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Voter participation was estimated at 60 percent — below that in every recent election except 2001, another widely anticipated landslide.

The left-leaning Green Party, which is particularly popular with people under 30, took seven percent of the vote and will now have four lawmakers in Parliament.

The Labour leader promised in a speech in Downing Street to restore Britain’s faith in politics and public service.

The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics.

The small centrist party campaigned on improving health and social care. Its leader, Ed Davey, wooed voters with publicity stunts and personal appeals.

Karamba Diaby, whose 2013 victory was considered a win for equality, said he wanted more time with his family. But he has also spoken of the death threats he has received.

The hurricane caused destruction across the Caribbean, but some were relieved that it hadn’t been worse.

In brief remarks in Downing Street, he apologized to Britain for his failings and accepted responsibility for his party’s stinging election defeat.

Many British Muslims and other voters have demanded that party leaders more vocally condemn the rising death toll and deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A former national security adviser says Washington “must test new nuclear weapons for reliability and safety in the real world,” while critics say the move could incite a global arms race that heightens the risk of war.