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New Delhi votes with Modi’s popularity on the line

NEW DELHI — Voting began for a crucial state election in India’s capital on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party tryin...
4:44 8 February 2022

Britain’s EU Journey: When Johnson gambled to deliver Brexit

LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2...
10:16 29 January 2022

Us vs. them: Trump aiming to use impeachment to rev up base

NEW YORK — Using stark “us vs. them” language, President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have begun framing his impeachment not as a judgment...
12:45 22 December 2021

NJ lawmakers pass marijuana referendum for 2020 ballot

TRENTON, N.J. — A super-majority of New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed a proposed ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana, putting the r...
0:39 17 December 2021

UK Labour Party leader Corbyn defends neutral Brexit stance

LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is defending his decision to remain neutral in a possible future referendum on Britain’s membership in the ...
18:02 23 November 2021

Bougainville vote could help create world’s newest nation

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific people of Bougainville on Saturday began voting in a historic referendum to decide if they want to become the wo...
4:40 23 November 2021

Hong Kong election a referendum on anti-government protests

HONG KONG — Cathy Yau remembers the first time she was called a “dirty cop” by Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters, days after police deployed tear...
8:45 22 November 2021

Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote

LONDON — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogu...
7:57 8 November 2021

Early elections in UK have mixed fortunes for key parties

LONDON — After more than three years of Brexit stasis, stalemate, gridlock and increasingly toxic divide since the United Kingdom narrowly voted to le...
14:08 29 October 2021