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Faiez Mustafa Serraj, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya (C) sits next to Libya’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Taha Siala (L) and Interior Minister Al-Aref Al-Khoja during a meeting in Rome, Italy March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli


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British Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street in London. (Getty Images)


The Foregone Conclusion of Britain’s Election

The Foregone Conclusion of Britain’s Election

This, as we keep discovering, is an era of unexpected electoral results. Tuesday’s decision by Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, to call a general election for June 8 was certainly unexpected. In an age in which few secrets remain secret, no journalist or...
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A Scottish Saltire flies between a Union flag and a European Union flag, in front of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, on March 13, 2017. (AFP)


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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks in the chamber on the second day of the ‘Scotland’s Choice’ debate on a motion to seek the authority to hold an indpendence referendum, at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, on March 28, 2017.
The vote in Scotland’s parliament on supporting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a new independence referendum resumed Tuesday, aftering it was delayed in a gesture of respect following the March 22 attack on the British parliament. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Andy Buchanan (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images)


24 Crucial Hours for UK

24 Crucial Hours for UK

Edinburgh – Scottish parliament, dominated by the Scottish National Party (SNP), was supposed to vote on the independence referendum last week but the vote has been postponed because of the terrorist attack outside the UK Parliament in London. Thus, both the Scottish...
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British PM Theresa May speaks during a press conference at the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty Images)