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UK's landmark postwar elections: When Labour ended 13 years of Conservative rule in 1964
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The...
Japanese emperor reconnects with the River Thames in state visit meant to bolster ties with UK
LONDON (AP) — Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan hopped into a horse-drawn carriage with King Charles III, laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey or toured one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he kicked off his trip to the U.K. by visiting a site that has special meaning for him:...
5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated missile fire Friday in an attack launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest targeting the crucial maritime route. Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled...
Nigel Farage criticizes racist remarks by Reform UK worker. But he later called it a 'stitch-up'
LONDON (AP) — Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage on Friday criticized a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.” But Farage later suggested that the episode had been a...
High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins
PARIS (AP) — With their own and France's fates in the balance, candidates were making their last campaign pushes Friday for the first round of voting in a pivotal and polarizing legislative election in which the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron risks a potentially fatal beating at...
Crisis in the UK’s NHS shows why Conservatives are struggling after 14 years in power
LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is doing everything he can to make sure the Labour Party wins this one. Dismayed by delays in his diagnosis by the National...
What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from more betting slips to the last debate
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now, no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning. This campaign doesn't seem to have shifted the political dial much, if at all, with the...
UK's landmark postwar elections: When Labour won big against war hero Churchill in 1945
LONDON (AP) — Britain's upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country's most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The...
Today in History: June 28, Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Today in History Today is Friday, June 28, the 180th day of 2024. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist...
Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Even in a busy year of elections around the world, the next few days stand out. Over the next week, voters go to the polls in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and in stalwart democracies — former imperial powers — Britain and...
