Vacant: 600-Year-Old Job With Top Pay. Perks Include Monarch’s Bed.
As speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow won fame and helped lawmakers shape Brexit. Now he’s quitting, and nine lawmakers want his job. …
On ‘Island’ in Russian Arctic, Arrival of Fast Internet Shakes Political Calm
Residents of Norilsk long felt isolated from their country’s turbulence. Then a mining company strung a fiber-optic cable across 600 miles of tundra. …
Pentagon Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper arrived as the U.S. considers reviving peace talks with the Taliban. …
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Defy Ban
The Sunday demonstration, which followed 20 weeks of antigovernment protests, is a test of the movement’s strength amid increasing violence …
Pelosi Visits Jordan to Discuss Syria Crisis Amid Shaky Cease-Fire
Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan delegation to meet the Jordanian king as an American-brokered truce with Turkey in northern Syria continued to stutter. …
In Switzerland, Hints That the Far Right Has Run Out of Steam
In parliamentary elections on Sunday, voters appear poised to deliver a rebuke to one of the first nationalist parties to gain political traction, the Swiss People’s…
In a Deeply Split Israel City, Both Sides Urge Unity
Rosh Haayin almost perfectly reflects the political divide paralyzing Israel, with the religious right on one side and the secular left on the other. But its…
Boris Johnson Forced to Seek Brexit Extension After Rebuke from Lawmakers
Even as the British prime minister asked the E.U. to delay the deadline for departure, he warned this would be bad for both sides. …
Boris Johnson Has a Trust Problem in Parliament
In thwarting a Brexit vote, lawmakers seek extra insurance against an abrupt departure from the European Union without a deal to shape future relations. …
Anti-Brexit Protesters Descend on London as Parliament Debates
The rally’s organizers said they hoped more than a million people would join a demonstration rejecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s withdrawal deal. …
A Blow to Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal: Live Updates
An amendment delays a definitive vote on the prime minister’s deal, forcing him by law to ask the E.U. for an extension of the deadline. …
About to Exhume Franco, Spain Faces 33,000 Others Buried With Him
At the Valley of the Fallen, enemies and allies alike were buried near Spain’s former dictator, Francisco Franco, whose remains are about to be moved. …
Another Hijab Furor Hits France, Over a Mother on a School Trip
“Not here, not today,” a French politician told a woman wearing a head scarf. A photograph of her crying son went viral. …
Chile Declares State of Emergency Amid Looting and Arson in Capital
Protests over a transportation fare hike devolved into widespread unrest in Santiago on Friday night. …