Frank Langfitt
Stories
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Arts & Life
These dictators are different. 'Autocracy, Inc.' explains how
The dictators of today aren't united by ideology, writes Anne Applebaum: They operate like companies, focused on preserving their wealth, repressing their people and maintaining power at all costs.
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World
What’s behind the elections results in France and the U.K.
Last week, Britain’s center-left Labour Party celebrated a big win over the long-ruling Conservative Party. Then, Sunday in France, voters rejected a surging far-right populist party.
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Politics
The world's most interesting elections of 2024 and what’s to come
Voters in 76 countries are going to the polls this year – including the five largest democracies. And this surge of voting comes as democracy has been in decline.
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World
After years of decline, countries across the world are voting for democracy in 2024
Millions of voters around the world have gone to the polls in recent weeks to elect their leaders. What are some key takeaways and what might they mean for elections still to come?
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National
Pence Delivers Inflammatory Speech Against Chinese Government
Vice President Mike Pence gave an aggressive speech against the Chinese government this past week.
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World
How The Chinese Government Works To Censor Debate In Western Democracies
China's leaders try to muzzle free expression beyond their borders, inside liberal democracies, when speech contradicts the Communist Party line on issues like the status of Tibet and Taiwan.
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World
Britain's Theresa May Is Pressured To Come Up With A New Brexit Plan
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday addresses her ruling Conservative Party as she faces intense pressure from her political rivals over her plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union.
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World
Debate Over How The U.K. Should Leave The E.U. Continues 2 Years After Vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to address her Conservative Party conference on Wednesday. There's no sign of an agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. over Brexit, with the deadline for a deal just two weeks away.
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Politics
Experts Say Trump's Hostility To The WTO Could Cripple It
The World Trade Organization is rarely in the headlines — but the Trump administration's hostility and the issues connected with Brexit and the U.S.-China trade dispute has pushed the WTO to the fore.
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Politics
News Brief: Kavanaugh Latest, Brexit, Koreas Summit
We have the latest developments on the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Also, European leaders are meeting to discuss Brexit, while leaders of North and South Korea also met.
