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Britain’s Conservatives Lose ‘Safe’ Seat, Dealing Blow to Boris Johnson
LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Friday crashed to an election defeat in a district it had represented for more…
Inflationary Wave Changes Political Terrain for Right-Wing Populists
“As soon as we started seeing the changes this year going in the wrong direction, namely for further rate reductions,…
New Caledonia Says ‘Non’ to Independence
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia — New Caledonia, a tiny scattering of islands in the South Pacific, will not mark the new…
Macron and Scholz Meet and Call for More ‘European Sovereignty’
PARIS — On the face of it, President Emmanuel Macron, a showman, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a study in reserve,…
Ahead of Biden’s Democracy Summit, China Says: We’re Also a Democracy
BEIJING — As President Biden prepares to host a “summit for democracy” this week, China has counterattacked with an improbable…
As French Election Looms, Candidates Stake Out Tough Positions on Migrants
PARIS — An out-of-control influx of immigrants. A threat to French identity and stability. A reason to urgently close France’s…