largest peacetime security operation in the nation's history.  (Nightly News)