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British Prime Minister Theresa May walks away after making a speech in the street outside 10 Downing Street in London, England, Friday, May 24, 2019. Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

With May out, what’s next for Brexit?

by Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, and Griff Witte The Washington PostMay 24, 2019

BRUSSELS — On one side of the English Channel, supporters see it as the greatest peace project the world has ever known.But seen from that sceptered isle drifting scarcely 20 miles out at sea, the European Union looks more like a political assassin,…

This Sept. 2, 2018, satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company, shows Notre Dame cathedral in Paris before a fire on April 15, 2019. (DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)

France begins debate over Notre Dame rebuild, starting with spire design contest

by Griff Witte The Washington PostApril 17, 2019

Dozens of students take part in a demonstration against global warming "Global climate strike", in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2019. Students from several schools across the city are taking part in a massive global student strike movement called #FridayForFuture which was sparked by Greta Thunberg of Sweden, a sixteen year old climate activist who has been protesting outside the Swedish parliament every Friday since August 2018. ANSA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

Strikes draw thousands to the streets in cities across the globe

by Griff Witte The Washington Post, Luisa Beck The Washington Post, Brady Dennis The Washington Post, and Sarah Kaplan The Washington PostMarch 15, 2019

Poland’s Judges Boycott Positions

by Griff Witte The Washington PostAugust 20, 2018

Germans Up in Arms About Weapons Sales

by Luisa Beck The Washington Post, and Griff Witte The Washington PostJanuary 27, 2018

Sebastian Kurz speaks at his election campaign rally in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 23, 2017. Austrian voters gave conservative Kurz a mandate to form a new government, setting up a potential coalition with the nationalist Freedom Party, according to projections based on partial returns. (Pan Xu/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

Austrian Voters Take Sharp Turn to the Right

by Griff Witte The Washington PostOctober 15, 2017

Far Right Now ‘Sexy’ in Austria

by Griff Witte The Washington PostOctober 13, 2017

Merkel Debates Challenger

by Griff Witte The Washington PostSeptember 4, 2017

A police officer stands near floral tributes in Finsbury Park after an incident where a van struck pedestrians, in London, Monday June 19, 2017. British authorities and Islamic leaders moved swiftly to ease concerns in the Muslim community after a man plowed his vehicle into a crowd of worshippers outside a north London mosque early Monday, injuring at least nine people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Mosque Attack Stokes Fear

by Griff Witte The Washington Post, and Karla Adam The Washington PostJune 20, 2017

People demonstrate in Parliament Square against the possible Conservative and DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) coalition government following the Britain's general election result, in London, Saturday June 10, 2017. Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May was working to fill out the ranks of her minority government Saturday after an election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party and complicating for Britain's exit from the European Union. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

May Faces Calls To Resign

by Griff Witte The Washington PostJune 11, 2017