Europe

Amber Rudd has resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary, accusing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of an "assault on decency and democracy."

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Senior Conservative Lawmaker Resigns From Boris Johnson's Cabinet Over Brexit

2:30pm September 08, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Amber Rudd accused the British prime minister of an "assault on decency and democracy" over his plan to exit the European Union with or without a deal.

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Moscow Votes For City Council

11:17am September 08, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Moscow residents vote in city council elections today. Weeks of street protests failed to ensure that opposition candidates would be allowed to run.

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Moscow Elections To Leave Russia Opposition Off Ballot

5:13pm September 07, 2019

by Lucian Kim

The people of Moscow choose a city council on Sunday, in an election critics call meaningless. Despite weeks of protest, opposition candidates will not be on the ballot.

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What's On Russian Voters' Minds

8:29am September 07, 2019

For months Russians have been protesting nearly every weekend ahead of this Sunday's local municipal elections. NPR's Scott Simon talks to architect Nadine about voting after months of protests.

A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday.

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Britain's House Of Lords Approves Bill Blocking No-Deal Brexit

4:54pm September 06, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The House of Lords gives final approval to a bill blocking Britain from leaving the European Union without first securing an exit agreement.

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The Week In Brexit

5:07am September 06, 2019

It was a disastrous week for new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. NPR's Noel King talks to Brexit researcher Georgina Wright of the Institute for Government in London.

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Politics & Government

Professor Explains Britain's Unwritten Constitution

6:29pm September 05, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Lord Philip Norton of Louth, a professor at University of Hull, about what constitutes a "constitutional crisis" in the U.K., which has no written constitution.

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Jo Johnson, brother of Britain's prime minister, Boris Johnson, resigned from Parliament and his brother's Cabinet on Thursday.

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Boris Johnson's Brother Resigns From U.K. Parliament Over Brexit

3:12pm September 05, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Jo Johnson said he was "torn between family loyalty and the national interest."

James Toner feeds cows at his family's dairy farm in Northern Ireland's County Armagh. Thirty-five percent of Northern Irish milk is sold to Ireland. Northern Irish farmers who have built lucrative cross-border trade with the Irish Republic are especially

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How A No-Deal Brexit Could Destroy The Irish Dairy Industry — And Threaten Peace

1:20pm September 05, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The lack of a border has contributed to a booming dairy business between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – the types of dealings experts say helped make peace between the two a reality.

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Work on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral continues following a devastating fire in April.

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What Will A Reconstructed Notre Dame Look Like? The Answer Is Up For Debate

12:55pm September 05, 2019

by Jake Cigainero

Architects from around the world have flooded social media with their visions of a new Notre Dame. But 55% of French respondents say they want the cathedral to be just as it was before, a poll finds.

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