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EU Postpones UK Summit as Labour Picks Starmer’s Successor
Andy Burnham has not yet taken a single official step as the new leader, and already the European…
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UK Sees Seven Prime Ministers in Decade After Brexit Upheaval
LONDON, June 23 — A decade ago today, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union, a…
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Poland-Ukraine ties cool as refugee support falls and old disputes resurface
WARSAW — For months, the sight of Ukrainian refugees streaming across the Polish border was met with open…
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National Names Simeon Brown Campaign Chair as Bishop Is Moved to Attorney-General
Health Minister Simeon Brown’s new role as National’s campaign chief reshuffles the party’s internal power structure. The move,…
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Ireland Assumes EU Presidency, Recalling 2004’s Historic Big Bang Enlargement
Ireland will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1, and the…
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Ireland Takes EU Presidency with Enlargement Agenda Echoing 2004 Expansion
Ireland takes the Council presidency on July 1 with an agenda that carries echoes of 2004. That year,…
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Poland strips Zelensky of White Eagle order; Ukrainian leaders return their Polish medals
MOSCOW, June 23 — The end of the Polish-Ukrainian love story is a significant development in the region,…
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Keir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable Monday
LONDON, June 22 — The shift is underway in British politics as Keir Starmer, the UK Prime Minister,…
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Starmer resigns as the sixth UK prime minister to leave since the Brexit vote
LONDON, June 22 — The UK is bracing for its seventh prime minister since the Brexit referendum, as…
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Who is Andy Burnham, Britain’s likely next Prime Minister?
LONDON, June 23 — Andy Burnham’s likely ascent to the pinnacle of British politics reflects an aptitude as…
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Andy Burnham inherits weak growth, low hiring and tight borrowing rules
Andy Burnham’s expected rise to prime minister would mark the fifth person to hold the job in four…
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Burnham wins Makerfield by-election by 9,231 votes as pressure on Starmer builds
Andy Burnham walked into Westminster on Monday without giving the country what he once demanded from others: an…
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Labour Slides in English Local Elections as Reform UK Surges and Starmer Faces Exit Calls
LONDON — The call came fast. Within hours of Prime Minister Starmer’s resignation, Nigel Farage was demanding a…
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Farage Calls for Immediate General Election After Starmer Resignation
The resignation of Prime Minister Starmer has thrown British politics into a period of intense uncertainty, and the…
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Romania’s Coalition Talks Fail Again as Snap Elections Come Into View
Behind Romania’s Rejected Government: A Crisis Months in the Making Bucharest’s political gridlock did not begin with Thursday’s…
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Romanian lawmakers reject proposed government, deepening political crisis
Romania just took a step that leaves the country without a functioning government. Lawmakers rejected the proposed new…
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Burnham Is Sole Labour Leadership Contender After Starmer Announces Departure Plan
Andy Burnham’s name is being floated as a possible successor to Keir Starmer as Labour leader. That much…
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EU Postpones UK Summit While Europe Pays Tribute to a Departing Starmer
Andy Burnham walks into a Brussels waiting room this week with no appointment slip and no one quite…
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Far-right candidate de la Espriella wins Colombia presidency by slim margin
BOGOTA — The man who will soon occupy Colombia’s Casa de Nariño ran on a platform of tearing…
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Farage Demands General Election After PM Starmer Resigns
LONDON, June 22 — A significant development has unfolded in British politics with the resignation of Prime Minister…
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Political crisis deepens as Romanian lawmakers reject new government
Bucharest, June 22 — A significant development has unfolded in Romanian politics, as lawmakers have rejected a new…
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Neil Warns Labour Against Overhyping Burnham’s By-Election Victory
Andrew Neil sees a trap. His reading of Labour’s sudden infatuation with Andy Burnham is cold-eyed, and the…
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Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Marcos talks with Putin
MOSCOW, June 20 — Russia has freed 24 Filipinos after talks between Philippine President Marcos and Russian President…
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Zelensky returns Poland’s top honor amid dispute over WWII unit
Warsaw, June 20 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned Poland’s highest honor amid an escalating row over…
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