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Dogs wait for their owners outside a polling station in London, part of a popular tradition of taking pets to the polls. The U.K. is voting in a general election to select 650 members of Parliament.

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U.K. Holds A Pivotal General Election, And Voters Bring Their Dogs To The Polls

10:51am December 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Boris Johnson's Conservatives are expected to win only enough seats to secure a small majority. So far on election day, the most popular figures at polling stations are (literally) dogs.

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Scientists Say Cats Should Stay On Leashes Outdoors; EU Hisses, Thrashes

5:57am November 29, 2019

by Rachel Martin

An article in Oxford's Journal of Environmental Law recommends the move to limit felines' impact on biodiversity.
The European Union says it strongly defends free movement rights, including for cats.

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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, as seen in 2016. Europol announced Monday that over 26,000 items related to terrorist propaganda were removed from the internet.

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Islamic State 'Not Present On The Internet Anymore' Following European Operation

5:30pm November 25, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

European Union authorities said they worked with popular online services - such as Google and Twitter - to remove videos, social media accounts and communication channels used by the Islamic State.

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland (center) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17. The transcript of his testimony, as well as a supplemental statement, was released on Tuesday.

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Ambassador Acknowledges He Said Aid For Ukraine Depended On Public Support For Probes

4:49pm November 05, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. envoy to the European Union, revised his previous testimony. His earlier deposition was contradicted by other witnesses. A full transcript has now been released.

A European Union flag flies Monday outside the Parliament building in London. The multinational bloc has agreed to grant the U.K. another Brexit delay, bumping the deadline to the end of January.

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Rain Chexit: European Union Grants Brexit Delay To U.K. — Again

4:08pm October 28, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Days before the Oct. 31 deadline to leave the EU, the bloc signed off on a British request to postpone it again. With the deadline reset to Jan. 31, the U.K. appears little closer to a clean exit.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (from left), U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, at the start of an EU summit on Thursday in Brussels. EU and British negotiators came to an agr

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Even With A New Agreement, Brexit Is Not A Done Deal. Here's Why

8:11pm October 17, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

It looks like a big breakthrough in Britain's long process to leave the European Union, but the saga doesn't end here.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that he'd forged a new Brexit agreement with the European Union.

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Britain's Boris Johnson Hails New Brexit Deal With EU As Deadline Looms

12:41pm October 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The prime minister said that he'd forged a new agreement that would allow the European Union to keep collecting value-added tax from Northern Ireland and allow special treatment for some Irish goods.

President Trump, joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration Blocks Ambassador's Testimony, A Key Witness In Ukraine Scandal

1:07pm October 08, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Gordon Sondland, a Trump donor and Trump's ambassador to the European Union, was scheduled to be deposed by Congress for his role in the widening Ukraine scandal involving the president.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaks during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26 in New York.

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U.S.-Funded Radio Free Europe In Hungary Would Be An 'Insult,' Says Foreign Minister

10:34am October 01, 2019

NPR spoke to the country's top diplomat, Peter Szijjarto, about his government's hard-line stances against migration and liberal European Union policies.

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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.