An influential United Nations human rights body delivered a scathing assessment Thursday on the protection of civil rights in Britain, accusing the Conservative government of
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Glenys Kinnock, Political Force in Britain and Europe, Dies at 79
Glenys Kinnock, a former European lawmaker and British government minister who helped secure for women a central role in the continent’s politics, died on Dec.
International Court Orders Syria to Stop Torture of Political Opponents
Judges at the U.N.’s highest court on Thursday ordered Syria’s government to stop torturing its imprisoned opponents, seeking to stop the abuses that have become
Why Rishi Sunak Is on His 3rd Political Makeover
At his party’s conference last month, Mr. Sunak made “an attempt to hold on to the ‘red wall,’ and what we’re seeing now is a
A Wartime Election in Ukraine? It’s a Political Hot Potato.
It might seem like a huge distraction at the height of a full-scale war, not to mention a logistical nightmare: holding a presidential election as
Biden’s Defense of Global Democracies Is Tested by Political Turmoil
WASHINGTON — A political crisis in Israel and setbacks to democracy in several other major countries closely allied with the United States are testing the
Divided Views of Nicola Sturgeon Among Scots Reflect Wider Political Schism
As they walked to dinner with friends on Wednesday night, hours after Nicola Sturgeon announced that she would step down as leader of Scotland’s government,
As Turkey Elections Loom, Erdogan Fights for Political Future
Just months before pivotal elections that could reshape Turkey’s domestic and foreign policy, the government is spending billions of dollars in state funds to bolster President
Sunak Faces Political Test of His Career: Unify Party, Fix the Economy
The Conservative Party is fractured and Britain’s public finances are battered. That will test the political skills of a leader who has been involved in
How Boris Johnson Suffered a Stunning Political Reversal
LONDON — When Boris Johnson won a landslide election victory for his Conservative Party in 2019, he loomed as a colossus over British politics, the