The United States Embassy in London was placed into lockdown after a security threat, which turned out to be a terrifying hoax. It came after the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, was closed following an air attack warning.

Police officers in London carried out a "controlled explosion" after a suspicious package was found Friday morning outside the U.S. embassy, authorities said. The area around the embassy, located in the city's Nine Elms district, was cordoned off "as a ...