Who Are the Key Players in the UK Election?
Millions cast ballots for parliamentary seats on Thursday. The party that wins the most seats usually forms Britain’s next government,…
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Keir Starmer Is Poised to Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister
The 61-year-old former human rights lawyer lacks the star power of some of his predecessors. “But he does look relatively…
Friday Briefing: Labour Projected to Win U.K. Election
Plus, Iran heads to the polls.
Live Updates: Labour Party Is Set for Landslide Win in U.K. Election
A nationwide exit poll indicated a decisive end to 14 years of Conservative rule. Labour’s center-left leader, Keir Starmer, was…
Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night
The president’s opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay…
Hurricane Beryl Leaves Jamaica and Heads to Mexico
Though parts of Jamaica were badly damaged, its prime minister said it could have been far worse.
Russia Arrests Top Military Officer, Artyom Gorodilov, on Corruption Charges
Col. Artyom Gorodilov, who oversaw forces occupying the Ukrainian city where a massacre took place, was arrested and accused of…
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 3 Storm, Smashes Jamaica and Speeds Toward Mexico
The storm was lashing the southern coast of Jamaica on Wednesday evening after devastating several Caribbean islands this week. The…
Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case
The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow of criminality over the…
Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night
The president’s opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay…