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US ELECTION

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 11, 2017
How May's sure thing became political disaster for the ages
It was 5:15 a.m. when an exhausted Theresa May entered the campaign war room at Tory headquarters to face her demoralized party workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2017
British voters wake up and ask: Who are the DUP?
British voters spent Friday frantically Googling the name of a small Northern Irish party whose 10 seats hold the balance of power in Parliament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017
Britons in Japan welcome U.K. election result
British residents of Japan with Japanese spouses breathed a sigh of relief Friday after British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party failed to win an overall majority in the general election, leaving its hard-line policy on immigration up in the air.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2017
Theresa May's biggest mistake
U.K. voters threw out the script. Let that be a lesson.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017
May dealt crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks
British voters dealt Prime Minister Theresa May a devastating blow in a snap election she had called to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks, wiping out her parliamentary majority and throwing the country into political turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017
How Trump might avoid criminal prosecution for obstruction
Did President Donald Trump obstruct justice? That is the question that will animate Thursday's Senate testimony by ousted FBI Director James Comey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2017
Teen protester dies, bringing toll to at least 66 as violence again engulfs Venezuelan capital
A 17-year-old Venezuelan protester died in ferocious clashes between security forces and protesters in Caracas on Wednesday, taking the death toll from unrest since April to at least 66.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2017
U.K.'s May says she is ready to curb human rights laws to fight extremism
As security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she would be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism, a move that the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 7, 2017
Views from Fukuoka: Who would you vote for in the U.K. election and how might recent terrorist attacks affect the result?
U.K. citizen residents of Japan offer their thoughts on the British general election in the wake of terrorist attacks on London and Manchester.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2017
Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA intel about Russian hacking in U.S. election
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday charged a federal contractor with sending classified material to a news organization that sources identified to Reuters as The Intercept, marking one of the first concrete efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on leaks to the media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2017
Say goodbye to left and right and hello to digitalization
The concept of the state as a sort of ruling elite, or of 'the people' as the toiling masses, is beginning to melt away under the impact of digitization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2017
U.K. election exposes Northern Ireland's deep divisions
Political leaders in Northern Ireland are casting Thursday's British election as a referendum on whether voters want to be part of the United Kingdom or neighboring Ireland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2017
Special counsel to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2017
Written off as a no-hoper, socialist U.K. Labour leader Corbyn gaining ground, crowds ahead of polls
For a radical socialist written off by many as a no-hoper leading Britain's Labour Party to its worst-ever election defeat on June 8, Jeremy Corbyn is pulling in big crowds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2017
Britain's May could lose majority in June 8 election, projection shows
Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain's June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political deadlock just as formal Brexit talks begin.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2017
South Korean assembly approves Moon's pick for prime minister
South Korea's National Assembly approved President Moon Jae-in's selection of Lee Nak-yon as prime minister Wednesday, backing the former lawmaker and governor of South Jeolla Province to become the first confirmed Cabinet nominee under the new leader.
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2017
British leader May's lead narrows ahead of election
British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed sharply, according to five opinion polls published since the Manchester attack, suggesting she might not win the landslide predicted just a month ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2017
Canadian opposition party picks young social conservative to take on Trudeau
Canada's official opposition Conservatives on Saturday chose a little-known, 38-year-old leader to fight a 2019 election against Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but only after a fierce contest that revealed internal divisions.

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