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From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Johnson's career

Thursday, 7 July 2022, 11:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to “get Brexit...

Updated: Johnson resigns, remains UK prime minister for now

Thursday, 7 July 2022, 08:08 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain's government.  An official in...

European Parliament backs gas, nuclear energy as sustainable

Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 13:23 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc's list of sustainable activities, backing a controversial proposal from the bloc's executive arm that has been...

Boris Johnson vows to stay in office after top ministers quit

Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling to stay in power on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the resignation of two top ministers, who said they could no longer serve...

High cost of Russia gains in Ukraine could limit new advance

Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 09:41 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

After more than four months of ferocious fighting, Russia claimed a key victory: full control over one of the two provinces in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. But Moscow's rout of the...

Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia's largest city

Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 09:38 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made...

Motive likely not terror-related in ‘brutal’ Danish shooting

Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 06:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

A gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random, Danish police said Monday, all but ruling out that...

Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk

Monday, 4 July 2022, 15:57 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the...

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