Europe
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German Election Results Herald Messier Politics and Weaker Leadership After Merkel
BERLIN — After 16 years of Angela Merkel as their chancellor, Germans scattered their votes across the political spectrum on…
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Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later
TIRANA, Albania — Accused by the United States military of being a terrorist in league with the Taliban, a devout…
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So organized it’s chaos: A German election primer.
It has been said that Germans are sometimes so organized that chaos reigns. Germany’s election system is no exception. It…
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U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage
LONDON — Responding to an escalating crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain reversed course this weekend and offered thousands…
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Swiss Voters Approve Law Allowing Same-Sex Marriages
ZURICH — Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly decided on Sunday to legalize same-sex marriage, making the country one of the last…
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Labour’s Leader Struggles to Emerge From Boris Johnson’s Shadow
LONDON — If Prime Minister Boris Johnson went to one extreme with his pithy 2019 election slogan — “get Brexit…
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Known for Feuding With Immigrants, a TV Star Wants to Run a Town Many Call Home
AMADORA, Portugal — She is a former TV commentator whose penchant for provocation has won her fame, or at least…
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Icelanders Vote in Volatile Election With Climate in Mind
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Icelanders were voting Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of…
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U.K.’s Migrant Boat Dispute Has Eyes Fixed on the Channel
FOLKESTONE, England — Using high-powered binoculars and a telescope, three volunteers from a humanitarian monitoring group stood on the Kent…
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Affluent, Anxious and Almost Normal: A Journey Through Merkel’s Germany
As Germany heads into an election that will see Angela Merkel step down after 16 years as chancellor, she leaves…